ACP Internal Medicine 2009

 

ACP Internal Medicine 2009 provides an overview of recent advances in the diagnosis and treatment of common conditions seen in primary care. ConsultantLive will capture the highlights of the meeting with reports on key presentations and interviews with the leading experts in education and research.
                                                                      — Julie Bowen, editor of Consultant

 

 

ACP Internal Medicine 2009

Health Care Reform a “Safer” Bet in the Next 100 Days
April 29, 2009

On the hundredth day of the new administration, the President’s campaign promise of health care reform looks less like a gamble and more like a sure bet. But are policymakers throwing down the deed to ranch?

Can Your Practice Become a Patient-Centered Medical Home?
April 24, 2009

Not only can your practice become a patient-centered medical home, or PCMH -- but would you want it to? And if the answer to both these questions is "yes," how do you go about making the transition?

Annals Editor Urges Support for Medical Journals
April 23, 2009

Like great newspapers, medical journals play a crucial role in our society—and in the midst of the protracted transition from print to web publishing, they need our support. This was the message of the keynote address presented by Harold C. Sox, MD, at the 2009 meeting of the American College of Physicians in Philadelphia.

"What's The 'Take Home'?" at the ACP
April 23, 2009

Every year, Dr Ronald N. Rubin, professor of medicine at Temple University School of Medicine, presents review courses for specialty board exams at the American College of Physicians annual meeting.

On Tap for Physicians Attending Internal Medicine 2009
April 23, 2009

Health care reform, the patient-centered medical home, and the impact of environmental change on global health are just a few of the topics to be discussed at the Internal Medicine 2009 Medicine 2009 in Philadelphia this week.