White House responds to College concerns about prisoner abuse
Over the past year, the College expressed its concern about mistreatment of prisoners held under U.S. control abroad in two letters (May 17, 2004 and October 23, 2003) to President Bush. The Administration responded in an October 12 letter.
Special offer for MKSAP subscribers
Prep for Boards 2 contains more than 500 Board-like multiple-choice questions with answers, references, and evidence-based critiques. Discounts are now available to new and existing MKSAP 13 subscribers.
Update for Internists
Keep updated on the most current vaccine redistribution plans, recommendations on vaccine priority groups and use of antivirals at the ACP Adult Immunization site.
View the recent letter to HHS Secretary Thompson urging the federal government to ensure that an adequate supply of the flu vaccine is reaching internists and the statement of the ACP on the shortage of vaccines.
GovernanceCall for resolutions
Members have until December 13 to submit resolutions to be heard at the April 2005 Board of Governors meeting.
Overview of ACP activities
Information about ACP's "Revitalization of Internal Medicine" initiative to address challenges in the health care environment that affect patient care and compromise the future of primary care.
Recruit-a-Colleague
Help strengthen the voice of internal medicine – recommend ACP Membership to your colleagues! By recruiting physicians for ACP Membership, you could have your national annual membership dues paid in full, and be entered into a grand prize drawing for an expense-paid trip to Annual Session 2006!
Maintenance of Certification
Learn more about Maintenance of Certification (recertification), results of ACP's efforts to streamline the process, and resources available to members.
Free for ACP members
New support added for the Women's Health SEP module (both Versions 4-1 and 4-2).
Support in completing the ABIM's Diabetes Performance Improvement Module (PIM) and 6 SEP modules is also available.
IMpact
Read the latest issue of IMpact: The Internal Medicine Newspaper for Medical Students.
Become an Alcohol Clinical Educator
ACP and Boston Medical Center are conducting an alcohol clinical training course. Scholarships and CME credit will be provided. Registration deadline is November 19, 2004.
Member Census
If you're a College member and haven't completed the Member Census, please take a minute to do so now.
Medical Practice
Good medical practice requires a high level of professional knowledge, personal dedication, the ability to communicate, and—most of all—the ability to make time. It also demands a difficult balance between self-confidence and self-questioning. Too much of the former leads to arrogance, too much of the latter to indecision.—Douglas Arthur Kilgour Black
For more quotes, see Medicine in Quotations.
PIER
Evaluation of Postoperative Fever
PIER Home Page (ACP Members only)
PIER Information (Open to the public)
Annals
Meta-Analysis: High-Dosage Vitamin E Supplementation May Increase All-Cause Mortality
Taking Glucocorticoids by Prescription Is Associated with Subsequent Cardiovascular Disease
ObserverWeekly
CDC to distribute 10.3 million more flu vaccine doses
Heart disease patients benefit from lower than normal blood pressure
ACP Observer
Options and challenges in treating RA
Doctors take tort reform fight directly to voters
Journal Club
Review: Lipid-lowering agents reduce cardiovascular events in type 2 diabetes