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Editor's Note
This issue addressed physician death by suicide, physician mental health and well-being, and early onset colorectal cancer.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/09/editor's-note.htm
1 Sep 2021
Testing offers hope, no panacea for COVID-19 control
A Q&A offers expert advice on the latest information about testing for COVID-19 from Elisa I. Choi, MD, FACP, Governor for ACP's Massachusetts Chapter and a fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/06/testing-offers-hope-no-panacea-for-covid-19-control.htm
1 Jun 2020
Pandemic heightens focus on physician well-being
This issue also covers gender equity in medicine, COVID-19 vaccination, and sleep in the elderly, among other topics.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/01/pandemic-heightens-focus-on-physician-well-being.htm
1 Jan 2021
COVID-19 and primary care
This issue also covers personal protective equipment and retirement planning.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/07/covid-19-and-primary-care.htm
1 Jul 2020
Clinical reasoning now a ‘foundational basic science’
An important and emerging need for medical students is developing the ability to apply knowledge and use it to determine the correct diagnoses for individual patients. Diagnostic reasoning has only recently begun to be specifically taught in medical school and residency.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/11/qanda.htm
1 Nov 2015
Prepping IM residents for primary care
Although most patient visits and more than 60% of procedures now occur in the outpatient setting, most of the focus on residency training is on critically ill patients in the hospital.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/05/education.htm
1 May 2017
MKSAP Quiz: 1-year history of progressive fatigue, dyspnea, edema
A 62-year-old man is evaluated for a 1-year history of progressive fatigue, dyspnea on exertion, and lower-extremity edema. He has been hospitalized twice in the past year for heart failure. Following a physical exam and electrocardiogram, what is the most likely diagnosis?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2021/03/23/3.htm
23 Mar 2021
Pressing forward with primary prevention for CVD
This issue includes stories on managing cardiovascular disease, prescribing benzodiazepines, and diagnosing depression in the elderly.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/02/pressing-forward-with-primary-prevention-for-cvd.htm
1 Feb 2022
Immunization is everyone's issue
ACP convened an Advisory Group to discuss barriers to adult immunization, with the goal of identifying potential ways for ACP to address them on a population health level.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/10/immunization-is-everyones-issue.htm
1 Oct 2019
Delving into DynaMed Plus
An evidence-based clinical information resource lets ACP members get fast, reliable information.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/09/dynamed.htm
1 Sep 2015