Search results for "Fellowship"
Considerations about cannabis
As more states legalize recreational and medical cannabis, hospital physicians are finding themselves caring for regular users more frequently.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/05/considerations-about-cannabis.htm
1 May 2024
Making strides to stamp out HCV
While there's a goal of eliminating viral hepatitis globally by 2030, reports indicate a disproportionately high rate of infection and death in the United States among medically underserved populations.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/05/making-strides-to-stamp-out-hcv.htm
1 May 2024
Pearls for lower-extremity cellulitis
A simple hands-on physical test can help rule out cellulitis in favor of other diagnoses.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/05/pearls-for-lower-extremity-cellulitis.htm
1 May 2024
Differentiating type 1 from type 2 diabetes in adults
Type 1 diabetes can be challenging to diagnose after childhood in part because the overt symptoms tend to be milder.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/05/differentiating-type-1-from-type-2-diabetes-in-adults.htm
1 May 2024
Remove stigma from licensure, credentialing applications
Applications often include vague questions about applicants' mental health diagnoses and treatment history, such as whether an applicant has ever received treatment for a mental health condition that could impair their ability to practice medicine.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/05/remove-stigma-from-licensure-credentialing-applications.htm
1 May 2024
And the winner is …
I.M. Matters Weekly from ACP has tallied the voting from its latest cartoon contest, where readers are invited to match wits against their peers to provide the most original and amusing caption.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/04/30/6.htm
30 Apr 2024
Isaac O. Opole, MBChB, PhD, FACP, elected ACP 2023-2024 President-elect
Dr. Opole will serve as President-elect until the Annual Business Meeting and Town Hall on April 20, 2024, during Internal Medicine Meeting 2024, at which time he will become the 2024-2025 ACP President.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/04/02/1.htm
2 Apr 2024
New article and podcast feature ACP leadership discussing primary care physician shortage
William E. Fox, MD, FACP, Chair-elect of the ACP Board of Regents, addressed the shortage of primary care physicians on the KevinMD website.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/04/02/6.htm
2 Apr 2024
Obituaries
ACP notes the passing of two former College leaders.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/04/obits.htm
1 Apr 2024
More contributors to medicine
A reader responds to a recent President's Message column.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/04/letters.htm
1 Apr 2024