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From the College
CME offerings and maintenance of certification.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/05/twentyfour.htm
1 May 2008
ACP advises on physician suicide prevention; study examines depression in med students
New ethical guidance from the College offers advice on how to respond to physician suicide, while a recent study found that depressive symptoms became more common as medical students progressed through school.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2021/06/08/2.htm
8 Jun 2021
ACP issues new osteoporosis guidance
The new clinical guideline from the College updates its 2017 recommendations on pharmacologic treatment of primary osteoporosis or low bone mass to prevent fractures in adults.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/01/03/1.htm
3 Jan 2023
IM physicians join health inspections at the border
Two ACP members toured Customs and Border Protection (CBP) facilities near the Texas/Mexico border to evaluate the processes and environmental conditions affecting human health at the facilities.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/01/im-physicians-join-health-inspections-at-the-border.htm
1 Jan 2023
Q&A: DEA requires addiction training for all prescribers
The Drug Enforcement Administration is requiring eight hours of training related to substance use disorder treatment, sending clinicians scurrying to their continuing education providers for help.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/05/dea-requires-addiction-training-for-all-prescribers.htm
1 May 2023
Fred Ralston Jr., MACP, blogs at KevinMD.com
Fred Ralston Jr., MACP, ACP's immediate past president and a practicing internist in Fayetteville, Tenn., blogs about a new joint clinical practice guideline for stable COPD at KevinMD.com.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/08/09/7.htm
9 Aug 2011
New College resource analyzes health platforms of presidential candidates
The 2012 presidential election is underway, and the leading candidates have begun to release details about their proposals relating to health care in the U.S.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/01/10/9.htm
10 Jan 2012
ACP wants your opinion on virtual communities
ACP is investigating whether to provide members who have similar interests the opportunity to exchange ideas, information and experiences, and to stay connected with one another through online virtual communities and/or live meetings.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/05/17/8.htm
17 May 2011
Former ACP Japan chapter Governor receives prestigious awards
Former ACP Japan chapter Governor Kiyoshi Kurokawa, MD, MACP, who led the Fukushima Nuclear Accident Independent Investigation Commission, has been honored with two recent awards.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/12/11/10.htm
11 Dec 2012
ACP renames Associates and Young Physicians membership groups
In November 2012, the Board of Regents approved recommendations supported by the Councils of Associates and Young Physicians to change their names and references to their membership groups to Resident/Fellow Members and Early Career Physicians, respectively.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/03/26/7.htm
26 Mar 2013