Search results for "Ethics"
ACP asks Nicaragua to respect physicians' duty to care for injured regardless of politics
Political unrest and violence in Nicaragua have reportedly led the government to impede the provision of care to wounded protesters, with physicians being subject to arbitrary firings and orders not to treat demonstrators.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/01/15/6.htm
15 Jan 2019
Latest updates on ACP's priorities, initiatives
ACP Spotlight offers readers a look at ACP's current top priorities and initiatives, as well as highlights from our e-newsletter, ACP Internist Weekly.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/04/latest-updates-on-acps-priorities-initiatives.htm
1 Apr 2021
Latest updates on ACP's priorities, initiatives
ACP Spotlight offers readers a look at ACP's current top priorities and initiatives, as well as highlights from our e-newsletter, ACP Internist Weekly.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/10/latest-updates-on-acps-priorities-initiatives.htm
1 Oct 2022
Internists work on Russian health and international relations
When ACP members first began traveling to Russia in the late 1990s, the weather wsa chilly, but the reception was anything but.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/06/twelve.htm
1 Jun 2008
Recent guidance offered on preparing to treat COVID-19
ACP has developed a new practice management resource on telehealth care in response to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and continues to press the U.S. government to do more to address the pandemic.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/03/17/1.htm
17 Mar 2020
Advocacy is a marathon that mimics our patient encounters
We do advocacy work on a daily basis when we see patients, and we have to approach our interactions with legislators in a similar way.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/06/advocacy-is-a-marathon-that-mimics-our-patient-encounters.htm
1 Jun 2022
Advance care planning: Administration and reimbursement
Advance care planning conversations should happen before critical illness or hospitalization occurs, and Medicare can reimburse physician time spent on them.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/09/advance-care-planning-administration-and-reimbursement.htm
1 Sep 2022
An ode to Osler
The influential internist died 100 years ago this December.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/11/an-ode-to-osler.htm
1 Nov 2019
When visits become ‘on the record’
With recording technology becoming ubiquitous, more patients are recording their encounters with physicians, sometimes without their knowledge.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/04/when-visits-become-on-the-record.htm
1 Apr 2018
Remembering medicine's past, and discussion of deprescribing
Philip Masters, MD, FACP, continues his monthly column at KevinMD.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/06/19/6.htm
19 Jun 2018