Annals of Internal Medicine Podcast

Issue Summary May 7, 2013

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Mon, 06 May 2013 16:00:00 EDT

Summary of the May 7, 2013 issue, including articles on ambrisentan treatment for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a new lung transplant allocation score, HIV and hepatitis C virus-associated liver disease, smoking cessation in patients with suspected tuberculosis, and management strategies for asymptomatic carotid stenosis, as well as an Update in General Internal Medicine, the USPSTF recommendation statement on vitamin D and calcium supplementation to prevent fractures in adults, and a commentary on gun violence from the public health perspective.

Issue Summary April 16, 2013

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:00:00 EDT

Summary of the April 16, 2013 issue, including articles on patient-centered decision making, use of computer-aided detection in mammography, computed tomography screening for osteoporosis, risk prediction models for chronic kidney disease, and medications to reduce risk for breast cancer, as well as an Update in General Internal Medicine and a position paper from the American College of Physicians and the Federation of State Medical Boards on online medical professionalism and the patient-physician relationship.

Issue Summary April 2, 2013

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Mon, 1 Apr 2013 16:00:00 EDT

Summary of the April 2, 2013 issue, including articles on employer-based financial incentives for weight loss, long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, discontinuation of statins, medical management for prevention of recurrent nephrolithiasis, and comparative studies of diagnostic test accuracy, as well as commentaries on infection control and exposure to environmental fungi in patients with chronic immunosuppression and the ACGME's reporting milestones and Next Accreditation System.

Issue Summary March 19, 2013

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:00:00 EDT

Summary of the March 19, 2013 issue, including articles on access to subspecialty care for patients with impaired mobility, chlorthalidone versus hydrochlorothiazide for hypertension, illness in returned travelers, and aristolochic acid nephropathy, as well as the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement on screening for family and intimate partner violence and commentaries on the road ahead for health care reform and the U.S. incentive program for meaningful use of electronic health records.

Issue Summary March 5, 2013

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:00:00 EST

Summary of the March 5, 2013 issue, including articles on colorectal cancer screening, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, hepatitis C virus and hepatocellular carcinoma, and cognitive impairment and atrial fibrillation, as well as a commentary on access to care for undocumented migrants and an accompanying supplement, "Making Health Care Safer: A Critical Review of Evidence Supporting Strategies to Improve Patient Safety."

Issue Summary February 19, 2013

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 16:00:00 EST

Summary of the February 19, 2013 issue, including articles on acupuncture for seasonal allergic rhinitis, hepatitis C virus infection, computed tomography screening for lung cancer, tobacco use prevention and cessation in children and adolescents, non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes, open-angle glaucoma, and the QUIPS (Quality In Prognosis Studies) tool.

Issue Summary for February 5, 2013

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Mon, 4 Feb 2013 16:00:00 EST

Summary of the February 5, 2013 issue, including articles on prostate cancer screening, fungal infections due to contaminated methylprednisolone injection, fitness levels and dementia, the patient-centered medical home model, and behavioral interventions and counseling to prevent child abuse and neglect, as well as the 2013 Adult Immunization Schedule and the SPIRIT 2013 guidelines for study protocols.

Issue Summary for January 15, 2013

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 16:00:00 EST

Summary of the January 15, 2013 issue, including articles on the accuracy of electronic reporting of quality measures; generic antiretroviral therapy for HIV infection; selective D-dimer testing; screening for, mother-to-child transmission of, and comparative effectiveness of treatments for HCV infection; and online professionalism investigations by state medical boards.

Issue Summary January 1, 2013

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 1 Jan 2013 16:00:00 EST

Summary of the January 1, 2013 issue, including articles on distributing naloxone to heroin users, HIV acquisition among U.S. women, influenza vaccine in HIV-infected persons, the association between health care quality and cost, adverse effects of transcatheter aortic valve implantation, use of performance measures to decrease low-value services, and episode-based bundled payments, as well as the USPSTF recommendation statement on menopausal hormone therapy to prevent of chronic conditions and a commentary on the "overdiagnosis" of breast cancer.

Issue Summary December 18, 2012

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 16:00:00 EST

Summary of the December 18, 2012 issue, including articles on reducing hospital length of stay, adalimumab therapy for hidradenitis suppurativa, risk classification of advanced colorectal neoplasia, epidural injections for sciatica, Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea, and pay-for-performance, as well as the USPSTF recommendation statement on screening for ovarian cancer and commentaries on trauma-informed care and a CDC antismoking media campaign.

