Search results for "Evidence-Based Medicine"
ACP releases paper on methods for developing evidence-based clinical policy papers
ACP's methodology meets the standards of the Guidelines International Network and the National Academy of Medicine.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/06/11/5.htm
11 Jun 2019
New ACP Patient Priorities Care online curriculum focuses on patients' goals, preferences
Patient Priorities Care is an approach that focuses on aligning care with what matters most to the patient and is particularly well suited for older adults with multiple chronic conditions.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/06/04/5.htm
4 Jun 2019
Top 10 medical myths, busted
Ten medical myths persist despite all the evidence.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/06/top-10-medical-myths-busted.htm
1 Jun 2019
Letter to the editor: politics and patient care
Readers respond to recent coverage about ACP advocacy and its direct impact on patient care.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/06/letter.htm
1 Jun 2017
Minding your P's and M's
In medicine, internists need to mind not just their "P's and Q's" but their "P's and M's," that is, evidence-based practice and evidence-based medicine.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/05/presidents.htm
1 May 2017
Can we stop the superbugs?
This issue covers antibiotic resistance among bacteria, ways to teach ambulatory care during a hospital residency, and a pair of stories about geriatrics.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/05/editors.htm
1 May 2017
GME needs serious financial and structural reform
The current system and critical elements of undergraduate and graduate medical education are in need of serious financial and structural reform.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/09/presidents.htm
1 Sep 2016
Societies stress shared decision making in updated lipids performance measures
Better patient outcomes are realized only if patients agree with, act on, and adhere to their doctors' advice for 5 to 10 years, but up to half of patients stop statins at 1 to 2 years.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/12/15/5.htm
15 Dec 2015
1995-2004: The big merger
After years of effort and negotiation, ACP and the American Society of Internal Medicine officially merged in 1998.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/10/centennial.htm
1 Oct 2015
Improving rural health takes effort, energy
The need for improvements in the prevention of obesity and diabetes rates in poor and underserved communities has driven new outreach programs that range from smoking cessation in high school to dietary support in grocery stores.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/09/rural-health.htm
1 Sep 2015