Search results for "Board of Regents"
Internists must navigate multiple worlds during the pandemic
Addressing the COVID-19 pandemic has cast a bright light on the value of the internist's comprehensive case management skills, among them symptom identification, accurate diagnosis, and disease management.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/10/internists-must-navigate-multiple-worlds-during-the-pandemic.htm
1 Oct 2020
Lawmakers try to ‘script’ what doctors say
State legislatures are drafting laws that would mandate what doctors tell their patients about culturally controversial topics such as abortion or guns in the home, or even purely clinical issues such as breast cancer and tissue density. How involved should politicians be in the exam room?.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/01/politics.htm
1 Jan 2012
Marijuana requests: Relief or ‘permission’?
Fourteen states have legalized medical marijuana. Internists who have issued the controversial prescriptions describe how they sort out legitimate uses from trivial requests.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/11/marijuana.htm
1 Nov 2010
ACP's ‘Mission: Not Impossible’
Changes to the Maintenance of Certification process advocated by College leadership are the beginning of meaningful reform of the process, not the end.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/04/presidents.htm
1 Apr 2015
Call for fall 2012 Board of Governors resolutions
The Governance Committee of ACP places in nomination a list of candidates.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/01/resolutions.htm
1 Jan 2012
Portable ultrasound scopes out a new role
Enthusiasts argue that point-of-care ultrasonography extends the scope of the physical exam far beyond what can be auscultated through a stethoscope. Detractors worry about overdiagnosis and a loss of medical skills that have intrinsic value. Both sides seek balance when considering how to use this new technology.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/05/ultrasound.htm
1 May 2014
Jet-setting Kansas doc stays grounded through patient care
Donna Sweet, MACP.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/06/fourteen.htm
1 Jun 2008
Mobile devices offer advantages, challenges
Internists are piecing together technology to improve their practice management, but too many pieces are more of a puzzle than a picture. All the new devices ultimately need to lead to better care, the experts urge.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/04/technology.htm
1 Apr 2012
Regents, Treasurer nominations
The Nominations Committee has begun the process of seeking candidates to fill Regent positions on the Board that will become vacant in 2010. The position of Treasurer will also open in 2010.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/04/regents.htm
1 Apr 2009
1985-1994: Pharma and health care reform cause conflict
Controversies about health care policy and pharma advertisements divided College leadership.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/09/centennial.htm
1 Sep 2015