Search results for "Perspectives"
Study examines patients' perspectives on direct-to-consumer genetic tests
An editorial concluded that deceptive marketing messages by genomic testing companies create unrealistic expectations about the health benefits of at-home genetic tests.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/03/01/1.htm
1 Mar 2016
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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
A new name for ACP Internist, and other issue highlights
This issue announces an upcoming new name for the publication, as well as stories on HIV as a chronic disease and on treating the flu.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/11/a-new-name-for-acp-internist-and-other-issue-highlights.htm
1 Nov 2023
Staying safe on social media
Despite the risks of impersonation or harassment, physicians say participating in social media has considerable professional and personal benefits.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/06/staying-safe-on-social-media.htm
1 Jun 2023
Physicians as patients with COVID-19
Physicians who contracted COVID-19 share their perspectives on how the disease has changed their personal and professional lives.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/01/physicians-as-patients-with-covid-19.htm
1 Jan 2022
ACP bridges perspectives within internal medicine
ACP can serve as a virtual agora where the different professional branches can draw from their common root of internal medicine, and bridge differences by providing a space where members can talk through and think through different perspectives while remaining connected to patient care.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/05/acp-bridges-perspectives-within-internal-medicine.htm
1 May 2018
ACP supports National Physician Suicide Awareness Day on Sept. 17
In a collaborative effort with ACP and other medical organizations, the Council of Residency Directors in Emergency Medicine calls on individuals, residency programs, health care organizations, and national groups to help spread awareness about the issue of physician suicide.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/09/13/5.htm
13 Sep 2022
Earn trust, counter misinformation
Physicians are on the front lines of addressing medical misinformation, increasingly figuring out what to address and how.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/06/earn-trust-counter-misinformation.htm
1 Jun 2023
CDC updates guideline on prescribing opioids for pain management
The guideline covers recommendations for primary care and other clinicians managing pain in outpatient settings and after patients are discharged from hospitals, EDs, or other facilities.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/11/08/1.htm
8 Nov 2022