Search results for "Substance use"
Palliative care guidelines updated with increased focus on collaboration, communication
The guidelines from the National Consensus Project for Quality Palliative Care focus on two main concepts: that palliative care is inclusive of all people with serious illness and that timely consideration of palliative care is the responsibility of all who care for the seriously ill, including primary care physicians, subspecialists, and hospitalists.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/11/06/4.htm
6 Nov 2018
Q&A: Cannabis use increasing among older adults
Cannabis use is on the rise among older adults, by almost 50% from 2016 to 2018, even in states where it hasn't been legalized for medicinal or recreational use.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/03/cannabis-use-increasing-among-older-adults.htm
1 Mar 2021
ACP, other groups focus on effects of the pandemic
ACP praises new coverage of telephone visits and continues to push for personal protective equipment. Recent articles focus on the pandemic's effect on addiction treatment, drug access, and stroke treatment.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/04/07/1.htm
7 Apr 2020
LGBTQ care must go beyond guidelines
To make health care more inclusive, physicians can include in the medical record the use of preferred names and pronouns, information on gender-affirming hormones and surgeries, and a record of the organs that patients have and that they were born with.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/09/lgbtq-care-must-go-beyond-guidelines.htm
1 Sep 2020
Integrating oral health into primary care
A comprehensive primary care model that includes oral health is needed to prevent health problems, reduce costs, and provide equitable care.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/11/integrating-oral-health-into-primary-care.htm
1 Nov 2021
ACC releases expert consensus decision pathway on tobacco cessation treatment
The decision pathway provides a structured approach to evaluating and treating tobacco dependence and offers practical guidance for overcoming challenges commonly encountered in the clinical setting.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/12/11/1.htm
11 Dec 2018
The journey to equity includes health equity
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted and exaggerated many health and health care disparities, including access to telemedicine, to mental health services, and to substance use disorder treatment.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/01/the-journey-to-equity-includes-health-equity.htm
1 Jan 2022
ACP supports updated naloxone guidance from AMA Opioid Task Force
The guidance encourages physicians to consider co-prescribing naloxone when it is clinically appropriate.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/09/19/5.htm
19 Sep 2017
5 key takeaways from vaping crisis
The electronic cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury (EVALI) crisis has reached critical mass, sending thousands to the hospital and sometimes proving fatal.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/03/5-key-takeaways-from-vaping-crisis.htm
1 Mar 2020
Increasing rates of chronic pain found among those who die by suicide
Among suicide decedents included in the study, 8.8% had evidence of chronic pain, and the percentage increased from 7.4% in 2003 to 10.2% in 2014.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/09/11/1.htm
11 Sep 2018