Search results for "Palliative Care"
Physical activity program for older adults linked to long-term improvements in function
Older adults with reduced lower-limb physical functioning treated with a 12-month, group-based physical activity and behavior maintenance program had greater improvements in function than those who received educational sessions on healthy aging, an English trial found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/03/29/1.htm
29 Mar 2022
Scientific statement addresses primary care's role in poststroke care
Effective communication by primary care clinicians can improve adherence to necessary interventions after stroke, boost patient motivation, and reduce barriers to care, the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association advised.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2021/07/27/2.htm
27 Jul 2021
12 tips for new academic hospitalists
Internists seeking a career in hospital medicine should be engaged, make connections, and try new things in order to be successful.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/07/12-tips-for-new-academic-hospitalists.htm
1 Jul 2021
Internal medicine looks ahead
This issue addresses ACP's virtual meeting for student members, advances in heart failure comanagement, and conference coverage.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/07/internal-medicine-looks-ahead.htm
1 Jul 2021
IM residency applications increased during pandemic
There are now more medical school applicants than ever, and internal medicine underwent its largest Match in history. Experts weigh in on what's driving the sudden surge.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/07/im-residency-applications-increased-during-pandemic.htm
1 Jul 2021
Osteoarthritis can ease with easy changes
An optimal regimen starting with nonpharmacologic measures can help patients achieve notable relief.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/05/osteoarthritis-can-ease-with-easy-changes.htm
1 May 2021
ACC pathway supports neprilysin inhibitor, SGLT-2 inhibitors for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction
The American College of Cardiology (ACC) offered this update to their expert consensus decision pathway from 2017 as interim guidance to physicians while comprehensive updates to heart failure guidelines remain in development.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2021/01/26/4.htm
26 Jan 2021
High-dose opioid use dropping in the VA, but opioids frequently discontinued involuntarily, studies find
Recent studies from the Veterans Health Administration looked at voluntary and involuntary opioid reduction; high-dose, long-term opioid therapy; and quality improvement efforts for opioid use disorder treatment.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/11/10/2.htm
10 Nov 2020
Physicians as caregivers balance professional, personal roles
Physicians face choices as they find themselves caring for a family member or friend: coordinator, interpreter, and advocate.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/11/physicians-as-caregivers-balance-professional-personal-roles.htm
1 Nov 2020
Latest COVID-19 research looks at plasma, prophylaxis, palliative care, periop risks
The benefit of convalescent plasma is uncertain, and hydroxychloroquine did not appear to work for prophylaxis, according to new studies. Experts offered advice on using palliative care, avoiding surgery, changing residency applications, and understanding antibody testing.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/06/09/1.htm
9 Jun 2020