Issue Summary December 4, 2012

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 16:00:00 EST

Summary of the December 4, 2012 issue, including articles on clinical decision-support systems and HIV care, diagnostic accuracy of an amended insulin-glucose ratio for suspected insulinoma, estimating overdiagnosis in lung cancer screening, adherence to self-administered medications for chronic diseases, and warfarin and new oral anticoagulants for atrial fibrillation and venous thromboembolism, as well as best practice advice from the ACP on upper endoscopy for GERD, recommendations from the CDC on HCV testing of persons born during 1945-1965, and commentaries on West Nile virus and iatrogenic fungal meningitis.

Issue Summary November 20, 2012

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 16:00:00 EST

Summary of the November 20, 2012 issue, including articles on therapy for erectile dysfunction, bed alarm use to prevent falls in hospitalized patients, and pharmacy dispensing of discontinued medications, as well as reviews on screening for HIV, clinical guidelines for the diagnosis and management of stable ischemic heart disease, and commentaries on the recently approved over-the-counter home HIV testing kit and the ethics of commercial screening tests.

Issue Summary November 6, 2012

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Mon, 5 Nov 2012 16:00:00 EST

Summary of the November 6, 2012 issue, including articles on the effects of oral diabetes drugs on cardiovascular events, a model of subsequent screening of persons with negative colonoscopy, rotavirus infection in older adults, physical therapy for knee osteoarthritis, screening for hearing loss in older adults, drug treatment of asymptomatic hypertriglyceridemia to prevent pancreatitis, and commentaries from 3 opinion leaders on the impact of the 2012 presidential election on health care.

Issue Summary October 16, 2012

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:00:00 EDT

Summary of the October 16, 2012 issue, including articles on familial Mediterranean fever, reuse of ICDs, insulin resistance in adipocytes after sleep restriction, tests for hepatitis C screening, effective adherence strategies, and price and utilization effects on heath care spending, as well as the USPSTF recommendation on screening for chronic kidney disease, and commentaries on lung cancer screening, overuse of diagnostic imaging, and the Affordable Care Act.

Issue Summary October 2, 2012

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 16:00:00 EDT

Summary of the October 2, 2012 issue, including articles on inviting patients to read their doctors' office notes, estimating kidney function in elderly patients, the relationship of electronic health records and diabetes outcomes, preexposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention, antipsychotics for the treatment of schizophrenia, and the USPSTF recommendation statement on screening for coronary heart disease with electrocardiography.

Issue Summary September 18, 2012

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 16:00:00 EDT

Summary of the September 18, 2012 issue, including articles on coronary risk prediction models, thalidomide for cough in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, transitional care service after stroke or myocardial infarction, patient handovers from hospital to primary care, the influence of reported trial design characteristics on intervention effect estimates, identifying evidence gaps to prioritize future research needs, and the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) funding priorities.

Issue Summary for September 4, 2012

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 16:00:00 EDT

Issue Summary for September 4, 2012

Issue Summary for August 21, 2012

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 16:00:00 EDT

Summary of the August 21, 2012 issue, including articles on risk for colorectal cancer after polyp detection, lead exposure and gout, a lung cancer risk model, and the effects of lipid-lowering therapy in chronic kidney disease, as well as an Update in hematology and medical oncology, an article on a new curriculum on high value, cost-conscious care, and commentaries on maintenance of licensure and the tenth anniversary of A Physician Charter.

Issue Summary August 7, 2012

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Mon, 6 Aug 2012 16:00:00 EDT

Summary of the August 7, 2012 issue, including articles on HbA1c diagnostic thresholds in black and white persons, the influence of context on antimicrobial prescribing for febrile respiratory illness, sleep disturbance due to hospital noise, and viscosupplementation for symptomatic knee osteoarthritis, as well as an Update in nephrology, the USPSTF recommendation on prevention of falls in community-dwelling older adults, a commentary on the federal plan for prescriber education on opioid use, and a report on Group Health Cooperative's "rapid-learning health system."

