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Dermatology lessons learned, warts and all
A crowded and popular scientific session at Internal Medicine 2009 outlines the essentials of psoriasis, eczema, acne, rosacea and warts.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/06/dermatology.htm
1 Jun 2009
Primary care gains ground but pay reform still up in the air
Politicians acknowledge needing more primary care physicians, but paying for it requires support from elected officials and from the College.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/06/washington.htm
1 Jun 2009
Letters to the Editor
Readers tell the College about their fears and hopes for the patient-centered medical home, as others fancifully reimagine how health care could be reconstructed.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/06/letters.htm
1 Jun 2009
A brave new world of consumer gene tests
Direct-to-consumer tests are easy, cheap—and sometimes wrong. Yet, patients are handing them to their doctors on a weekly basis and asking for advice. Learn how to work with patients after they've sought out genome-wide analysis and then bring the results to doctors to sort out subtle meanings from often fallible tests.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/07/genetic.htm
1 Jul 2009
For tobacco dependent, pharmacotherapy is the best medicine
Evidence is mounting that most smokers will require some sort of pharmacotherapeutic intervention to help them quit. Experts parse out prescriptions, but don't discount behavioral strategies for quitting.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/07/smoking.htm
1 Jul 2009
Shared visits improve access, productivity and satisfaction
Shared office visits offer 90-minute blocks of time to groups facing common and chronic conditions. A few distinct models have gained broad acceptance by doctors and their patients.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/07/shared.htm
1 Jul 2009
Universal care frees doctors to take ‘all measures required’
The ability of physicians to meet the new demands of a modern Hippocratic oath requires universal coverage as outlined by ACP.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/07/presidents.htm
1 Jul 2009
MS confounds, calls for better coordination
Internists are closely involved in care for multiple sclerosis, from recognizing symptoms to preventing complications. As the first line of defense, primary care physicians can find reassurance in guidance from a recent consensus paper on differential diagnosis.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/09/ms.htm
1 Sep 2009
Creating a blueprint for genomic medical training
Genomics education should be integrated into existing paradigms for teaching about health and disease, because the intersection of the patient-centered medical home and genomics requires primary care physicians and specialists with advanced genetics training as necessary links to effective care delivery.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/09/genomics.htm
1 Sep 2009
Consider offering in-office labs
Office-based labs increase efficiency, contribute to faster diagnoses and treatment and improve satisfaction. Increased regulation and reduced reimbursement should be balanced against new technology and a greatly expanded range of tests available.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/09/cpii.htm
1 Sep 2009