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Aspirin's use, effectiveness debated
This issue covers topics including aspirin's role in cardiovascular health, conference coverage for palliative care, and the growth of free clinics in medical education.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/05/editors.htm
1 May 2015
The next issue of ACP Internist is online
Annals editor leads council of science editorsACP awards and Masterships nominations due July 1Recruit-a-Colleague has a winner
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/06/08/9.htm
8 Jun 2010
ACP issues position paper on patient-physician-caregiver relationships
More than 30 million people in the U.S. act as caregivers for individuals with acute and chronic illness.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/01/26/11.htm
26 Jan 2010
Physicians as caregivers balance professional, personal roles
Physicians face choices as they find themselves caring for a family member or friend: coordinator, interpreter, and advocate.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/11/physicians-as-caregivers-balance-professional-personal-roles.htm
1 Nov 2020
ACCP issues consensus statement on managing dyspnea in advanced heart or lung disease
MKSAP Quiz: severe head and neck pain
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/03/16/2.htm
16 Mar 2010
ACP welcomes annual meeting ‘home’ to Philadelphia
This issue offers in-depth coverage of Internal Medicine Meeting 2019.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/06/acp-welcomes-annual-meeting-home-to-philadelphia.htm
1 Jun 2019
AHA and ACC update heart failure guidelines
New and revised recommendations on the treatment of heart failure were released last week jointly by the American College of Cardiology Foundation and American Heart Association.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/06/11/5.htm
11 Jun 2013
Conversing about cancer at ASCO conference
Physician-patient communication has been tied to important outcomes, including quality of life, and a variety of strategies to improve communication exist.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/09/conversing-about-cancer-at-asco-conference.htm
1 Sep 2018
Specialty organizations highlight lists of common tests and interventions that should be questioned
Several medical organizations released lists of tests or procedures that might be overused in clinical practice, as part of the Choosing Wisely initiative of the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/02/26/2.htm
26 Feb 2013
How your patient's ‘bucket list’ can help guide care
One researcher believes that learning about patients' future goals can help internists guide care.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/06/how-your-patients-bucket-lists-can-help-guide-care.htm
1 Jun 2018