Issue Summary July 17, 2012

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 16:00:00 EDT

Summary of the July 17, 2012 issue, including articles on the effect of the trans fat ban in New York City, urinary incontinence in young nulligravid women, escitalopram for the prevention of interferon-a-induced depression, postmenopausal hormone therapy for the primary prevention of chronic condition, an Update in rheumatology, and the USPSTF recommendation on prostate cancer screening. The issue also includes commentaries on the Task Force recommendation, Qnexa, and science-based training in patient safety and quality.

Issue Summary for July 3, 2012

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Mon, 2 Jul 2012 16:00:00 EDT

Summary of the July 3, 2012 issue, including articles on medication use after hospital discharge, rehospitalizations after acute myocardial infarction, advanced life support training, and clinical decision-support systems, as well as an Update in gastroenterology and hepatology, the AABB guideline on red blood cell transfusions, the USPSTF recommendation statement on behavioral counseling to prevent skin cancer, and a commentary on dabigatran.

Issue Summary for June 19, 2012

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 16:00:00 EDT

Summary of the June 19, 2012 issue, including articles on screening for hepatocellular carcinoma, hospitalization and delirium in persons with Alzheimer disease, acute liver injury due to flavocoxid, urinary incontinence in women, hospital medicine, the USPSTF recommendation statement on screening for cervical cancer, and a commentary on the conversion of atorvastatin from brand to generic.

Issue Summary for Jun 5, 2012

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Mon, 4 Jun 2012 16:00:00 EDT

Summary of the June 5, 2012 issue, including articles on gastrointestinal cancer in survivors of childhood cancer, predicting heart failure mortality in the emergency department, the Medicare Part D coverage gap and medication adherence, equations to estimate glomerular filtration rate, screening for intimate partner violence, managing experts' conflicts of interest in the development of clinical practice guidelines, and an International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care panel's recommendations on entry into and retention in care for HIV infection.

Issue Summary for May 15, 2012

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Mon, 14 May 2012 16:00:00 EDT

Summary of the May 15, 2012 issue, including articles on a case management program to prevent COPD hospitalizations, predicting survival in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, laxative-free computed tomographic colonography, risk for colorectal cancer, strategies and duration of thromboprophylaxis after major orthopedic surgery, Institutional Review Boards, an Update in pulmonary and critical care medicine, and reactivation of hepatitis B virus infection during immunosuppressive therapy.

Issue Summary for May 1, 2012

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:00:00 EDT

Summary of the May 1, 2012 issue, including articles on breast cancer screening, hospital strategies for reducing mortality rates in acute myocardial infarction, vitamin D deficiency and risk for clinical disease outcomes, an Update in general internal medicine, and a pair of In the Balance commentaries on geriatric training.

Issue Summary for April 17, 2012

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:52:04 EDT

Summary of the April 17, 2012 issue, including articles on preexposure chemoprophylaxis for HIV infection, epidural injections for lumbosacral radiculopathy, new fibrate use and acute renal outcomes, chronic kidney disease, prostate cancer, and a commentary on gift versus consent models for human biological samples.

Issue Summary for April 3, 2012

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:35:37 EDT

Summary of the April 3, 2012 issue, including articles on health care-associated HCV infection, an intervention to increase organ donation, mammography screening, rapid influenza diagnostic tests and antiviral therapy for influenza, guideline development methods, and use of Medicare data to assess physician performance.

Issue Summary for March 20, 2012

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:48:09 EDT

Summary of the March 20, 2012 issue including articles about diabetes treatment, vitamin D supplementation, cardiac risk assessment, antiplatelet therapy in patients with chronic kidney disease, and H1N1 influenza research.

Issue Summary for March 6, 2012

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 11:02:26 EST

Summary of the March 6, 2012 issue including articles on rheumatoid arthritis treatment, physician understanding of evidence on screening tests, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and inflammatory bowel disease, surrogate decision-making, comparative effectiveness research on colorectal cancer screening, and urinary tract infection. Also highlights early release articles on avian influenza research, chronic kidney disease, influenza diagnosis and treatment, and HIV guidelines.

Issue Summary February 21, 2012

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:22:58 EST

Summary of the February 21 2012 issue including articles on family history in cardiovascular risk assessment, vial hepatitis, fructose and body weight, Continuing Medical education, and HIV prevention.

Issue Summary for January 17, 2012

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:08:01 GMT

Summary of the January 17 2012 issue featuring information on HIV prevention, vitamin D supplementation, sleep apnea, autopsy, physical disability, and high value care.

