BOR action on fall 2018 BOG resolutions now available
External URL
https://www.acponline.org/sites/default/files/documents/about_acp/who_we_are/leadership/governors/bor_actions_bog_resolutions_fall2018.pdf
ACP calls on the government of Nicaragua to respect the ethical duty of physicians to provide care without regard to ethnic, political, or other affiliation
External URL
https://www.acponline.org/acp_policy/letters/acp_letter_to_president_ortega_2018.pdf
How a single tweet from the NRA helped ACP reach millions of people on gun violence
External URL
http://advocacyblog.acponline.org/2018/12/how-single-tweet-from-nra-helped-acp.html
ACP Lastest Link Type
ACP Advocate Blog OLD
#ThisIsOurLane: Doctors tell the NRA why they are experts on the effects of gun violence
External URL
https://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-doctors-gun-violence-20181206-story.html
ACP Lastest Link Type
ACP in the News
Journal Name
Los Angeles Times
Fee Schedule and QPP Changes Get Mixed Review, ACP Fights Back Against NRA Attack
External URL
https://www.acponline.org/advocacy/acp-advocate/archive/december-7-2018
ACP Lastest Link Type
ACP Advocate
Summary
Medicare Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Program Changes Elicit Mixed Review from ACP, Physicians Fight Back Against NRA Attack Over Firearms Safety
In Wake of Recent Reports, Internists Call for Immediate Action to Address Climate Change
Statement attributable to:
Ana María López, MD, MPH, MACP
President, American College of Physicians
Washington, DC (November 29, 2018) — In light of three recent reports, the American College of Physicians (ACP) is deeply concerned about the negative impact that climate change is having on public health and patients, and that these effects will worsen without immediate action.
American College of Physicians names new Vice President for Medical Education
Philadelphia, November 28, 2018 -- The American College of Physicians (ACP) has named Tabassum Salam, MD, FACP, as the organization’s Vice President for Medical Education, effective December 3, 2018.
ACP made the selection after a national search for the largest medical specialty organization in the United States. Dr. Salam succeeds Sean McKinney, who retired in June.
American College of Physicians releases principles to guide patient partnership in health care
New ACP position paper details how patient-centered care can improve outcomes
Philadelphia, November 27, 2018 – In a new position paper published today in Annals of Internal Medicine, the American College of Physicians (ACP) has released a set of principles that aims to solidify the role of patients and families in their care plans.
Internists and Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health Awarded Grant to Embed Racial Equity into Their Climate Resilience Work
Washington, DC (November 19, 2018) — Advancing racial equity in their climate resilience work is the goal of two medical organizations recently accepted for a learning program.
ACP Encouraged by FDA Plans to Begin Regulatory Process to Ban Menthol in Tobacco Products
Statement attributable to:
Ana María López, MD, MPH, MACP
President, American College of Physicians