Search results for "Education"
MKSAP Quiz: Prevent cognitive impairment
A 60-year-old woman comes to the office to discuss the best strategy to prevent cognitive impairment. After a physical exam and cognitive screening testing, what is the most effective preventive measure?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2021/11/16/3.htm
16 Nov 2021
Nurses tapped for more training, bigger role in health care
Nurses tapped for more training, bigger role in health careUpdated consensus statement issued for hypertension management in blacks
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/10/12/1.htm
12 Oct 2010
Even many residents in primary care training programs not planning to enter primary care
Most internal medicine residents, even those in primary care residencies, don't plan to practice general internal medicine, a recent survey found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/12/11/1.htm
11 Dec 2012
Efforts to stop coprescribing of opioids, benzodiazepines helped, but problem ongoing
Two recent studies examined national trends in opioid and benzodiazepine prescribing, one finding that prescribing of these drugs together and separately dropped nationally, while another showing that opioid prescribing for patients with alcohol use disorder (AUD) decreased in New York.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/06/07/4.htm
7 Jun 2022
Younger age, other factors associated with new OUD diagnosis after hospitalization
A retrospective cohort study looked at opioid-naive patients who received at least one prescription for an opioid during a surgical or nonsurgical inpatient hospitalization between 2014 and 2017.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/05/24/4.htm
24 May 2022
Register for spring or summer 2022 ACP Board Prep Courses
Courses to help ACP members prepare for the ABIM Board Exam will take place May 23 to 27 in Greater Chicago and July 11 to 15 in the Washington, D.C., area. Virtual formats are available for both courses.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/04/19/5.htm
19 Apr 2022
ACP announces Internal Medicine Meeting 2022 speakers
This year's meeting features keynote speaker Quinn Capers, MD, on Thursday, April 28, and plenary speakers Mukta Panda, MD, MACP, and Tammy L. Lin, MD, MPH, FACP, on Saturday, April 30.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/04/12/5.htm
12 Apr 2022
Clinical Skills Committee accepting proposals for ACP's Internal Medicine Meeting 2023
The committee is seeking proposals for interactive workshops that focus on the acquisition or improvement of procedural, physical examination, and communication skills and have a high likelihood of changing physician behavior.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/04/05/6.htm
5 Apr 2022
Online yoga program improved physical function in patients with knee osteoarthritis
A 12-week unsupervised, home-based online yoga program improved physical function but not knee pain during walking compared with online education about osteoarthritis, an Australian randomized trial found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/09/20/1.htm
20 Sep 2022
Peer-led education requires strategy to be effective
Peer education, in which patients guide each other through the course of care, can be a cost-effective way of closing care gaps and encouraging patient empowerment.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/10/peer-education.htm
1 Oct 2015