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What to know about alpha-gal syndrome
Awareness about alpha-gal syndrome remains low, but the number of suspected cases of people bitten by ticks who develop this allergic reaction has risen sharply since 2010.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/01/what-to-know-about-alpha-gal-syndrome.htm
1 Jan 2024
Early career physicians are mentors, mentees
An expert discusses how early career physicians can get involved in mentorship, the difference between mentorship and sponsorship, and how to end a mentorship that isn't working.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/10/early-career-physicians-are-mentors-mentees.htm
1 Oct 2023
Marking achievements in gender equity
The President-elect of the American Medical Women's Association discusses mentorship, advocacy, and more.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/09/marking-achievements-in-gender-equity.htm
1 Sep 2023
Use caution with colchicine's many drug interactions
A coauthor of “The Top 100 Drug Interactions” offers advice for improved management of colchicine.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/09/use-caution-with-colchicines-many-drug-interactions.htm
1 Sep 2023
Easing diagnosis of eosinophilic esophagitis
This month's issue addresses eosinophilic esophagitis, medical workplace violence, and more.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/09/easing-diagnosis-of-eosinophilic-esophagitis.htm
1 Sep 2023
Clarifying sharing, blocking health information in HIPAA
ACP clarifies how information blocking regulations and the HIPAA Privacy Rule would work together through a newly proposed rule about information sharing and blocking.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/07/clarifying-sharing-blocking-health-information-in-hipaa.htm
1 Jul 2023
Q&A: How to fight impostor phenomenon
High-achieving individuals, like physicians, often think they don't deserve their success, and this can lead to higher rates of burnout.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/05/how-to-fight-impostor-phenomenon.htm
1 May 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
Analyzing COVID-19's impact on trainees
In response to a survey on how the pandemic affected clinical education and well-being, trainees reported a disruption in clinical schedule, decreases in didactic conferences and protected time for education, and increases in burnout.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/05/analyzing-covid-19s-impact-on-trainees.htm
1 May 2023
Why to open your Open Payments record
Open Payments marks its ninth anniversary this year, but many physicians still may not be entirely aware of how this CMS program applies to them.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/04/why-to-open-your-open-payments-record.htm
1 Apr 2023