Search results for "Clinical decision-making"
From the College
CME offerings and maintenance of certification.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/05/twentyfour.htm
1 May 2008
Son's plea to prolong life at any cost sparks ethical quandary
Physicians aren't obligated to provide end-of-life care that is ineffective or harmful, by Lachlan Forrow, FACP.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/09/ethics.htm
1 Sep 2008
What's next for breast cancer screening?
Mammography screening guidelines by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force set off a firestorm of controversy. But now that the flames have subsided, doctors need to know what to tell their patients.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/02/editors.htm
1 Feb 2010
Many hospitalists don't perform individual ‘core competencies' in a given year
Health professionals to march for health care reform
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/03/16/6.htm
16 Mar 2010
Antipsychotic drugs linked to VTE risk
Antipsychotic drugs linked to VTE riskScreening mammograms work, but effects are modest, study finds
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/09/28/1.htm
28 Sep 2010
Letters to the Editor
Readers take issue with recent coverage of health care reform, a profile on Cuba's health care system, and the promise that electronic health records may (or may not) have in the practice of medicine.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/11/letters.htm
1 Nov 2010
Reclaiming who we are: Internal medicine's central role
Internists must use their admirable heritage to provide the best care for patients and reclaim internal medicine's central role in delivering health care.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/05/presidents.htm
1 May 2011
MKSAP Quiz: 4-cm abdominal aortic aneurysm
A 67-year-old businessman is evaluated during a routine health examination. He has a 30 pack-year history of smoking, but quit 5 years ago. An abdominal ultrasound for screening purposes demonstrates an infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm measuring 4 cm in diameter. What is the best management option?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/05/03/3.htm
3 May 2011
ACP offers low back pain guidelines pocket card and digital version
ACP and the International Guidelines Center have released a new Low Back Pain GUIDELINES Pocketcard™, adapted from ACP's guidelines and best practice advice.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/06/14/9.htm
14 Jun 2011
Use caution when seeking medical information online
Researching medical knowledge online involves knowing three different types of resources, summary sites, society sites and primary literature. Knowing when to use each ensures the physician makes the correct diagnosis, and preserves the patient's confidence.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/07/google.htm
1 Jul 2011