Search results for "Workforce"
AHA releases scientific statement on cardiovascular health in African-American patients
Obesity, hypertension, and diabetes generally occur earlier in African-American patients than in white patients, and adverse health behaviors may partly explain the higher burden of risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/10/31/4.htm
31 Oct 2017
ACP, agencies work to prioritize primary care
ACP has advocated for and in some cases been directly involved in advising on or developing efforts to reform primary care.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/11/acp-agencies-work-to-prioritize-primary-care.htm
1 Nov 2021
Pushing toward gender equity in medicine
At the Women in Medicine Summit, held virtually last October, experts offered strategies to help support women in medicine during the pandemic and beyond.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/01/pushing-toward-gender-equity-in-medicine.htm
1 Jan 2021
Bringing medicine to the streets
A newly formed street medicine fellowship is allowing academic centers and cities to bring care to homeless patients instead of waiting for them to present to a hospital or shelter.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/07/bringing-medicine-to-the-streets.htm
1 Jul 2019
Latest updates on ACP's priorities, initiatives
ACP Spotlight offers readers a look at ACP's current top priorities and initiatives, as well as highlights from our e-newsletter, ACP Internist Weekly.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/09/latest-updates-on-acps-priorities-initiatives.htm
1 Sep 2022
Trainees take charge at Leadership Day 2019
Nearly 400 physicians and future doctors from 48 states and Washington, D.C., focused on core priorities of ACP policy during more than 415 meetings with members of Congress and their staff.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/07/trainees-take-charge-at-leadership-day-2019.htm
1 Jul 2019
Inclusivity that calls for embracing: The importance of IMGs
International medical graduates are crucial to the practice of health care in America and around the world.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/09/inclusivity-that-calls-for-embracing-the-importance-of-imgs.htm
1 Sep 2021
Handling hoarseness, hearing problems in primary care
Internists can help patients cope with common ENT conditions like hoarseness, tinnitus, and hearing loss.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/06/handling-hoarseness-hearing-problems-in-primary-care.htm
1 Jun 2021
Correcting medicine's use of race in clinical algorithms
Recent efforts have pushed institutions to reconsider the use of race not just in estimating kidney function, but in a variety of algorithms and scores.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/05/correcting-medicines-use-of-race-in-clinical-algorithms.htm
1 May 2021
Take it gradually when planning for retirement
Physicians should start their retirement planning when they first start working, first by deciding what retirement should look like and establishing a timeline to accomplish goals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/07/take-it-gradually-when-planning-for-retirement.htm
1 Jul 2020