Search results for "Education"
Room for improvement in clinicians' weight-loss advice for patients with obesity, study finds
An analysis of audio recordings of consultations from the Brief Interventions for Weight Loss trial found that primary care clinicians who were trained to provide weight-loss advice in around 30 seconds commonly advised a general “Eat less, do more” approach.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/12/20/4.htm
20 Dec 2022
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/2023/09/spotlight.htm
1 Sep 2023
Upcoming Chapter meetings announced
The following are scheduled for late 2023 and early 2024.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/10/october-chapter-meetings.htm
1 Oct 2023
How to handle uncertainty
Studies have yet to tease out how physicians' tolerance of uncertainty affects their behavior and decision making, and even their sense of burnout.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/02/how-to-handle-uncertainty.htm
1 Feb 2023
Be sure not to miss ACP's many health policy efforts
ACP recently released two important new policy papers on ensuring equitable access to elections and physician leadership of team-based models for patient care.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/01/be-sure-not-to-miss-acps-many-health-policy-efforts.htm
1 Jan 2024
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, I.M. Matters Weekly from ACP.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/04/latest-updates-on-acps-priorities-initiatives.htm
1 Apr 2024
Marking achievements in gender equity
The President-elect of the American Medical Women's Association discusses mentorship, advocacy, and more.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/09/marking-achievements-in-gender-equity.htm
1 Sep 2023
Personalized strategies improved cognition, reduced dementia risk in seniors
An intervention with personalized risk-reduction goals, health coaching, and nurse visits was offered to patients who were between the ages of 70 and 89 years and had at least two targeted risk factors for dementia.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/12/05/2.htm
5 Dec 2023
ACP & Pri-Med expand education partnership
ACP and Pri-Med are expanding their partnership to develop a new national continuing medical education (CME) curriculum.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/02/05/9.htm
5 Feb 2013
Potential problematic prescribing in older women
Prescription of systemic estrogen therapy after menopause could be a red flag for use of other medications linked to dementia.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/04/potential-problematic-prescribing-in-older-women.htm
1 Apr 2024