Search results for "Perspectives"
Why ACP engages in politics, without being partisan
ACP advocacy involves guiding or influencing governmental policy for the betterment of patients, the public, and physicians without engaging in partisan politics.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/07/why-acp-engages-in-politics-without-being-partisan.htm
1 Jul 2021
ACP expands its global reach
ACP is providing access to leading clinical resources and facilitating local interaction and education through its international chapters, which continue to expand. The College's total international membership now exceeds 13,000, an increase of almost 8% from 1 year ago. Currently, there are 18 international chapters.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/01/presidents.htm
1 Jan 2016
ACP supports National Physician Suicide Awareness Day on Sept. 17
The Council of Residency Directors in Emergency Medicine is leading a collaborative effort with ACP and other medical organizations to encourage grassroots activities that increase awareness of the issue of physician suicide.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/09/10/5.htm
10 Sep 2019
Family illness brings palliative care, other policies into focus
Personal experiences play out amid public health policy debates.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/06/family-illness-brings-palliative-care-other-policies-into-focus.htm
1 Jun 2023
Finding meaning in medicine via spirituality
Faith and spirituality can serve as a way to deal with stresses of the COVID-19 pandemic, the consequences of a diagnosis, or the difficulties of being a physician.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/10/finding-meaning-in-medicine-via-spirituality.htm
1 Oct 2022
Pinpoint patients' top priorities
An approach to decision making in older adults with multiple chronic conditions begins with identifying the patient's health priorities before deciding which treatments to continue, stop, or start to align care with these individual goals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/06/pinpoint-patients-top-priorities.htm
1 Jun 2021
ACP releases paper on methods for developing evidence-based clinical policy papers
ACP's methodology meets the standards of the Guidelines International Network and the National Academy of Medicine.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/06/11/5.htm
11 Jun 2019
Latest research on COVID-19 antibodies, cardiac and stroke risks, mortality rates
A monoclonal antibody treatment showed benefit in outpatients, data varied on duration of antibody response, cardiac effects appeared common while strokes were not, and mortality improved, among other recent findings on COVID-19.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/11/03/1.htm
3 Nov 2020
ATS/IDSA release clinical practice guideline on diagnosing, treating CAP
The new American Thoracic Society (ATS) and Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) guideline updates the 2007 community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) guideline, and changes include a different perspective on macrolides.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/10/08/4.htm
8 Oct 2019
After a physician dies by suicide
Doctors are paying more attention to the issue of suicide within their profession. The full scope of the problem is unknown, but increased awareness and access to resources can encourage physicians to reach out for help.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/09/after-a-physician-dies-by-suicide.htm
1 Sep 2021