Search results for "Well-being"
Preventing suicide in primary care
There is debate over whether screening patients for suicide risk factors actually reduces suicide deaths, yet many primary care clinics are training clinicians and staff to recognize suicide risk factors in their patients.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/10/preventing-suicide-in-primary-care.htm
1 Oct 2018
Latest updates on ACP's priorities, initiatives
ACP Spotlight offers readers a look at ACP's current top priorities and initiatives, as well as highlights from our e-newsletter, ACP Internist Weekly.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/10/latest-updates-on-acps-priorities-initiatives.htm
1 Oct 2018
Why should you belong to a medical professional society?
In his latest KevinMD column, Philip A. Masters, MD, FACP, describes how medical societies positively affect the lives and careers of individual physicians, the state of medicine at large, and the well-being of patients.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/10/01/6.htm
1 Oct 2019
Latest updates on ACP's priorities, initiatives
ACP Spotlight offers readers a look at ACP's current top priorities and initiatives, as well as highlights from our e-newsletter, ACP Internist Weekly.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/02/latest-updates-on-acps-priorities-initiatives.htm
1 Feb 2023
Beta-blockers appear safe during the first trimester of pregnancy, study finds
The drugs were not associated with a significant risk for birth defects in a cohort study of Nordic and American populations.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/10/16/2.htm
16 Oct 2018
ACP calls for comprehensive reform in series of papers offering new vision of health care
“Better Is Possible: The American College of Physicians' Vision for the U.S. Health Care System” issues a bold call to action.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/01/28/1.htm
28 Jan 2020
Latest updates on ACP's priorities, initiatives
ACP Spotlight offers readers a look at ACP's current top priorities and initiatives, as well as highlights from our e-newsletter, ACP Internist Weekly.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/11/latest-updates-on-acps-priorities-initiatives.htm
1 Nov 2022
Policy, patients, payments, and paperwork in new Curbsiders episode
ACP has partnered with The Curbsiders, a podcast focusing on internal medicine-related topics, to launch a CME-accredited series.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/10/23/6.htm
23 Oct 2018
Protective equipment for physicians' mental health
The Emotional PPE Project is a nonprofit directory that connects health care workers with licensed mental health professionals, which has become particularly important during the COVID-19 pandemic.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/09/protective-equipment-for-physicians-mental-health.htm
1 Sep 2021
ACP policies target inequity to improve health
We must be intentional in our efforts to address the needs of individuals experiencing health care disparities and inequities based on social drivers of health.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/09/acp-policies-target-inequity-to-improve-health.htm
1 Sep 2022