Search results for "Primary Care"
Leadership Day launches new legislation for primary care
ACP members lobby their congressional representatives to plead their case for saving primary care, as well as introduce the “Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act of 2009,â€ï¿½ which proposes incentives to pay for care coordination and medical education.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/07/leadership.htm
1 Jul 2009
The most promising drugs in the pipeline for primary care
An expert sorts through the drug research pipeline to find novel medicines that are relevant to internal medicine, including rivaroxaban for VTE, telcagepant for migraines and anacetrapib for increasing HDL.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/07/sgim-drugs.htm
1 Jul 2009
A brave new world of consumer gene tests
Direct-to-consumer tests are easy, cheap—and sometimes wrong. Yet, patients are handing them to their doctors on a weekly basis and asking for advice. Learn how to work with patients after they've sought out genome-wide analysis and then bring the results to doctors to sort out subtle meanings from often fallible tests.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/07/genetic.htm
1 Jul 2009
Genomics impacts everyday practices in unexpected ways
The hospitalization of a relative sets a leader in genomic research musing about how far medical practice has advanced in treating a common condition, and how far cutting-edge advances could go.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/07/genomics.htm
1 Jul 2009
Start at the top to get to the bottom of a diagnosis
ACP Member C. Christopher Smith reconsiders a patient's self-reported diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome to uncover the true cause of his symptoms.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/07/mindful.htm
1 Jul 2009
Shared visits improve access, productivity and satisfaction
Shared office visits offer 90-minute blocks of time to groups facing common and chronic conditions. A few distinct models have gained broad acceptance by doctors and their patients.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/07/shared.htm
1 Jul 2009
For tobacco dependent, pharmacotherapy is the best medicine
Evidence is mounting that most smokers will require some sort of pharmacotherapeutic intervention to help them quit. Experts parse out prescriptions, but don't discount behavioral strategies for quitting.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/07/smoking.htm
1 Jul 2009
Looking back: Some constants amid change
Looking back at the history of health care reform to gain insight on the future of primary care medicine.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/07/editors.htm
1 Jul 2009
Universal care frees doctors to take ‘all measures required’
The ability of physicians to meet the new demands of a modern Hippocratic oath requires universal coverage as outlined by ACP.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/07/presidents.htm
1 Jul 2009
Three keys to health care reform: change, buy-in and unity
Politicians acknowledge needing more primary care physicians, but paying for it requires support from elected officials and from the College.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/07/washington.htm
1 Jul 2009