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Two ACP Practice Advisor modules approved for MOC points
New components have been added to ACP Practice Advisor modules on diabetes and adult immunization to help physicians achieve 20 Self-evaluation of Practice Performance points towards Maintenance of Certification (MOC) through the American Board of Internal Medicine. ACP Practice Advisor is the online practice support tool formerly called Medical Home Builder.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/08/13/6.htm
13 Aug 2013
Expert panel: physicians need to practice better lifestyle medicine
A set of competencies, released in the July 14 Journal of the American Medical Association by an expert panel that included representatives from ACP, urges physicians to take responsibility for helping patients make healthy behavior changes to prevent disease and promote health.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/08/03/9.htm
3 Aug 2010
Registration is open for ACP's live online POCUS Mentorship Program
From May through October 2024, internal medicine physicians can attend one-on-one mentored scanning sessions covering content across five key point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) skill areas.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/03/05/6.htm
5 Mar 2024
Shifts in insulin use
Physicians' management of patients who take insulin for diabetes has been influenced by changes in pricing and access to technology.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/02/shifts-in-insulin-use.htm
1 Feb 2024
New COVID-19 vaccine recommendations, data on after-effects of infection
The CDC recommended another COVID-19 booster for older patients and ended five-day isolation guidelines, while studies showed that COVID-19 infection was associated with a small cognitive decline and an increase in risk for autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/03/05/4.htm
5 Mar 2024
Salt tablets no salve for hyponatremia
At Kidney Week in fall 2023, an endocrinologist covered the latest in outpatient diagnosis and treatment of syndrome of inappropriate antidiuresis (SIAD).
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/02/salt-tablets-no-salve-for-hyponatremia.htm
1 Feb 2024
New ACP living practice points, mortality data on COVID-19
The College offered recommendations on outpatient COVID-19 treatments. Three studies looked at shifts in mortality from COVID-19 at different times and places. An international study compared infections in health care workers with medical masks versus N95s.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/11/29/2.htm
29 Nov 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, I.M. Matters Weekly from ACP.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/02/latest-updates-on-acps-priorities-initiatives.htm
1 Feb 2024
Improving physician satisfaction by eliminating unnecessary practice burdens
Yul Ejnes, MD, MACP, continues his monthly column at KevinMD, discussing burdens on physician practices.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/08/29/6.htm
29 Aug 2017
Final reminder to submit to ACP Innovation Challenge 2018: Re-Imagining the Practice of Internal Medicine
A grand prize winner will be selected by judges and awarded $20,000 to support implementation/study of an idea to reimagine the practice of internal medicine.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/12/19/5.htm
19 Dec 2017