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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
Internal medicine: Validating our identity and value
ACP is launching a new campaign to educate about the depth and diversity of internal medicine and highlight the value that all internal medicine physicians bring to health care.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/09/internal-medicine-validating-our-identity-and-value.htm
1 Sep 2022
Candidates announced for Board of Governors Chair-elect
The candidate who is elected will begin his or her term as Chair-elect at the conclusion of Internal Medicine Meeting 2023 and will take office as Chair in April 2024.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/09/candidates-announced-for-board-of-governors-chair-elect.htm
1 Sep 2022
CDC releases interim monkeypox guidance, reports epidemiologic and clinical characteristics
The interim guidance focused on prevention and treatment of monkeypox in persons with HIV infection. The most frequently reported signs and symptoms from recent cases of monkeypox in the U.S. include rash (100%), fever (63%), chills (59%), and lymphadenopathy (59%).
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/08/16/1.htm
16 Aug 2022
NJ licensure during COVID-19 offers example of how to meet workforce demand
Temporary licensure of out-of-state practitioners, along with telehealth waivers, may be a valuable, short-term solution to mitigating health care workforce shortages during public health emergencies, researchers said.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/08/09/4.htm
9 Aug 2022
Food insecurity threatens public health in the U.S., ACP says
A College position paper makes recommendations for strengthening the nation's food insecurity response, while new research finds that social programs for housing, food, and transportation may help reduce inpatient admissions and ED visits in adult Medicaid patients.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/07/05/2.htm
5 Jul 2022
Leadership Day offers advocacy in action
An in-person Leadership Day let ACP members meet their elected officials and advocate for internal medicine.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/07/leadership-day-offers-advocacy-in-action.htm
1 Jul 2022
Tools to help track social determinants of health
There has been increased recognition of the impact of addressing social determinants of health.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/07/tools-to-help-track-social-determinants-of-health.htm
1 Jul 2022
Binge drinking shows potential to predict alcohol problems in people who drink moderately
Compared with a regular pattern of drinking, a binge pattern of drinking was independently and significantly associated with an increase in the number of alcohol problems nine years later, a study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/06/21/4.htm
21 Jun 2022
ACP issues proposal to realign health care delivery, reimbursement for greater equity
The College issued seven policy recommendations on reforming payment programs, including prioritizing underserved patient populations, addressing value in health care, and achieving greater equity.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/06/21/5.htm
21 Jun 2022