ACP Recommendations: Use of High-Flow Nasal Oxygen for Acute Respiratory Failure
Internists Say Climate Change Legislation Appropriately Recognizes Toll on Human Health
Statement attributable to:
George M. Abraham, MD, FACP, FIDSA
President, American College of Physicians
Short-Course Antimicrobial Therapy Noninferior for Pediatric Pneumonia
American College of Physicians partners with The DEI Shift podcast to promote diversity, equity and inclusion in medicine and offer CME-accredited series
PHILADELPHIA, May 13, 2021 – The American College of Physicians (ACP) announced today that it is partnering with The DEI Shift, a podcast hosted by internists that focuses on diversity, equity and inclusion in medicine. ACP members who listen to The DEI Shift podcast can claim continuing medical education (CME) credits and maintenance of certification (MOC) points for each episode by logging into ACP’s Online Learning Center.
ACP Recommends Caution in the Use of Patient-Reported Outcome-Based Performance Measures
PHILADELPHIA, May 11, 2021 – In a new paper released today, the American College of Physicians (ACP) acknowledges the potential for patient-reported outcome–based performance measures that are methodologically sound and evidence based to assess and improve patient-centered care, but recommends caution in how they are used. The paper, Recommending Caution in Patient-Reported Outcome–Based Performance Measurement was published in Annals of Internal Medicine.
American College of Physicians, April 29-May 1
ACP Says New Recommendations from NASEM Could Help Strengthen Primary Care Medicine
Washington, D.C. May 4, 2021 – A new set of recommendations released today by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) could help to improve primary care medicine for patients and physicians, said the American College of Physicians (ACP). Implementing High-Quality Primary Care: Rebuilding the Foundation of Health Care analyzes the challenges facing primary care and lays out an implementation plan for strengthening primary care medicine.
ACP calls for improved privacy protections
Expanding your life lens to enhance patient care
ACP Strongly Supports FDA’s Plan to Ban Menthol Cigarettes In the U.S.
Statement attributable to:
Jacqueline W. Fincher, MD, MACP
President, American College of Physicians
Washington, D.C. April 29, 2021 – The American College of Physicians (ACP) is pleased that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will take steps to ban menthol cigarettes across the nation and believes this plan will greatly strengthen public health in America. ACP also supports the FDA’s proposal to prohibit flavored cigars, including those with menthol.