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Obama appoints ACP Fellow to new commission
Daniel Sulmasy, FACP, has been appointed to President Obama's Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues. Dr. Sulmasy holds the Kilbride-Clinton Chair in Medicine and Ethics in the Department of Medicine and Divinity School at the University of Chicago and is associate director of the MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics. He is a former member of the ACP Ethics, Professionalism and Human Rights Committee.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/04/13/8.htm
13 Apr 2010
ACP signs on to ethics code for interactions with companies
ACP signed on to the Code for Interactions with Companies, released April 21 by the Council of Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS). The code guides medical societies in developing policies and procedures that safeguard the independence and transparency of their programs, policies and advocacy positions in relationships with industry.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/05/04/11.htm
4 May 2010
New Doctor's Dilemma™ app for iPhone
A new iPhone app for ACP's Doctor's Dilemma is now available.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/05/18/9.htm
18 May 2010
ACP's Steven Weinberger, FACP, blogs at KevinMD
Steven Weinberger, FACP, ACP's deputy executive vice president and senior vice president for medical education and publishing, continues his monthly column at KevinMD.com, one of the Web's most influential medical blogs. This month's column looks at the principles that should guide relationships between medical societies and commercial entities.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/05/25/9.htm
25 May 2010
Forum on health information exchange scheduled
ACP is a strategic partner in the upcoming eHealth Initiative's National Forum on Health Information Exchange, to be held July 22, 2010 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/05/25/11.htm
25 May 2010
Governance policy committee seeks regent candidates for 2010
The Governance Policy Committee (GPC) oversees the process for nominating and electing Masters and Fellows of the College to the Board of Regents (BOR) and is beginning the process of seeking Regents to join the Board in May 2011.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/05/25/10.htm
25 May 2010
Annals editor leads council of science editors
Annals of Internal Medicine editor Christine Laine, FACP, recently took office as president of the Council of Science Editors (CSE).
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/06/08/11.htm
8 Jun 2010
ACP awards and Masterships nominations due July 1
The deadline is fast approaching for nominations for ACP's 2010-2011 awards and Masterships. All nominations are welcome, particularly those for awards recognizing:
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/06/08/12.htm
8 Jun 2010
Recruit-a-Colleague has a winner
Japan Chapter member Hidetaka Yanagi, FACP, was selected as the winner in the 2009-2010 Recruit-a-Colleague Program. Dr. Yanagi has won the grand prize of a trip to Internal Medicine 2011 in San Diego, Calif. For more information about the Recruit-a-Colleague program, visit the program website.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/06/08/13.htm
8 Jun 2010
College joins CDC for HIV/AIDS education initiative
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https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/06/22/8.htm
22 Jun 2010