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The Doctors Company announces 2011 dividend for ACP members
The Doctors Company, the nation's largest insurer of physician medical liability, is pleased to announce a 7.5% dividend for ACP members based on strong claims experience and ACP members' commitment to patient care.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/05/10/9.htm
10 May 2011
ACP wants your opinion on virtual communities
ACP is investigating whether to provide members who have similar interests the opportunity to exchange ideas, information and experiences, and to stay connected with one another through online virtual communities and/or live meetings.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/05/17/8.htm
17 May 2011
ACP's John Tooker, MACP, blogs at KevinMD
John Tooker, MACP, continues his monthly column at KevinMD.com on the subject of “How accountable care is a team sport.”
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/06/07/10.htm
7 Jun 2011
Fostering Excellence in Internal Medicine Campaign exceeds goal
The College thanks ACP members for contributing to the Fostering Excellence in Internal Medicine Campaign 2010-2011.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/06/07/11.htm
7 Jun 2011
Global health course featuring ACP leadership and policy in Italy this summer
ACP members are invited to participate in the European Genetics Foundation's summer course in Comparative Health: The Reforms of the Health Care Systems in a Globalized World, co-directed by ACP's associate executive vice president John Tooker, MACP, MBA.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/06/07/12.htm
7 Jun 2011
College Fellow recognized for humanism in medicine
Susan Hingle, FACP, recently received the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award from the Arnold P. Gold Foundation.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/06/14/7.htm
14 Jun 2011
ACP offers low back pain guidelines pocket card and digital version
ACP and the International Guidelines Center have released a new Low Back Pain GUIDELINES Pocketcard™, adapted from ACP's guidelines and best practice advice.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/06/14/9.htm
14 Jun 2011
Former College president appointed to MedPAC
The U.S. Government Accountability Office recently announced that William J. Hall, MACP, will be one of two new members of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/06/14/8.htm
14 Jun 2011
Subjects sought for study of chronic kidney disease in adult type 2 diabetes patients
The National Kidney Foundation is looking for primary care physicians and their patients to participate in a multi-site cross-sectional study to estimate the prevalence of chronic kidney disease in adult type 2 diabetes patients.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/06/14/10.htm
14 Jun 2011
Alliance for a Healthier Generation resources available to ACP members
ACP is collaborating with the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, an organization that seeks to reduce the nationwide prevalence of childhood obesity, to offer useful resources to ACP members.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/06/21/9.htm
21 Jun 2011