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Practice Tips: Ancillary procedures are win-win-win
The Herbert S. Waxman Clinical Skills Center at Internal Medicine 2014 in Orlando, Fla., will offer training in several high-value ancillary services that internists can do in their offices. ... And, at Internal Medicine 2014, the Waxman Clinical Skills
March 2014
For effective smoking cessation, turn ambivalence into action
Dr. Leone. Photo by Kevin Berne. His reaction and advice to attendees of his “Smoking Cessation in Primary Care” at Internal Medicine 2014 was, “Think about smoking as a disorder of ... Dr. Leone, who is an associate professor of medicine and
June 2014
Get rid of GERD without unneeded costs, tests
It's possible to diagnose and treat gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) without spending a lot of money, Seth Gross, MD, reassured attendees at a precourse on gastroenterology during Internal Medicine 2014, ... Gross, an assistant professor of
June 2014
Pearls help diagnose, manage drug-resistant hypertension
Dr. Townsend. Photo by Kevin Berne. Raymond R. Townsend, MD, a professor of medicine and associate director of the Clinical and Translational Research Center at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia ... and the director of the Penn hypertension
June 2014
Oncologic ‘horrors' can beset hospitalized patients
Cable, MD, FACP, outlined the perils that may befall cancer patients, and what to do about them, in a session at Internal Medicine 2014, held in Orlando, Fla., in April. ... Cable, who is the hematology/oncology fellowship director at Scott & White
June 2014
Maintaining the sanity of maintenance of certification
If you were with your fellow internists at Internal Medicine 2014 in April, then you enjoyed another great meeting. ... At both the Board of Governors and Board of Regents meetings prior to and during Internal Medicine 2014, MOC was heavily debated.
June 2014
Disclosing medical errors the right way
Levinson, a professor in the department of medicine at the University of Toronto Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, during a session at Internal Medicine 2014 titled “Disclosing Medical Errors ... medicine and of bioethics and
June 2014
Expert gives advice on perioperative medication management
When Steven L. Cohn, MD, FACP, quizzed Internal Medicine 2014 attendees on perioperative management of oral anticoagulants, the audience-response system showed even numbers of doctors choosing 3 different answers. ... Cohn's session “Perioperative
June 2014
Portable ultrasounds offer advantages, but some experts say no
Our story has more details. Our conference coverage this month is from Hospital Medicine 2014, which took place in Las Vegas in March. ... Next month's issue of ACP Internist will feature a wrapup of our coverage from Internal Medicine 2014, held in
May 2014
Practice Tips: Staying on track for ICD-10
1 ICD-10 deadline. The Oct. 1, 2014, deadline to comply with the new ICD-10 standards has left many practice managers underestimating how much time, particularly staff and administrator time, ... A 1-day precourse will be offered at Internal Medicine
February 2014