Search results for "End-of-Life Care"
Nominees named for College Officer, Treasurer and Regents
The Governance Committee of the American College of Physicians placed in nomination candidates for leadership positions.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/11/regents.htm
1 Nov 2012
Officer and Regent election results announced
Election results include the Chair-elect, Board of Regents, two new regents and the Chair-elect Designee, Board of Governors.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/03/regents.htm
1 Mar 2011
Doctors debate the ethics of assisted suicide
The medical community and the world at large are looking at how physician-assisted suicide has played out in Washington, Oregon and Montana. Are these states a bellwether or a death knell for legalizing the issue elsewhere? And how should physicians respond when presented with such requests from their patients?.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/07/suicide.htm
1 Jul 2010
Integrate palliative care from early illness onward
The medical community has made progress in palliative care, moving it from the end of the line to a part of a terminal illness' earliest aspect of care.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/06/palliative.htm
1 Jun 2011
Physicians can help patients decide about end-of-life issues
The recent decrying of “government death panelsâ€ï¿½ undercuts patient welfare, patient autonomy and social justice, and physicians have a duty to take a leadership role in the debate over health care reform.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/11/presidents.htm
1 Nov 2009
Tips on transforming practices to fit changing models of care
When transitioning a medical practice into a patient-centered model, one of the first steps involves focusing on high-risk patients and developing a plan for more intensive management.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/01/transformation.htm
1 Jan 2014
Systemic problems common with rheumatoid arthritis
A look at rheumatoid arthritis finds that its risks aren't always recognized for the constellation of effects it can lead to.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/07/editors.htm
1 Jul 2010
Bringing comfort to patients through palliative care
A primary care internist with a background in hospital medicine, hospice care and psychiatry explains how he grew an inpatient consult service to include outpatient services, home services and research programs.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/05/profile.htm
1 May 2010
Medicare could stay solvent if stakeholders act soon
Congress faces unpopular options as they consider how to stay solvent through this decade and the next.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/03/washington.htm
1 Mar 2010
Hospital medicine meeting offers advice for all internists
In addition to complete coverage of the American College of Physicians' Internal Medicine meeting, readers can find coverage from the Society of Hospital Medicine's annual meeting, including a digest of palliative care, consulting as a career and infectious disease control.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/06/SHM.htm
1 Jun 2010