Video: A plea to stop gun violence
External URL
http://www.acponline.org/multimedia/?bclid=782539367001&bctid=4941102015001
Physician Groups Representing 426,000 Doctors: Gun Violence MUST STOP
Statement attributable to:
Wanda Filer, MD, MBA, FAAFP
President, American Academy of Family Physicians
Benard P. Dreyer, MD, FAAP
President, American Academy of Pediatrics
Nitin S. Damle, MD, MS, FACP
President, American College of Physicians
Barbara Levy, MD
Vice President for Health Policy, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Annals: The most prolific perpetrators of elder abuse may be living among them
External URL
http://annals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2528279
Business People on the Move: American College of Physicians names first female CEO
External URL
http://www.philly.com/philly/business/20160613_Business_People_on_the_Move__American_College_of_Physicians_names_first_female_CEO.html#edm9JyHfGZITMY7y.99
ACP Lastest Link Type
ACP in the News
Journal Name
Philly.com
ACP Urges Action on Zika, Debut of an Advocacy Tool, and the Neubauer Award Recipient
External URL
https://www.healthbanks.com/PatientPortal/NewsletterArchive.aspx?UCID={F151DAE7-AF91-4D5B-B402-126BDDEFC59F}&Date=06/10/2016
ACP Lastest Link Type
ACP Advocate
Summary
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
External URL
http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/physician-leaders/physician-finds-optimism-amid-new-realities-practice
ACP Lastest Link Type
ACP in the News
Journal Name
Health Leaders Media
Tolerating the Intolerable
External URL
http://advocacyblog.acponline.org/2016/06/tolerating-intolerable.html
ACP Lastest Link Type
ACP Advocate Blog OLD
Among active duty military, Army personnel most at risk for violent suicide
External URL
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
External URL
https://www.healthbanks.com/PatientPortal/NewsletterArchive.aspx?UCID={F151DAE7-AF91-4D5B-B402-126BDDEFC59F}&Date=05/27/2016
ACP Lastest Link Type
ACP Advocate
Summary
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.