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Internists don't need to defer treating pain
Pain is one of the most common symptoms seen by primary care physicians, but it can be the most difficult to handle. Chronic pain often requires time-intensive, complex regimens that call for careful management and monitoring, which is not easy to achieve in a busy primary care practice.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/05/pain.htm
1 May 2011
‘Reform’ hasn't always equaled improvement of health care
ACP's incoming president lays out his agenda for the upcoming year and how the patient-centered medical home improves the enjoyment found in practicing primary care internal medicine.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/05/presidents.htm
1 May 2010
Prepping IM residents for primary care
Although most patient visits and more than 60% of procedures now occur in the outpatient setting, most of the focus on residency training is on critically ill patients in the hospital.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/05/education.htm
1 May 2017
New research links empathy to outcomes
Everyone wants to have a physician who understands what they're feeling, but it's not just about human contact; better clinical outcomes can result from physician empathy.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/03/empathy.htm
1 Mar 2013
Letters to the Editor
Readers submit their thoughts on bone mineral density testing and a better title for “internal medicine.”.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/03/letters.htm
1 Mar 2012
ACP launches new High Value Care website as latest resource in ACP's High Value Care initiative
ACP has launched a new High Value Care website that will help physicians and other health care professionals, medical students, and patients understand the benefits, harms, and costs of tests and treatment options for common clinical issues and whether they provide good value.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/01/29/7.htm
29 Jan 2013
Grassroots initiative helps promote primary care
AMA sponsors ‘Heal that Claim’ month
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/11/09/7.htm
9 Nov 2010
Unresolved health care reform issues mask real progress
ACP's outgoing president reflects on the past year with confidence that within the turbulent environment of primary care lies great opportunity.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/04/presidents.htm
1 Apr 2009
An international meeting highlights domestic health care
ACP's international membership has much to offer the domestic roster, and vice versa.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/11/presidents.htm
1 Nov 2010
Six physician teams named winners of the Teaching Value and Choosing Wisely® Challenge
The Costs of Care organization and the ABIM Foundation have announced the winners of the annual Teaching Value and Choosing Wisely Challenge for the most promising innovations and bright ideas for teaching high-value care and stewardship to medical trainees.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/03/17/5.htm
17 Mar 2015