Search results for "Disparities"
Doctors with borders
What parameters determine ACP's responsibility to speak out on what is right and wrong, set guidelines, offer guidance, and articulate policy on behalf of internal medicine?
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/03/doctors-with-borders.htm
1 Mar 2018
ACP submits statement on the use of race in university admissions
A federal court ruled July 15 that race can be taken into consideration in university admissions.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/07/29/10.htm
29 Jul 2014
Inexpensive drug, automated phone system effective in helping patients quit
Two potentially low-cost smoking cessation treatments were evaluated in studies published last week.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/12/23/4.htm
23 Dec 2014
Courage, sacrifice, and internal medicine—a year in review
ACP's president reflects on his year of tenure and shares his convocation speech from Internal Medicine Meeting 2017.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/04/presidents.htm
1 Apr 2017
PCORI now accepting applications
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) is accepting applications for its current advisory panels until Monday, March 4.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/02/26/8.htm
26 Feb 2013
Solution to resistant hypertension sometimes hides in plain sight
This issue also addresses stories about osteoarthritis, race and clinical algorithms, and follow-up care for thyroid cancers.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/05/solution-to-resistant-hypertension-sometimes-hides-in-plain-sight.htm
1 May 2021
A shifting focus on the role of patients' nonmedical needs
Two ACP position papers offer guidance on the role primary care physicians can play in addressing traditionally nonmedical issues, often known as the social determinants of health, and how they encourage the development of patient-centered care.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/04/a-shifting-focus-on-the-role-of-patients-nonmedical-needs.htm
1 Apr 2019
New report assesses health in every U.S. county
The next issue of ACP Hospitalist is online.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/02/23/6.htm
23 Feb 2010
ACP Internist is now online and coming to your mailbox
The October issue of ACP Internist is online, featuring stories on how the states have become divided over Medicaid and how internists can handle diabetic foot care.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/10/08/8.htm
8 Oct 2013
ACP offers recommendations on health care equality for LGBT patients
ACP has released a new policy position paper offering recommendations on achieving health care equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) patients.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/05/12/1.htm
12 May 2015