Issue Summary for January 3, 2012

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 12:01:16 EST

Summary of the January 3, 2012 featuring information on neck pain, biosurveillance, hospital mortality measures, type 2 diabetes guidelines, dementia, and plantar fasciitis. An issue supplement contains the 6th edition of the ACP Ethics Manual.

Issue Summary for December 20, 2011

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:43:43 GMT

Summary of the December 20, 2011 issue featuring information on assessment of patient complexity, sharing electronic health records with patients, vitamin D deficiency, treatment of Clostridium difficile infection, and availability of controlled substances from illegitimate internet pharmacies.

Issue Summary for December 6, 2011

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:15:42 EST

Summary of the December 6, 2011 issue featuring information on knee pain, lipid levels and cardiovascular disease, influenza vaccination during pregnancy, osteoporosis screening, prostate cancer screening, depression therapy, and hip fracture.

Issue Summary for November 15, 2011

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:21:53 EST

Summary of the November 15, 2011 issue featuring information on screening for hepatitis C virus infection, anticoagulation, whole body vibration therapy, screening for cervical cancer, and stem cell research.

Issue Summary for November 1, 2011

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 12:09:50 EDT

Summary of the November 1, 2011 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine featuring research on yoga and back pain, dual antiplatelet therapy, implanted cardiac devices and airport security screening, and oncologists' communication skills; reviews on stress loaded MRI, a clinical practice guideline on VTE prophylaxis, and a discussion of the ethics of retainer practices in medicine.

Issue Summary for October 18, 2011

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:02:54 EDT

Summary of the October 18, 2011 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine including early release articles related to the US Preventive Services Task Force recommendations on screening for prostate cancer and cervical cancer.

Issue Summary for October 4, 2011

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 11:30:20 EDT

Summary of the October 4, 2011 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine: Original research reports address pericarditis, safety of MRI in patients with implanted cardiac devices, and Takayatsu arteritis. The issue also includes reviews of obesity treatments and pulmonary embolism diagnosis, commentaries on medical education funding in the US and care commissioning in the United Kingdom, two On Being a Doctor essays, and an In the Clinic review of management of new HIV infection.

Issue Summary for September 20, 2011

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 11:52:48 EDT

Summary of the September 20, 2011 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine: Among the topics covered in this issue are pharyngitis, myocardial infarction,health effects of BP, electrocardiography, and residency training. An early release guideline of transient loss of consciousness is also discussed.

Issue Summary for September 6, 2011

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 15:20:21 EDT

Summary of the September 6, 2011 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine: Original research reports address transfusion safety, bariatric surgery, type 2 diabetes, and cognitive impairment. The issue also includes a review on quality of care during housestaff changeover, an exploration of informed consent, two Ideas and Opinions commentary, two On Being a Doctor essays, and an In the Clinic review of sickle cell anemia.

Issue Summary for August 16, 2011

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:53:32 EDT

Summary of the August 16, 2011 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine. Original research reports address HIV therapy in Africa, herbal therapy for influenza, and hip fracture outcomes. The issue also includes a comparative effectiveness review on pain management after hip fracture, a commentary on the need to inform patients about hospital performance when referring them for care, a clinical guideline on bladder cancer screening and another on heart failure, two On Being a Doctor essays, and ACP Journal Club.

Issue Summary for July 19, 2011

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:04:19 EDT

Summary of this issue's articles; including a systematic review on the "July Effect", identifying families with Lynch syndrome and colorectal cancer, the effect of location on COPD mortality, a study of how the presentation of drug therapy risks and benefits affects lay people's comprehension, a systematic review of how low-health literacy affects health outcomes, a review of after-hours primary care in the Netherlands, a review discussing reprogramming cells to enter an embryonic, stem-cell like state, and the potential advantages for regenerative and reproductive medicine, including an exploration of associated medical, moral, and political hurdles, an ideas and opinions article addressing compassionate release and overcrowded prisons, twelve new article reviews in the Journal Club section, and this issue's On Being a Doctor.

Issue Summary for July 5, 2011

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 15:35:51 EDT

Summary of this issue's articles; including studies on low back pain, timing of breast cancer screening, long-term risk of cardiovascular disease in hematopoietic stem-cell transplant recipients, pocket-sized portable echocardiogram devices, sources of bias in comparative effectiveness research, an update on women's health, and this month's In The Clinic on osteoporosis.

