ACP Calls for Policies to Strengthen Health Care for Our Nation’s Veterans
WASHINGTON, DC, October 5, 2021 –The health care needs of our nation’s veterans are unique, and the Veteran’s Health Administration (VHA) service needs to be supported and strengthened so that it can continue to meet those needs, says the American College of Physicians (ACP). In a new paper titled Health Care for Our Nation’s Veterans, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, ACP says that the VHA is a crucial part of our nation’s health care system; however, it faces many challenges
ACP announces new Mastership and national award winners for 2021-2022
ACP Leaders Call for Strategies to Support the Well-being of the Physician Workforce in the COVID-19 Environment
PHILADELPHIA, September 28, 2021 – A group of American College of Physicians (ACP) leaders are calling on employers to provide tactical support to physicians and other clinicians to ensure they can safely care for patients and support one another during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Ideas and Opinions article “Getting Through COVID-19: Keeping Clinicians in the Workforce,” is published today in Annals of Internal Medicine. The authors of the article are Darilyn V.
ACP Supports the Use of Science and Evidence for COVID-19 Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatments, Cautions Against Interference
Statement attributable to:
George M. Abraham, MD, FACP, FIDSA
President, American College of Physicians
ACP Says Employers and Others Can Require Proof of Vaccinations
WASHINGTON, DC September 15, 2021 –The American College of Physicians (ACP) issued new policies today supporting the promotion of vaccines in the interest of public safety and health; saying that the government may appropriately require employers, schools, public agencies, and organizations receiving federal funding to require employees or students show proof of vaccination with recommended immunizations against highly transmissible diseases during a public health emergency.
Internists Concerned About COVID-19 Misinformation
Statement attributable to:
George M. Abraham, MD, FACP, FIDSA
President, American College of Physicians
ACP Says Profit Motive in Medicine May Contribute to a Broken Health Care System
WASHINGTON, D.C. Sept. 7, 2021 –Profit motive in medicine may contribute to a bloated, complex, and fragmented health care system said the American College of Physicians (ACP) in a new policy paper published today in the Annals of Internal Medicine. The paper, Financial Profit in Medicine, goes on to say that the principles of professionalism and medical ethics should ensure medicine retains a patients-over-profit orientation and protects the patient-physician relationship.
Leading Physician Groups Oppose Texas Legislation That Threatens Access to Reproductive Patient Care
Washington, D.C. (September 2, 2021) – America’s leading physician groups are deeply concerned about the consequences of the Texas state law, which took effect yesterday, banning abortions, medical counseling and support related to abortion after six weeks of pregnancy.
ACP Supports ACIP Recommendation of Full FDA Approval for Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine
PHILADELPHIA, September 1, 2021 – The American College of Physicians (ACP) supports the recommendation of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for use of the FDA-approved Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in persons 16 and older in the U.S.
Internists Say Texas Law Violates Patient Autonomy and Egregiously Harms the Patient-Physician Relationship
Statement attributable to:
George M. Abraham, MD, FACP, FIDSA
President, American College of Physicians