Search results for "COVID-19"
Doctors in training seek ‘bright hope’
The first-ever virtual meeting for the College's Resident/Fellow and Medical Student Members featured a lesson in resiliency during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as sessions for overcoming early-career failures and working for racial justice.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/07/doctors-in-training-seek-bright-hope.htm
1 Jul 2021
Pandemic provides impetus for POLSTs
ACP Advance: COVID-19 Recovery Program helps practices use team-based quality improvement to improve systems of care for patients with or at risk for COVID-19.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/01/pandemic-provides-impetus-for-polsts.htm
1 Jan 2022
New ACIP Adult Immunization Schedule recommends changes to herpes zoster, pneumococcal, hepatitis B vaccines
The guidelines from the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) also include information on COVID-19 vaccines, stressing that it is safe to co-administer them with other vaccines.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/02/22/2.htm
22 Feb 2022
Dealing with dementia, Q&As on COVID-19
This issue also covers testosterone and men's health, as well as preconception care.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/05/dealing-with-dementia-qandas-on-covid-19.htm
1 May 2020
Register now for ACP and Annals of Internal Medicine's forum on the end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
The virtual live event will be held on May 19 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. ET.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/05/09/5.htm
9 May 2023
More clarity on myocarditis with mRNA COVID-19 vaccines
The classic presentation for COVID-19 vaccine-associated myocarditis is chest pain one to seven days after vaccination, with a median time of three days after vaccination, particularly after the second dose.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/02/more-clarity-on-myocarditis-with-mrna-covid-19-vaccines.htm
1 Feb 2023
COVID-19 Vaccine Forum II—Promoting COVID-19 Vaccination: What Physicians Need to Know
The virtual live event hosted by ACP and Annals of Internal Medicine on Dec. 16 will provide unique insight and practical information from a panel of experts on promoting COVID-19 vaccination confidence and uptake.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/12/08/2.htm
8 Dec 2020
The waning and boosting of COVID-19 immunity
ACP and Annals of Internal Medicine's sixth COVID-19 forum examined progress amid the pandemic in the past year.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/11/the-waning-and-boosting-of-covid-19-immunity.htm
1 Nov 2021
Still time to register for COVID-19 Vaccine Forum II—Promoting COVID-19 Vaccination: What Physicians Need to Know
The virtual live event hosted by ACP and Annals of Internal Medicine on Wednesday, Dec. 16, will provide unique insight and practical information from a panel of experts on promoting COVID-19 vaccination confidence and uptake.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/12/15/2.htm
15 Dec 2020
Studies look at effectiveness of bivalent booster, fluvoxamine plus inhaled budesonide for COVID-19
After four weeks, bivalent booster vaccines were 47.5% effective against hospitalization or death from COVID-19, a study in North Carolina found, while a Brazilian trial showed that fluvoxamine plus inhaled budesonide significantly reduced the risk of progression to severe disease among high-risk patients with symptomatic COVID-19.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/04/18/2.htm
18 Apr 2023