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ACP Internist Features
Heart failure, statins take center stage at AHA conference.
Heart failure, headphones, statins and self-care were just some of the research topics presented at the annual American Heart Association Scientific Sessions conference.
Dumping drugs puts traces of meds in taps.
How can you keep the contents of one patient's medicine cabinet from getting into everyone's drinking water? Eventually, physicians could even be asked to pay attention to environmental impact when deciding which drugs to prescribe.
Nominate Outstanding Residents and Colleagues for ACP Awards
The Awards Committee of the American College of Physicians invites your assistance in recognizing the accomplishments of distinguished individuals in medicine. Two awards of special relevance to local leaders concerned with Associates groups are the Joseph E. Johnson Leadership Award and the Herbert S. Waxman Award.
The Johnson Award recognizes an Associate member of the College—an internal medicine resident or fellow-in-training—who has demonstrated qualities that exemplify the College’s mission “to enhance the quality and effectiveness of health care by fostering excellence and professionalism in the practice of medicine” and has outstanding achievements in any of a wide variety of areas. Nominees must be Associates as of June 30th of each year considered.
The Herbert S. Waxman Award for Outstanding Medical Student Educator recognizes an ACP member who is an internal medicine interest group leader, clinical clerkship director, program director, or faculty member who spends a significant amount of time teaching medical students. Nominees should be at the level of an associate professor of medicine or at a lower academic level.
ACP members are also encouraged to submit nomination materials for candidates for other awards and for Masterships.
Complete nominations for the Joseph E. Johnson Award should include a full CV with bibliography and a total of three to five detailed letters of support. The deadline is April 1, 2009. Complete nominations for all other awards (including the Waxman Award) and Masterships should include a full CV with bibliography and a total of five (no more, no less) detailed letters of support. The deadline is July 1, 2009. Materials may be submitted by E-mail, mail, or fax. For detailed instructions for preparing nominations and further information, consult the ACP Awards and Masterships Booklet. You may view it online, request a pdf to be E-mailed to you, or request a print copy to be mailed to you. Contact Meghann Williams, Coordinator, ACP Awards-Convocation and Diversity, at mewilliams@acponline.org, 800-523-1546, ext. 2714.
ACP's Hospitalist: Physician guest bloggers offer coverage from the front lines of medicine
What's new on ACP Internist's blog.
Daily updates provide readers with the latest news relevant to internal and hospital medicine.
Mindful Medicine: Challenges of treating the physician-patient.
When the patient is a physician, there is a particular risk of both self-diagnosis and misdiagnosis.
Statin use in the acute care.
An expert summarizes best practices
Register Now for Internal Medicine 2009
ACP’s annual meeting, Internal Medicine 2009 will be held in Philadelphia, PA from April 23-25, 2008. Internal Medicine 2009 is the premier scientific meeting for internal medicine and features over 250 scientific sessions. Scientific sessions geared toward residents and subspecialty fellows-in-training include: Medicine Crossfire: Hot Topics in Medicine for Residents, Preparing for the ABIM Examination, Teaching Residents and Fellows to Teach, and The Art of Presentation.
For details regarding the meeting, including information on registration, housing and travel arrangements, visit internal_medicine_09.
Leadership Day 2009
The seventeenth annual Leadership Day on Capitol Hill 2009 will be held on May 19-20 at the L'Enfant Plaza Hotel, 480 L'Enfant Plaza, SW, in Washington, D.C. This two-day event provides ACP members with advocacy and/or media training, an update on the College's priority legislative issues, briefings from Members of Congress, White House officials, and key Capitol Hill staffers, and an opportunity to meet with your state’s elected officials. A special briefing for Associates and medical students is also provided. Learn more about Leadership Day activities at lead_day_09.
For International Medical Graduates: Leadership and Career Advancement Panel at Internal Medicine 2009
International medical graduates are invited to a panel presentation at the upcoming Internal Medicine 2009 in April. “Leadership and Career Advancement for International Medical Graduates” will be held on Thursday, April 23, 2009 from 2:15 to 3:45 p.m. in Room 204B of the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia.
The presentation and discussion will address unique strengths that IMGs can bring to careers in U.S. medicine, strategies and tools for professional development and career advancement, and how to find mentors and move up. Rashida A. Khakoo, MD, MACP will be the moderator, and the panelists are Shakaib U. Rehman, MBBS, FACP and Maximo Brito, MD, FACP.
IMGs late in their training and early in their careers are especially welcome, but IMGs at all career stages are encouraged to attend. The panel is designed to inspire IMGs to think past residency to excel professionally in academic as well as other types of positions, and aspire to leadership in organized medicine.
Anyone registered for Internal Medicine 2009 may attend. To register for the meeting, call ACP Customer Service at 1-800-523-1546, ext. 2600; or register online.
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