Search results for "Perspectives"
ACP adapts reproductive health policy
Once the Supreme Court's final decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization was released in June 2022, the landscape for reproductive health care in the U.S. immediately began to change.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/04/acp-adapts-reproductive-health-policy.htm
1 Apr 2023
Be wary of benzodiazepines' side effects
Alternative strategies are increasingly recommended when managing conditions like insomnia and anxiety in elderly patients.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/02/be-wary-of-benzodiazepines-side-effects.htm
1 Feb 2022
Working toward fundamental change
ACP engages in a significant number of efforts on its own and with external organizations to help move the health care system to one that better addresses its vision for better health care.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/04/working-toward-fundamental-change.htm
1 Apr 2022
ACP unveils new online section: Sharing Our Stories
A new page on ACP's website features perspectives pieces and physician profiles.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/03/07/5.htm
7 Mar 2017
Watch out for NAFLD, treat ASAP
While nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis are dynamic processes that can progress and regress, lifestyle modification, including diet, is a must for all patients, wherever they are in their disease.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/04/watch-out-for-nafld-treat-asap.htm
1 Apr 2021
Inclusivity that contemplates: More than just diversity
Diversity without inclusivity is incomplete, but inclusivity can be tough to measure, and subtle in its effect.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/11/inclusivity-that-contemplates-more-than-just-diversity.htm
1 Nov 2021
Medicine's #MeToo movement
Experts see the increase of women involved in medicine as an opportunity to investigate and then implement solutions to combat sexual harassment.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/05/medicines-metoo-movement.htm
1 May 2018
Discussion of stopping cancer screening may go best when focused on lack of benefit instead of limited life expectancy
Survey respondents' most preferred phrase was “your other health issues should take priority”; the least preferred choice was “the doctor does not give an explanation.”
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/07/03/4.htm
3 Jul 2018
Stories to change clinicians' views of substance use
A randomized clinical trial looked at the effects of a visual campaign and a narrative vignette on stigmas surrounding opioid use disorder.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/06/stories-to-change-clinicians-views-of-substance-use.htm
1 Jun 2022
Crunching the numbers in primary care
This issue outlines whether better billing is worth the increase time, more expert opinion on COVID-19, and motivational interviewing.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/10/crunching-the-numbers-in-primary-care.htm
1 Oct 2022