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Former ACP Japan Chapter Governor led Fukushima nuclear investigation commission
Former ACP Japan Chapter Governor Kiyoshi Kurokawa, MD, MACP, recently chaired the Fukushima Nuclear Accident Independent Investigation Commission, which was charged with investigating the Fukushima nuclear disaster and was commissioned by the National Parliament of Japan.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/07/17/9.htm
17 Jul 2012
Upcoming immunization webinar on communicating risk-benefit of vaccination
ACP will host a webinar on communicating the risks and benefits of vaccination to patients on July 18 at noon as part of the ACP immunization webinar series.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/07/10/7.htm
10 Jul 2012
New high-value, cost-conscious care curriculum available for internal medicine residents
ACP and the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine (AAIM) have developed and released a curriculum for training internal medicine residents to practice high-value, cost-conscious care.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/07/10/8.htm
10 Jul 2012
Supreme Court upholds health care reform law
Last week the Supreme Court announced its decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/07/03/9.htm
3 Jul 2012
State medical boards preparing new Maintenance of Licensure framework
Patrick Alguire, MD, FACP, senior vice president of medical education at ACP, recently authored a paper “Maintenance of Licensure: Supporting a Physician's Commitment to Lifelong Learning,” which details the upcoming changes to the Maintenance of Licensure (MOL) procedures for physicians.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/06/26/8.htm
26 Jun 2012
ACP, New York chapter to collaborate to improve patient safety
ACP announced collaboration this month with the New York ACP chapter to extend New York's medical Near Miss Registry into a national patient safety reporting and professional educational program.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/06/26/9.htm
26 Jun 2012
Call for nominations for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Young Leader Awards
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has established the Young Leader Awards: Recognizing Leadership for a Healthier America. Up to 10 awards will be given to young leaders, 40 years of age and under, who offer great promise for leading the way to improved health and health care for all Americans.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/06/26/10.htm
26 Jun 2012
Annals of Internal Medicine launches new website
Annals of Internal Medicine has launched its website on a new digital platform to provide internal medicine specialists and subspecialists with a faster, more personalized Web experience across Annals, ACP Journal Club, In the Clinic, and PubMed, and a new multimedia library.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/06/19/12.htm
19 Jun 2012
Waste not, want not
Fred Ralston Jr., MD, MACP, a past president of ACP and a practicing internist in Fayetteville, Tenn., writes at KevinMD.com about current efforts to practice high-value, cost-conscious care.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/06/05/12.htm
5 Jun 2012
ACP joins Million Hearts Campaign
ACP has joined the Million Hearts Campaign, an initiative that aims to prevent a million heart attacks and strokes over the next five years.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/06/05/11.htm
5 Jun 2012