Search results for "Online Resources"
Continue BP control, maintain benefits
Helping patients maintain normal blood pressure over the long haul pays off in cardiovascular and other health benefits, yet studies show that U.S. adults continue to backslide.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/05/continue-bp-control-maintain-benefits.htm
1 May 2024
ACP offers new independent practice resources
The newly launched webpage is dedicated to providing independent practice physicians with resources and tools to help with the business side of medicine.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2021/07/20/6.htm
20 Jul 2021
Earn trust, counter misinformation
Physicians are on the front lines of addressing medical misinformation, increasingly figuring out what to address and how.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/06/earn-trust-counter-misinformation.htm
1 Jun 2023
New ACP resources available for the 2016 election
Resources on health care topics that have the potential to gain attention during the 2016 presidential election offer a breakdown on critical issues, a detailed description of ACP's policy on each issue, and questions to consider while evaluating the candidates' positions.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/07/26/5.htm
26 Jul 2016
Dumping drugs puts traces of meds in taps
How can you keep the contents of one patient's medicine cabinet from getting into everyone's drinking water? Eventually, physicians could even be asked to pay attention to environmental impact when deciding which drugs to prescribe.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/02/drugs.htm
1 Feb 2009
Resources to guide appropriate imaging available online
The American College of Radiology offers several ways to access its criteria for appropriate imaging online.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/11/01/7.htm
1 Nov 2011
Internists becoming the ‘gatekeepers' for genetic testing
Genetic tests have made tremendous advances, and primary care physicians are going to be the ones who determine whether they're used, and how frequently. Here are a few pointers from Internal Medicine 2012 on what criteria to use.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/06/genetics.htm
1 Jun 2012
The Practical Playbook releases first textbook and announces first national meeting
The textbook offers a roadmap for collaboration between the fields of primary care and public health professionals.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/11/03/6.htm
3 Nov 2015
Complexity of ‘migraineurs' challenges diagnosis, treatment
Migraines are a seemingly simple complaint for patients, but a diagnostic challenge for internists, who have to sort through the symptoms and potential causes. Sometimes, the treatment regimens are just as complex as the condition itself.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/09/headaches.htm
1 Sep 2012
Review examines optimal primary care for combat veterans
A new review by clinicians from the Veterans Administration outlines conditions common to returning combat veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan and provides management guidelines for optimal primary care.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/06/19/6.htm
19 Jun 2012