Search results for "Adherence"
MKSAP Quiz: Colorectal cancer screening without colon preparation
A 65-year-old man is interested in initial colorectal cancer screening but adamantly refuses to undergo colon preparation and does not want to modify his diet. Medical and family histories and physical exam results are unremarkable, and he takes no medications. What is the most appropriate screening test?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/10/08/3.htm
8 Oct 2019
AHA issues guidance on treating heart failure with reduced ejection fraction
The American Heart Association (AHA) recently released an expert consensus decision pathway that provides practical tips, tables, and figures to help physicians provide optimal care to patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/01/09/6.htm
9 Jan 2018
Nonadherence to antihypertensive medications common in Medicare beneficiaries
Rates of nonadherence varied by patient age, drug class, race and ethnicity, and state of residence.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/09/20/1.htm
20 Sep 2016
Rethinking SIBO in the microbiome era
Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth is thought of as very rare, but in an era of booming microbiome research, gastroenterologists and other physicians are starting to become more aware of SIBO in the general population and provide effective treatment
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/05/rethinking-sibo-in-the-microbiome-era.htm
1 May 2019
New ACP Practice Advisor Module addresses patient and family engagement
The module covers new and innovative ways to ensure that a practice is employing the latest communication techniques, such as using an electronic health record to send out reminders and getting family members involved in care.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/03/07/2.htm
7 Mar 2017
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/2021/11/latest-updates-on-acps-priorities-initiatives.htm
1 Nov 2021
Increasing colorectal cancer screening
Screening rates increased from 2000 to 2015 but continue to lag behind goal levels.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/01/increasing-colorectal-cancer-screening.htm
1 Jan 2019
Better care for patients with disability
Physicians report lacking knowledge about their legal responsibilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and may not be confident about their ability to provide the same quality of care to patients with disability as they do to those without it.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/06/better-care-for-patients-with-disability.htm
1 Jun 2022
Every-other-day iron supplementation may offer better absorption
Two open-label randomized controlled trials assessed iron absorption in iron-depleted women.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/10/17/2.htm
17 Oct 2017
Stopping preventive aspirin associated with 37% increased risk of cardiovascular events
Patients who continued aspirin had a 4.1% yearly incidence of cardiovascular events, compared to 5.4% among those who stopped taking the drug, while the risk of discontinuation corresponded to one additional cardiovascular event for every 74 patients who stopped taking aspirin in a year.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/10/03/4.htm
3 Oct 2017