Search results for "Advocacy"
Opportunity to train in tobacco control advocacy
Apply by Jan. 31 for the opportunity to be trained as a physician leader in tobacco control advocacy.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/01/29/8.htm
29 Jan 2013
Payment parity for phone calls, COVID-19 research on remdesivir, other drugs
COVID-19-related disparities were also in the news this week.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/05/04/1.htm
4 May 2020
Call for fall 2018 Board of Governors resolutions
Consider submitting a resolution to your ACP Governor or chapter council to focus attention at the ACP national level on a particular issue or topic that concerns members.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/01/30/6.htm
30 Jan 2018
Health equity: The finish line
Repairing multiple layers within systems is fundamental in changing policy and involves advocacy at the individual level and at the professional society level.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/04/health-equity-the-finish-line.htm
1 Apr 2023
Action taken, more work needed on prior authorization
The issue of prior authorization is a legislative priority for ACP.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/03/action-taken-more-work-needed-on-prior-authorization.htm
1 Mar 2024
Weighing options for mid-life women
Talking about diet and exercise habits in mid-life can help guard against incremental weight gain.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/02/weighing-options-for-mid-life-women.htm
1 Feb 2023
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
Application deadline approaching for the 2016 ACP Health Policy Internship
This internship presents a unique opportunity for 1 Resident/Fellow Member and 1 Medical Student Member to attend ACP's annual Leadership Day and develop legislative knowledge and advocacy skills.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/10/20/8.htm
20 Oct 2015
Why ACP engages in politics, without being partisan
ACP advocacy involves guiding or influencing governmental policy for the betterment of patients, the public, and physicians without engaging in partisan politics.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/07/why-acp-engages-in-politics-without-being-partisan.htm
1 Jul 2021
Lessons learned from telemedicine
Although many internists may have felt inexperienced with telemedicine before the pandemic, they could well have been doing it all along.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/10/lessons-learned-from-telemedicine.htm
1 Oct 2020