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Officers and Regents election results announced
The election of Officers and Regents has been completed. Terms become effective at the conclusion of the Annual Business Meeting and Town Hall scheduled to take place virtually on Sunday, May 2, 2021, from 1 to 2 p.m. EDT.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/03/officers-and-regents-election-results-announced.htm
1 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
Congress' annual rite of passage to health care spending
ACP encourages Congress to consider end-of-year issues more fully, such as ensuring that Medicare payment cuts do not threaten primary care during what seems like an annual rite of passage.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/02/congress-annual-rite-of-passage-to-health-care-spending.htm
1 Feb 2022
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/2022/05/latest-updates-on-acps-priorities-initiatives.htm
1 May 2022
Chapter advocacy key to advancing ACP's priorities
ACP's legislative staff are following four key court cases on affirmative action, gun violence, climate change, and women's reproductive health care rights.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/06/chapter-advocacy-key-to-advancing-acps-priorities.htm
1 Jun 2022
A farewell perspective after 4 decades of advocacy
ACP's Special Advisor to the Chief Advocacy Officer and SVP Emeritus reflects on forty years of pursuing social justice and equity.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/07/a-farewell-perspective-after-4-decades-of-advocacy.htm
1 Jul 2022
Sustained action, not just words, needed to address gun violence
ACP has an extensive and longstanding policy in place on reducing firearms injuries and deaths in the United States.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/11/sustained-action-not-just-words-needed-to-address-gun-violence.htm
1 Nov 2022
Intimate partner violence: An epidemic hiding in plain sight
Despite a recommendation to screen for intimate partner violence and the many tools available to physicians, barriers to implementation remain.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/11/intimate-partner-violence-an-epidemic-hiding-in-plain-sight.htm
1 Nov 2022
Mixing and matching can work for back pain
This issue details management of back pain, a forum on monkeypox, and pearls about diagnosing delirium.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/11/mixing-and-matching-can-work-for-back-pain.htm
1 Nov 2022
New year, new chances to advocate for physicians, patients
ACP played an essential role in several important health policy wins for physicians and their patients in 2022.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/01/new-year-new-chances-to-advocate-for-physicians-patients.htm
1 Jan 2023