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ACP updates policy recommendations on firearm injuries, deaths
Among other recommendations, ACP supports appropriate regulation of the purchase of legal firearms, consistent with the Supreme Court's interpretation of the Second Amendment.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/10/30/1.htm
30 Oct 2018
Make your voice heard: Join ACP and the physician movement #ThisIsOurLane
The hashtag #ThisIsOurLane is being used to tag tweets where physicians call attention to the impact of firearm violence on their patients.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/11/20/1.htm
20 Nov 2018
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/2019/01/latest-updates-on-acps-priorities-initiatives.htm
1 Jan 2019
‘This Is Our Lane’ must become a movement, not a moment
If any issue is a public health one, gun violence certainly is.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/01/this-is-our-lane-must-become-a-movement-not-a-moment.htm
1 Jan 2019
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/2019/02/latest-updates-on-acps-priorities-initiatives.htm
1 Feb 2019
The NRA's extremist agenda endangers us all
Following the controversy of #ThisIsOurLane, ACP's Senior Vice President for Governmental Affairs and Public Policy takes on the National Rifle Association's leadership, which he says advocates for extreme policies that endanger lives.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/05/the-nras-extremist-agenda-endangers-us-all.htm
1 May 2019
The importance of ‘the caring’
The fragmented health delivery system in which physicians maneuver can interfere with patients' perception of how much a clinician cares.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/06/the-importance-of-the-caring.htm
1 Jun 2019
Trainees take charge at Leadership Day 2019
Nearly 400 physicians and future doctors from 48 states and Washington, D.C., focused on core priorities of ACP policy during more than 415 meetings with members of Congress and their staff.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/07/trainees-take-charge-at-leadership-day-2019.htm
1 Jul 2019
ACP, others issue call to action on firearms injuries, deaths
Policy recommendations from the American College of Physicians and other physician and public health groups include comprehensive criminal background checks for all firearm purchases.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/08/13/1.htm
13 Aug 2019
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/2019/10/latest-updates-on-acps-priorities-initiatives.htm
1 Oct 2019