Writing lessons

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 15:26:12 EDT

General summary of this issue's articles; plus an interview with Terrence Holt, MD, PhD, of the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.

Music lessons II

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 11:44:28 EDT

General summary of this issue's articles; plus an interview with Rupa Marya, MD, of the University of California in San Francisco and world music ensemble Rupa and the April Fishes.

General summary

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 17 May 2011 13:19:47 EDT

General summary of this issue's articles, including studies on the obesity and physical function, selenium and lipids, and health information technology.

Healthcare reform

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 03 May 2011 15:34:46 EDT

Summary of this issue's articles; plus comments by Peter Orszag from a recent conference about medical innovation.

Online Professionalism

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 13:27:11 EDT

Summary of this issue's articles; plus a discussion with Arash Mostaghimi, MD, MPA, and Bradley H. Crotty, MD, both of Harvard Medical School, about optimizing one's professional behavior and reputation on-line.

Anticoagulation

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 12:26:58 EDT

Update in anticoagulation; interview with Mark Crowther, MD, of McMaster University and St. Joseph's Healthcare in Ontario, Canada; plus a summary of all the issue's articles.

Music lessons

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 13:04:37 EDT

Summary of this issue's articles; plus Music Lessons, by Frank Davidoff, MD.

Let Me Down Easy

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 13:51:33 EST

Summary of this issue's articles; plus excerpts from the stage performance "Let Me Down Easy" by Anna Deavere Smith.

Heart failure

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 12:42:51 EST

Cardiac resynchronization therapy; interview with Mariell Jessup, MD, of the University of Pennsylvania; plus a summary of all the issue's articles.

Vaccine update 2011

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 15:18:37 EST

2011 adult immunization guidelines; interview with Gregory Poland, MD, of the Mayo Clinic; plus a summary of all articles in the issue.

[PDF] Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule: United States, 2011

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 15:14:12 EST

[PDF] Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule: United States, 2011

General summary

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 15:15:48 EST

General summary of this issue's articles, including studies on storytelling to improve blood pressure, surveillance for liver cancer in HCV patients, and missing data in clinical trials. Annals editor Christine Laine, MD, MPH, guest hosts.

PC-Specialty interactions

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 14:56:36 EST

Primary care-medical speciality interactions; interview with Hal F. Yee, MD, PhD, of the University of California San Francisco and San Francisco General Hospital; plus a summary of all the issue's articles.

Imaging

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 13:22:24 EST

Radiographic imaging: evaluating its benefits and consequences; excerpts from presentations by William Black, MD, of Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, and Peter Bach, MD, MAPP, of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, from a recent conference on Methodological Challenges in Comparative Effectiveness Research; plus a summary of all articles in the issue.

Atrial fibrillation

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 13:17:15 EST

Contemporary management of atrial fibrillation; interview with Tristram Bahnson, MD, of Duke University Medical Center; plus a summary of all the issue's articles.

EHRs

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 13:15:09 EST

Meaningful use of electronic health records; interview with Dr. Sachin Jain, MD, MBA, of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology; "Memoirs of an Obese Physician" by Joseph Majdan, MD; plus a summary of all the issue's articles.

E-cigarettes

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 13:09:54 EST

A review of electronic cigarettes; interview with Asaf Bitton, MD, MPH, of Harvard Medical School; plus a summary of all the issue's articles.

PPACA responses

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 13:18:24 EST

Summary of this issue's articles, plus a sampling of reader responses to "The Affordable Care Act and the Future of Clinical Medicine: The Opportunities and Challenges," by Kocher, Emanuel, and DeParle.

Malpractice

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 11:49:16 EST

Summary of this issue's articles, plus excerpts describing new research about the costs of malpractice and malpractice reform from a conference about Medical Liability and Emergency Care.

Vulnerable plaque

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 10:26:28 EST

Vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque as a risk factor for coronary events; interview with Alawai Alsheikh-Ali, MD, MS, and Stanley Ip, MD, of Tufts University School of Medicine; plus a summary of all the issue's articles.

Low-carbohydrate diet

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:27:26 EST

Low-carbohydrate diets and mortality; interview with Martijn Katan, PhD, of VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; plus a summary of all the issue's articles.

General summary

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 10:52:21 EST

General summary of this issue's articles, including studies on medical error disclosure, quality of care of HCV infected patients, and treatment of rotator cuff tears. Annals editor Christine Laine, MD, MPH, guest hosts.

