Search results for "Palliative Care"
Conversing about cancer at ASCO conference
Physician-patient communication has been tied to important outcomes, including quality of life, and a variety of strategies to improve communication exist.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2018/09/conversing-about-cancer-at-asco-conference.htm
1 Sep 2018
The next issue of ACP Internist is online
Annals editor leads council of science editorsACP awards and Masterships nominations due July 1Recruit-a-Colleague has a winner
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2010/06/08/9.htm
8 Jun 2010
College's new end-of-life guidelines fill gaps in patient care
The College's new guidelines recommend that clinicians regularly assess end-of-life patients for symptoms of pain, dyspnea and depression, and use proven therapies to treat these conditions.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2008/03/fourteen.htm
1 Mar 2008
ACP issues position paper on patient-physician-caregiver relationships
More than 30 million people in the U.S. act as caregivers for individuals with acute and chronic illness.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2010/01/26/11.htm
26 Jan 2010
ACCP issues consensus statement on managing dyspnea in advanced heart or lung disease
MKSAP Quiz: severe head and neck pain
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2010/03/16/2.htm
16 Mar 2010
How your patient's ‘bucket list’ can help guide care
One researcher believes that learning about patients' future goals can help internists guide care.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2018/06/how-your-patients-bucket-lists-can-help-guide-care.htm
1 Jun 2018
AHA and ACC update heart failure guidelines
New and revised recommendations on the treatment of heart failure were released last week jointly by the American College of Cardiology Foundation and American Heart Association.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2013/06/11/5.htm
11 Jun 2013
Successful bariatric surgery requires planning, prep
This issue covers topics such as bariatric surgery, care for patients in an urban environment, and screening options for hepatitis C.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2016/01/editors.htm
1 Jan 2016
Managing diabetes meds more complicated in elderly patients
This issue covers topics including management of diabetes in the elderly, the public release of Medicare payments to physicians, and new approaches to antivirals as flu season begins.
https://acpinternist.org/archives/2014/10/editors.htm
1 Oct 2014
Specialty organizations highlight lists of common tests and interventions that should be questioned
Several medical organizations released lists of tests or procedures that might be overused in clinical practice, as part of the Choosing Wisely initiative of the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation.
https://acpinternist.org/weekly/archives/2013/02/26/2.htm
26 Feb 2013