Search results for "Infectious diseases"
ACP, Annals of Internal Medicine host ninth forum on COVID-19
A full recording of COVID-19 Forum IX: Management of Patients with Persistent Symptoms after COVID-19 is available for replay online.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/05/31/4.htm
31 May 2022
ACP, Annals of Internal Medicine host forum on the end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
A full recording of “COVID-19 Is No Longer a Public Health Emergency: Implications for Patients and Clinicians” is available online.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/05/23/6.htm
23 May 2023
Guidelines suggest fidaxomicin over vancomycin for Clostridioides difficile infection
The Infectious Diseases Society of America and Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America made three new recommendations in a focused update of their guidelines on Clostridioides difficile infection.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2021/06/29/5.htm
29 Jun 2021
Nominees named for College Officer and Regent positions
The Governance Committee of the American College of Physicians places in nomination candidates for College governance.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/11/nominees-named-for-college-officer-and-regent-positions.htm
1 Nov 2021
Correcting medicine's use of race in clinical algorithms
Recent efforts have pushed institutions to reconsider the use of race not just in estimating kidney function, but in a variety of algorithms and scores.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/05/correcting-medicines-use-of-race-in-clinical-algorithms.htm
1 May 2021
Trio of plenary speakers offers hope, humanity, healing
Plenary speakers Anthony S. Fauci, MD, Kimberly Manning, MD, FACP, and Rana Awdish, MD, FACP, reflected on the COVID-19 pandemic and systemic racism in the United States and offered ways to move forward.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/06/trio-of-plenary-speakers-offers-hope-humanity-healing.htm
1 Jun 2021
Following up on breast density
This issue also covers vaccination practices and resources for managing the COVID-19 pandemic.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/06/following-up-on-breast-density.htm
1 Jun 2020
Internal Medicine Meeting 2021 goes virtual
This year's Internal Medicine Meeting includes more than 125 virtual sessions of varying lengths, from bite-sized presentations to one-hour clinical sessions.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/03/internal-medicine-meeting-2021-goes-virtual.htm
1 Mar 2021
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
COVID-19 and primary care
This issue also covers personal protective equipment and retirement planning.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/07/covid-19-and-primary-care.htm
1 Jul 2020