Search results for "Conference Coverage"
Speaking of cancer: Tips on how to convey risks to patients
How physicians express cancer risks to patients determines how they might use that knowledge to make decisions about genetics, family history and potential future screens and tests.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/01/risk.htm
1 Jan 2011
‘Year of the Lung’ draws attention to COPD, asthma
Chronic respiratory disease is projected to be the third most common cause of death by 2020, but it currently underestimated. This year's American Thoracic Society meeting focuses on issues to bring them to the attention of the rest of the medical community.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/07/thoracic-copd.htm
1 Jul 2010
The next issue of ACP Internist is online
Annals editor leads council of science editorsACP awards and Masterships nominations due July 1Recruit-a-Colleague has a winner
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/06/08/9.htm
8 Jun 2010
Issue covers highlights from Internal Medicine 2010
ACP Internist digests events at Internal Medicine 2010, and garners an award for the year for general excellence.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/06/editors.htm
1 Jun 2010
Hospital medicine meeting offers advice for all internists
In addition to complete coverage of the American College of Physicians' Internal Medicine meeting, readers can find coverage from the Society of Hospital Medicine's annual meeting, including a digest of palliative care, consulting as a career and infectious disease control.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/06/SHM.htm
1 Jun 2010
Summit covers myths and evidence of competing with clinics
Providers and administrators of retail medical clinics try to assess the evidence base behind the care delivered at these facilities. Office-based practitioners ignore the increasing number and expanding capabilities of storefront medicine clinics at their peril.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/05/conference.htm
1 May 2010
The next issue of ACP Hospitalist is online
ACP issues position paper on patient-physician-caregiver relationshipsACP's Steven Weinberger, FACP, blogs at KevinMDCollege Fellows honoredChapter awardees noted
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/01/26/9.htm
26 Jan 2010
Influenza featured at infectious disease meeting
A summary of approvals, recalls, warnings and alerts digested by ACP Internist from the Food and Drug Administration's alerts.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/01/idsa.htm
1 Jan 2010
Get time on your side: expert tips to eliminate waiting
Resolve to solve the waiting-room back-ups. Find out where the practice falls behind and implement solutions, including time studies, prior preparation and using medical assistants to their highest level of practice.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/01/MGMA-waiting.htm
1 Jan 2010
Guiding clinicians through GI diagnoses
ACP Internist wraps up highlights of Digestive Disease Week, including dyspepsia, weight loss and incontinence, as well as the latest about the risks of proton-pump inhibitors and antithrombotics.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/09/gastrowrap.htm
1 Sep 2009