ACP Urges Action on Zika, Debut of an Advocacy Tool, and the Neubauer Award Recipient

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https://www.healthbanks.com/PatientPortal/NewsletterArchive.aspx?UCID={F151DAE7-AF91-4D5B-B402-126BDDEFC59F}&Date=06/10/2016
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ACP Advocate
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ACP tells Congress to take the necessary measures to contain the threat of Zika virus; The new Legislative Action Center enhances advocacy abilities for members to better reach Congressional leaders; Coverage of this year's Richard Neubauer Advocate for Internal Medicine Award, Dr. Alejandro Moreno.

Physician Finds Optimism Amid New Realities of Practice

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http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/physician-leaders/physician-finds-optimism-amid-new-realities-practice
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ACP in the News
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Health Leaders Media

Tolerating the Intolerable

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http://advocacyblog.acponline.org/2016/06/tolerating-intolerable.html
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ACP Advocate Blog OLD

Among active duty military, Army personnel most at risk for violent suicide

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http://annals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2526945

Oral Health Patient FACTS now available for internal medicine physicians

Good oral health is important to overall health

Philadelphia, May 31, 2016 -- The American College of Physicians (ACP) and New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing’s Oral Health Nursing Education and Practice (OHNEP) Program have teamed up to create four patient-related oral health literacy fact-sheets for distribution to internal medicine physicians and primary care providers.

Preparing for MACRA, ACP's Leadership Day, and New Tobacco Regulations

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https://www.healthbanks.com/PatientPortal/NewsletterArchive.aspx?UCID={F151DAE7-AF91-4D5B-B402-126BDDEFC59F}&Date=05/27/2016
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ACP Advocate
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ACP offers advice and resources on how physicians can prepare for MACRA; Another successful Leadership Day event allowed members to engage with staffers on Capitol Hill; The FDA has put on new regulations on tobacco, earning praise from ACP.

Four national physician organizations urge Congress to fund Zika fight

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http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-physician-relationships/four-national-physician-organizations-urge-congress-to-fund-zika-fight.html
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ACP in the News
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Becker’s Hospital Review

ACP, Other Medical Groups Urge Congress to Prevent Zika Public Health Emergency

(Washington, May 26, 2016)—The American College of Physicians (ACP) along with the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) sent a letter today to House and Senate leaders urging them to immediately pass legislation that would provide the highest possible funding level for research, prevention, control, and treatment of illnesses associated with th

Temple faculty member to lead American College of Physicians

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https://news.temple.edu/news/2016-05-23/temple-faculty-member-lead-american-college-physicians
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ACP in the News
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Temple University News

Relax, It’s Only MACRA

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http://www.medpagetoday.com/Blogs/CareerConsult/58062
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ACP in the News
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MedPage Today
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