Search results for "Clinical decision-making"
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/2019/04/latest-updates-on-acps-priorities-initiatives.htm
1 Apr 2019
Decision aid did not help surrogates, clinicians agree on treatment goals for critically ill patients
Nearly all surrogates chose a more aggressive treatment goal for patients on life support than was suggested by a decision aid, despite the aid being based on surrogates' reports of patients' values.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/01/29/5.htm
29 Jan 2019
Updated guideline on cholesterol management focuses on detailed risk assessment
The guideline from the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association recommends that physicians talk to patients about risk-enhancing factors that can help provide a more personalized risk assessment, in addition to such traditional risk factors as smoking and high blood pressure.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/11/20/2.htm
20 Nov 2018
MKSAP Quiz: Familial screening for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
A 56-year-old man is being evaluated after his 18-year-old son had a syncopal episode during a high school basketball game and was diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). The patient has had no symptoms, including with physical activity such as golfing or playing tennis. Findings of a comprehensive physical examination are unremarkable. An electrocardiogram and echocardiogram are normal, with no evidence of HCM. When should this patient next be screened for HCM?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/06/19/3.htm
19 Jun 2018
Diabetes remission through diet may be doable, with support
Dietary interventions may be able to send type 2 diabetes into remission, and intensive lifestyle interventions with some help from modern technology means more patients may now have the support they need to accomplish this.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/05/diabetes-remission-through-diet-may-be-doable-with-support.htm
1 May 2018
ACP, Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine produce case-based resource to improve diagnosis
Cases were designed to encourage thinking around diagnostic decision-making, identify problems that may occur in the diagnostic process, and demonstrate how diagnostic errors may affect both patients and the daily practice of medicine.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/10/17/5.htm
17 Oct 2017
ACP strongly recommends generic bisphosphonates, denosumab to prevent fractures in women with osteoporosis
The guideline focuses on the comparative benefits and risks of short- and long-term drug treatments for low bone density or osteoporosis, including prescriptions, calcium, vitamin D, and estrogen.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/05/09/1.htm
9 May 2017
ACP releases survey results on comparative effectiveness research; hosts webinar
Comparative effective research data can influence clinical decisions by informing patients, clinicians, and decision-makers about which interventions are most effective for each individual patient.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/03/22/6.htm
22 Mar 2016
Benefits of clearly defining value in patient care
Physicians have always been charged as agents to advocate for patients' best interests. Simultaneously, however, they are tasked with considering using resources wisely. These commitments can sometimes conflict and create tradeoffs in clinical decision making.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/11/policy.htm
1 Nov 2015
Hepatitis C drugs offer new options
The approval of multiple drugs in 2013 and 2014 that are able to cure hepatitis C without the use of interferon has dramatically changed the screening, treatment, and epidemiologic paradigms of the virus. Soon, internists will be involved in this rapidly changing area of health care.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/01/hepatitis.htm
1 Jan 2015