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Updated ACP Ethics Manual addresses genetic testing, telemedicine, end-of-life care
The seventh edition of the ACP Ethics Manual reaffirms ethical tenets of medicine and reexamines their application in changing circumstances.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/01/15/2.htm
15 Jan 2019
Officers and Regents election results announced
The election of Officers and Regents has been completed. Terms become effective at the conclusion of the Annual Business Meeting at Internal Medicine Meeting 2016 in Washington, D.C.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/03/regents.htm
1 Mar 2016
Officer and Regents election results announced
The election of Officers and Regents has been completed, with terms beginning at the conclusion of the Annual Business Meeting at Internal Medicine Meeting 2018 in New Orleans.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/03/officer-and-regents-election-results-announced.htm
1 Mar 2018
Internists work on Russian health and international relations
When ACP members first began traveling to Russia in the late 1990s, the weather wsa chilly, but the reception was anything but.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/06/twelve.htm
1 Jun 2008
Sunshine Act alone may not alter doctor-pharma relations
Some experts say the Physician Payments Sunshine Act has accomplished disclosure of gifts to physicians, but others say that the impact has fallen short of the hoped-for diminishment of inappropriate industry-physician relationships.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/03/sunshine-act-alone-may-not-alter-doctor-pharma-relations.htm
1 Mar 2018
Advocacy is a marathon that mimics our patient encounters
We do advocacy work on a daily basis when we see patients, and we have to approach our interactions with legislators in a similar way.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/06/advocacy-is-a-marathon-that-mimics-our-patient-encounters.htm
1 Jun 2022
Is that thing on?
This issue covers patients who record physician visits, early interventions for hepatitis B, and the use of standardized patients in medical education.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/04/is-that-thing-on.htm
1 Apr 2018
The May issue of ACP Hospitalist is online
The latest issue of ACP Hospitalist is online and includes stories about ethics in hospital medicine, inpatient hypercalcemia, compassion fatigue and more.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/05/22/8.htm
22 May 2012
DTC screening tests a source of concern
With the proliferation of the number and scope of direct-to-consumer tests, ACP is concerned about the unnecessary costs and undue anxiety for patients when results lead to follow-up testing to rule out a medical concern.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/06/dtc-screening-tests-a-source-of-concern.htm
1 Jun 2018
Longer shifts proposed for first-year residents
A task force of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education has removed the current requirement limiting first-year residents to 16 hours on shift, and has proposed limiting the shift to 24 hours on-task plus 4 hours to manage transitions of care.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/11/22/5.htm
22 Nov 2016