Search results for "Medical Education"
Registration open for congress on patient-centered medical home
The event will focus on the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) model of care and on the ways in which it connects to the medical neighborhood.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/05/08/5.htm
8 May 2018
How was ACP's 2015 Leadership Day different from all others?
Following the repeal of the sustainable growth rate, ACP seeks to secure its future through other legislative and regulatory goals, including physician payment reform, graduate medical education, and primary care workforce programs.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/07/washington.htm
1 Jul 2015
Upcoming ACP Chapter meetings announced
The following are scheduled for fall 2021.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/09/september-chapter-meetings.htm
1 Sep 2021
ACP launches ‘Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain’ interactive learning module
An interactive multimedia module provides an overview of CDC guidelines on prescribing opioids for chronic pain and allows users to review common clinical questions and receive feedback while learning.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/05/08/4.htm
8 May 2018
Getting patients to ‘yes' on COVID-19 vaccines
Experts believe practicing physicians are well positioned to take a lead role combating one of the biggest anticipated obstacles to widespread vaccination: vaccine hesitancy.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/01/getting-patients-to-yes-on-covid-19-vaccines.htm
1 Jan 2021
A better signal-to-noise ratio for guidelines
It takes about 15 years to broadly implement clinical guidelines into practice. Physicians and scientists are working to shorten this lag and strengthen the connection by examining how guidelines are developed, delivered, and adopted.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/06/guidelines.htm
1 Jun 2016
Educators, are you ready for your close-up?
Eight tips can ease the switch to online education.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/10/educators-are-you-ready-for-your-close-up.htm
1 Oct 2020
A shifting focus on the role of patients' nonmedical needs
Two ACP position papers offer guidance on the role primary care physicians can play in addressing traditionally nonmedical issues, often known as the social determinants of health, and how they encourage the development of patient-centered care.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/04/a-shifting-focus-on-the-role-of-patients-nonmedical-needs.htm
1 Apr 2019
Differentiating ‘dizziness' and vertigo
Because patients use these two terms to describe a broad range of sensations, the symptom can pose a diagnostic challenge.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/01/dizziness-vertigo.htm
1 Jan 2017
ACP urges doctors to focus on ‘hidden curriculum’
Among other recommendations, faculty and senior clinicians should model empathy, encourage reflection and discussion of positive and negative behaviors in the training environment, and promote clinician wellness.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/03/06/4.htm
6 Mar 2018