Search results for "Conference Coverage"
Infectious disease doctors tackle bad bugs with fewer drugs
Annual meeting unveils research, techniques that could help stem the tide of resistance and disease, particularly with the increase of ‘C-diff’.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2008/01/idsa.htm
1 Jan 2008
The Colonoscopy Conundrum
Studies suggest the importance of screening, but convincing patients is another matter.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2008/01/colon.htm
1 Jan 2008
Practice management experts urge docs to use the Web
Susan R. Miller, RN, suspected that business was being lost during the office's peak calling periods. So she did a study.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2008/02/web.htm
1 Feb 2008
Recognize and react is theme underlying latest stroke studies
Conference coverage focuses on studies about abdominal obesity, symptoms and the importance of dialing 911 first.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2008/05/three.htm
1 May 2008
Endo ‘08: new research ignites debate about best A1C goals
From diabetes and dyslipidemia to hormones and hirsutism, the Endocrine Society's 90th annual meeting in San Francisco last June was a wellspring of new information and fresh debate.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2008/09/endo.htm
1 Sep 2008
Cancer, cardiovascular risks assessed at rheumatology meeting
A summary of approvals, recalls and a record number of deaths and serious injuries reported.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2009/01/rheum.htm
1 Jan 2009
A physician who e-mails patients—and likes it
A physician relates how online communication with patients has streamlined his health care delivery and even provided a trickle of revenue.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2009/01/mgma.htm
1 Jan 2009
Rheumatologists consider cancer, cardiovascular disease
Conference coverage addressing highlights: TNF-antagonists don't increase cancer risk, Patients with RA have about the same risk of developing cardiovascular disease as type 2 diabetics, and an association between arthritis and periodontal disease.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2009/02/rheumatology.htm
1 Feb 2009
Medicine and management: hits from Hospital Medicine
An expert discusses managing aortic dissection as a disease for life. Also, highlights from Hospital Medicine 2009 discuss caring for the pregnant patient, documenting care for the best reimbursement and ways to improve handoffs from shift to shift.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2009/07/shm.htm
1 Jul 2009
Urgent update on acute diarrhea
Unlike many of the conditions an internist treats, most doctors have had personal experience with diarrhea.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2009/07/diarrhea.htm
1 Jul 2009