Dementia

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 10:58:02 EST

Mild cognitive impairment and dementia; interview with Michael Rafii, MD, PhD, of the University of California San Diego; plus a summary of all the issue's articles.

Progress notes

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:57:28 EST

Opening progress notes to patients; interview with Jan Walker, RN, MBA, and Thomas Delbanco, MD, of Harvard Medical School; plus a summary of all articles in the issue.

Israel in Haiti

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 13:25:57 EST

The Israeli field hospital experience in Haiti; interview with Ofer Merin, MD, Commander in Chief of the Israel Defense Forces Reserve Field Hospital, Deputy Director General of Shaarei Tzedek Hospital, Lecturer at Hebrew University in Jerusalem; plus a summary of all articles in the issue.

HbA1c

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 12:50:49 EST

HbA1c as a diagnostic test and measure of diabetes control; interview with William H. Herman, MD, MPH, of the University of Michigan, and Robert M. Cohen, MD, of the University of Cincinnati; plus a summary of all articles in the issue.

Opioids II

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 12:35:37 EST

Managing opioid misuse with treatment agreements and urine drug testing; interview with Barbara Turner, MD, MSED, of the University of Pennsylvania; plus a summary of all the articles in the issue.

[PDF] Sample treatment agreement

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 12:33:14 EST

Sample treatment agreement for prescription opioids from Utah Clinical Guidelines on Prescribing Opioids for Treatment of Pain available at http://health.utah.gov/prescription/guidelines.html

Primary care II

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 18 May 2010 13:23:23 EST

Preventing osteoporosis in men with prostate cancer; excerpts from a conference on Reinventing Primary Care; plus a summary of all the issue's articles.

ESAs

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 04 May 2010 13:16:55 EST

Erythropoiesis-stimulating agents in patients with anemia of chronic kidney disease; interview with Daniel Weiner, MD, MS, of Tufts Medical School. Plus a summary of all the issue's articles.

Breast cancer II

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 12:59:22 EST

The history of the mammography screening controversy and the experience of breast cancer in America; interview with Robert Aronowitz, MD, of the University of Pennsylvania. Plus a summary of all the issue's articles.

Health reform

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 14:59:22 EST

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010; interview with Robert Doherty of the American College of Physicians; plus a summary of all the articles in the issue.

Concierge medicine

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:59:21 EST

Concierge Medicine, by Michael Stillman, M.D.; Through a Glass Darkly by Tumi Johnson, M.D.; plus a summary of all the articles in the issue.

Athlete screening

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:06:19 EST

Screening young athletes for heart disease; interview with Barry Maron, MD, of the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation; plus a summary of all articles in the issue.

Cigars

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:43:55 EST

Cigar and pipe smoking and lung function; interview with Stanton Glantz, PhD, of the University of California San Francisco; plus a summary of all the articles in the issue.

CRPS

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:18:39 EST

Treatment of complex regional pain syndrome; interview with Dr. Robert J. Schwartzman of Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia; plus a summary of all the articles in the issue.

Opioids

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:49:14 EST

Opioids and overdose; interview with A. Thomas McLellan, PhD, Deputy Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy; plus a summary of all the articles in the issue.

Vaccine update

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:05:10 EST

2010 adult immunization guidelines; interview with Gregory Poland, MD, of the Mayo Clinic; "Why Geriatrics?" by Louise Aronson, MD, MFA, of the University of California San Francisco; plus a summary of all the articles in the issue.

[PDF] Immunization schedule

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:03:23 EST

[PDF] Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule, 2010

Cardiology topics

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:07:51 EST

Emerging antiplatelet therapies; interview with Eric Bates, MD, of the University of Michigan; advance in perioperative medicine; interview with Vineet Chopra, MD, of the University of Michigan; "Three Degrees of Separation" by Howard Beckman, MD; plus a summary of all the articles in the issue.

Sore throat

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:09:58 EST

Pharyngitis in adolescents and young adults; interview with Robert M. Centor, MD, of the University of Alabama at Birmingham; plus a summary of all the articles in the issue.

Breast cancer

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:35:59 EST

Preventive screening and treatments for breast cancer; interview with Karla Kerlikowske, MD, of the University of California San Francisco; plus a summary of all the articles in the issue.

