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ACP Expresses Support for Key Policies of Affordable Health Care for America Act
WASHINGTON, November 2, 2009 – The American College of Physicians (ACP) today sent a letter![[PDF]](/graphics/new/pdf.gif){kind=small}
to House leaders voicing the College’s support for key policies in the Affordable Health Care for America Act.
American College of Physicians Executive Vice President and CEO to Step Down
PHILADELPHIA, October 28, 2009 -- John Tooker, MD, MBA, FACP, has announced that he will step down as Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of the American College of Physicians, the nation's largest medical specialty organization and the second-largest physician group.
ACP Issues Guideline on Benefits and Risks of Oral Medications Used to Treat Patients with ED
PHILADELPHIA, October 20, 2009 -- The American College of Physicians (ACP) today issued recommendations for the treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED). ACP, the nation's largest medical specialty organization and second-largest physician group, strongly recommends that physicians initiate therapy with an oral phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE-5) inhibitor in men who seek treatment for ED unless they have a contraindication to PDE-5 inhibitors, such as nitrate therapy.
Featured Multimedia
Amir Qaseem, MD, PhD, MHA, FACP, discusses "Hormonal Testing and Pharmacologic Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction: A Clinical Practice Guideline from the American College of Physicians."
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ACP President Joseph W. Stubbs, MD, FACP, recommends getting your seasonal flu shot now.
Annals of Internal Medicine Editor Christine Laine, MD, MPH, FACP, talks about a recent study that compared the effects of a Mediterranean-style diet versus a typical low-fat diet for diabetes management.
ACP in the News
- 10/20/09 Regimens: Doctors Group Endorses Erectile Drugs - New York Times
- 10/1/09 Vaccines can be lifesavers - Philadelphia Inquirer
- 9/21/09 Shame on us all if we do nothing to fix health care - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- 9/16/09 In Depth: 10 Symptoms Too Dangerous To Ignore - Forbes
- 9/15/09 Reform plan should encourage training of more internists - Idaho Statesman
- 9/9/09 And now a word from our internists (what they say about healthcare reform) - Los Angeles Times
- 8/27/09 Obama asks docs to promote health care fix - Associated Press
- 8/7/09 France Fights Universal Care's High Cost - Wall Street Journal
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