Search results for "Ethics"
ACP issues policy statement on global COVID-19 vaccine distribution and allocation
The College's statement stresses that physicians have a responsibility to advocate for the health and well-being of patients and communities locally and globally and calls for a coordinated global vaccination effort to be ethical as well as practical.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2021/06/22/2.htm
22 Jun 2021
ACP advises on physician suicide prevention; study examines depression in med students
New ethical guidance from the College offers advice on how to respond to physician suicide, while a recent study found that depressive symptoms became more common as medical students progressed through school.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2021/06/08/2.htm
8 Jun 2021
Experts weigh in on ethics of social media success
To some extent, physicians on social media must rely on their own best judgment informed by professional standards of conduct.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/05/experts-weigh-in-on-ethics-of-social-media-success.htm
1 May 2021
Edwin P. Maynard, MD, MACP
Edwin P. Maynard, MD, MACP, died on March 19.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/05/obituaries.htm
1 May 2021
Solution to resistant hypertension sometimes hides in plain sight
This issue also addresses stories about osteoarthritis, race and clinical algorithms, and follow-up care for thyroid cancers.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/05/solution-to-resistant-hypertension-sometimes-hides-in-plain-sight.htm
1 May 2021
Include everyone in health and support their physicians
Eleven words sum up what ACP hopes to achieve: Include everyone in health and health care and support their physicians.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/05/include-everyone-in-health-and-support-their-physicians.htm
1 May 2021
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/2021/04/latest-updates-on-acps-priorities-initiatives.htm
1 Apr 2021
New ACP case study examines ethics, EHR integrity, and the patient-physician relationship
Electronic health records (EHRs) are now a routine part of health care delivery, but their use can sometimes pose new ethical issues related to the accuracy of patient records and the patient-physician relationship.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2021/03/02/6.htm
2 Mar 2021
Spring planting for a new harvest
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken half a million American lives. Amid this loss, the new year offers new political leadership, new insights, and new plans for the future.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/03/spring-planting-for-a-new-harvest.htm
1 Mar 2021
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/2021/02/latest-updates-on-acps-priorities-initiatives.htm
1 Feb 2021