Search results for "Women's Health"
Providing long-term contraception
As the popularity of long-acting reversible contraceptives continues to increase, so does the need for incorporation of placement procedures and contraceptive counseling into primary care and resident education.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/05/providing-long-term-contraception.htm
1 May 2022
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
What Dobbs might mean for medicine
The Supreme Court's recent decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization has far-reaching implications for both patients and physicians.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/09/what-dobbs-might-mean-for-medicine.htm
1 Sep 2022
ACP revises advice on women's health
New guidelines that change the recommendations for practices such as pelvic exams are leading to changes in the mindsets of physicians and patients.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/09/womens-health.htm
1 Sep 2015
Why to screen for anxiety
Anxiety can fly under the radar when combined with other conditions and symptoms that may be more immediately recognizable, such as stomach problems or migraines.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/03/why-to-screen-for-anxiety.htm
1 Mar 2021
Telemedicine takes hold in medical education
This issue outlines teaching telemedicine, ways to diagnose and manage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and disparities experienced by women in medicine.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/09/telemedicine-takes-hold-in-medical-education.htm
1 Sep 2022
Chapter awardees named
Chapters honor Members, Fellows, and Masters of ACP who have demonstrated by their example and conduct an abiding commitment to excellence in medical care, education, research, or service to their community, their chapter, and ACP.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/02/awards.htm
1 Feb 2022
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
Intimate partner violence: An epidemic hiding in plain sight
Despite a recommendation to screen for intimate partner violence and the many tools available to physicians, barriers to implementation remain.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/11/intimate-partner-violence-an-epidemic-hiding-in-plain-sight.htm
1 Nov 2022
Personal choices may sway mammography
Primary care physicians who raise the subject of breast cancer screening with their patients may discover that they approach this decision from a different perspective.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/10/personal-choices-may-sway-mammography.htm
1 Oct 2021