Doctors should discuss treatment effects, adverse effect profiles, costs, accessibility, and preferences with patients when selecting a first line treatment.
The World Health Organization has declared the rapid spread of the Zika virus a global health emergency. According to an Annals of Internal Medicine article, the virus was initially detected in Brazil in March 2015 and has been identified in several South American countries, Central America, the Caribbean, and Mexico. Transmission has also occurred in travelers returning from the infected regions to countries including the United States, Canada, Japan, and Western Europe.
Fourteen (14) resolutions will be heard at the Spring 2016 Board of Governors (BOG) Meeting in Washington, DC. Please review each resolution and then indicate your support or opposition by completing the electronic response form by Monday, April 11.
Your comments will be forwarded to your Governor to be used as part of his/her testimony on behalf of the chapter.
If you have any questions, please contact Mary Giampietro, BOG Administrator, at mgiampietro@acponline.org. Thank you for your input.
Certification Frequency and Requirements for Reporting of Quality Measures Under CMS Programs.
ACP letter to Senate Bipartisan Chronic Care Working Group urges additional recommendations to improve care of patients with chronic diseases.
ACP issued High Value Care advice for the evaluation of blood in the urine, or hematuria, as a sign of urinary tract cancer.
