Search results for "Screening and Prevention"
Lung screening's benefits, challenges
In the NLST, false-positive rates were 27.2% in the first year of screening and 15.9% in the second year, according to data published in the 2021 Task Force ... Low-dose CT screening is still the new kid on the block compared with mammography and other
March 2022
From the College
The six 1-hour sessions include:. 1. Eliminating Healthcare Waste and Over-ordering of Tests. ... 2. Healthcare Costs and Payment Models. 3. Utilizing Biostatistics in Diagnosis, Screening and Prevention.
September 2013
CDC seeks more testing for ‘huge uptick’ in HCV incidence
hepatitis C, according to one expert at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ... You've got both [groups of] people: older individuals who need to be screened, but, as well, there's this huge prevention [and] early intervention opportunity
January 2016
Patient-physician communication
To assess patients' expectations about screening and prevention, researchers surveyed them about the benefits of screening for breast and bowel cancer, as well as drugs to prevent hip fracture and cardiovascular ... D]octors should be aware that many
November 2012
Managing HIV with testing, prevention
It's very rewarding to be able to get these patients into care when we have such effective tools for prevention and treatment.”. ... In general, given recent advances in testing, prevention, and treatment, general internists are perfectly positioned to
March 2020
Integrating routine HIV screening into practice
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. HIV in the United States: at a glance. ... Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Association of Public Health Laboratories.
September 2016
ACP Highlights: What's new in other College publications
A dengue fever outbreak in Brazil has led ACP to offer for free its module on the prevention, diagnosis and management of dengue fever, dengue hemorrhagic fever and dengue shock syndrome. ... In its 480 modules, PIER covers not only individual diseases
June 2008
Calmer talk needed about mammography
The USPSTF represents an evidence-based view by experts in screening and prevention, and most of them are also clinicians in primary care fields of medicine.”. ... personalized cancer screening … [and that] personalized risk assessment and screening
February 2010
Rethinking the value of the annual exam
A mid-level team member could do the initial routine screening and identify issues that require attention by the physician, he said. ... ACP Patient Summaries. This College resource provides summaries of ACP guidelines for a wide range of diseases and
January 2010
Learning to learn: Simulators are easy, inexpensive to make
skills and procedures that can be used in the office and inpatient settings. ... skills. Topics include arthrocentesis and joint injections, common skin biopsy techniques, efficiency through effective communication, screening and prevention of diabetic
October 2010