Search results for "Ethics"
Membership in ACP is now more important than ever
ACP's incoming president urges his fellow physicians to promote membership in the College##mdash;the “doctor's doctors” in internal medicine.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/05/presidents.htm
1 May 2012
Data monitoring committee ends behavioral COPD trial early
Scheduled safety monitoring should occur during behavioral intervention trials in case of unexpected outcomes, according to the authors of one such study for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that recorded excess deaths in the intervention group.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/05/15/6.htm
15 May 2012
New ethics case study addresses the EHR
The ACP Center for Ethics and Professionalism has posted a new case study, “Copied and Pasted and Misdiagnosed (or Cloned Notes and Blind Alleys)” on Medscape.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/05/22/9.htm
22 May 2012
The May issue of ACP Hospitalist is online
The latest issue of ACP Hospitalist is online and includes stories about ethics in hospital medicine, inpatient hypercalcemia, compassion fatigue and more.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/05/22/8.htm
22 May 2012
Determining actionability of genetic findings in clinical practice
Just as radiology screenings can return results of incidentalomas, genetic scans can also return inadvertent findings. But some guidance can be taken from criteria developed in 1968 for adopting any screening test.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/07/genomics.htm
1 Jul 2012
ACP, SGIM release paper on the ethics of the patient-centered medical home
ACP, in collaboration with the Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM), recently released the position paper “The Patient-Centered Medical Home: An Ethical Analysis of Principles and Practice.”
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/08/07/8.htm
7 Aug 2012
Commercial screening tests not always indicated, ethical
Commercial screening tests marketed directly to the consumer are not always indicated or ethical, according to a recent opinion piece.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/08/28/5.htm
28 Aug 2012
Board of Governors announces Chair-elect candidates
Two nominees seek election for the Board of Governors, with results of an online vote to be announced mid-October.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/09/governors.htm
1 Sep 2012
Stories of real patients reinforce the values of medicine
Three patients' stories remind a physician why he chose to become a doctor, and of the rewards and responsibilities that accompany that.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/09/presidents.htm
1 Sep 2012
‘Rights, privileges and responsibilities appertaining thereto’
An internal medicine resident reflects on his recent graduation, a cross-country move and the new responsibilities he now carries.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/09/residents.htm
1 Sep 2012