[PDF] USPSTF statement

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:35:07 EST

[PDF] Screening for Breast Cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement

Family history

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:56:02 EST

Family history in primary care settings: what's the evidence?; interview with Alfred Berg, MD, of the University of Washington in Seattle; plus a summary of all the articles in the issue.

COPD

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:19:12 EST

Inhaled corticosteroids for COPD; "Lovenox Hurts," by Samantha Jaglowski, MD, of Ohio State University in Columbus; plus a summary of all the articles in the issue.

CRP testing

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 09:13:05 EST

C-reactive protein and other emerging coronary risk factors; interview with Paul Ridker, MD, of Harvard University; plus a summary of all the articles in the issue.

Palliative care

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:13:19 EST

Requests for "everything" and palliative sedation; interview with Timothy Quill, MD, of the University of Rochester; plus a summary of all the articles in the issue.

Retail clinics

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:20:43 EST

Retail clinics: where, who, what, and how much; interview with Ateev Mehrotra, MD, MPH, of the University of Pittsburgh and RAND; plus a summary of all the articles in the issue.

Mozart's death

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:20:00 EST

An epidemiologic analysis of Mozart's cause of death; interview with Richard Zegers, MD, PhD, of the University of Amsterdam; plus a summary of all the articles in the issue.

Summer rerun

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 12:35:06 EST

Summer rerun: The Obama administration's options for health care cost control; interview with Jonathan Oberlander, PhD, of the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill

Medical journals

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:11:16 EST

Interview with new Annals editor Christine Laine, MD, MPH; plus a summary of all the articles in the issue.

Influenza

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:38:25 EST

Pandemic H1N1 influenza; interview with Richard Stein, MD, PhD, of Princeton University; plus a summary of all the articles in the issue.

UTI

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:04:34 EST

Catheter-associated urinary tract infection; interview with Jennifer Meddings, MD, of the University of Michigan; "Fault" by Gordon Rubenfeld, MD, of the University of Toronto; plus a summary of all the articles in the issue.

Beta-blockers

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:31:56 EST

Beta-blockers and heart failure mortality; interview with Finlay McAlister, MD, of the University of Alberta; plus a summary of all the articles in the issue.

Primary care

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Wed, 20 May 2009 11:15:00 EST

ACEIs and ARBs in chronic kidney disease; The Demise of Primary Care by David Norenberg, MD; plus a summary of all the articles in the issue.

Prostate cancer

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 05 May 2009 11:23:12 EST

Risk prediction in prostate cancer; interview with Edward P. Gelmann, MD, of Columbia University; plus a summary of all the articles in this issue.

Diabetes

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:34:55 EST

Intensive glycemic control for type 2 diabetes; interview with Victor Montori, MD, of the Mayo Clinic, Rochester; plus a summary of all the articles in the issue.

Smoking

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 10:29:08 EST

New approaches to smoking cessation; interview with Nancy Rigotti, MD, of Harvard Medical School; plus a summary of all the articles in the issue.

Aspirin

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:06:32 EST

Aspirin for primary prevention of heart disease; interview with Michael Lauer, MD, of the NIH's National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; plus a summary of all the articles in the issue.

[PDF] Aspirin for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease - Clinical Summary of U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:22:45 EST

[PDF] Aspirin for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease - Clinical Summary of U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation

Health care cost control

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 12:52:50 EST

The Obama administration's options for health care cost control; interview with Jonathan Oberlander, PhD, of the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill; plus a summary of all the articles in this issue.

Mindless eating

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 21:36:02 EST

Coordinating care: it takes a village (of physicians); the Joy of Cooking too much; interview with Brian Wansink, PhD, of Cornell University; plus a summary of all the articles in this issue.

Transplantation list time and outcomes for patients with alcoholic cirrhosis

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 11:02:15 EST

Transplantation list time and outcomes for patients with alcoholic cirrhosis; results of a Kaiser Family Foundation national survey of the public's priorities for health care reform, with comments from Robert Blendon, Sc.D., of Harvard University; plus a summary of all the articles in this issue.

Jan 20, 2009

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 12:22:44 EST

Genetic testing in clinical practice; interview with John Ioannidis, MD, of the University of Ioannina, Greece, and Tufts University; plus a summary of all the articles in this week's issue.

Jan 6, 2009

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:32:16 EST

CDC immunization recommendations for 2009; interview with Dr. Gregory Poland, MD, of the Mayo Clinic; plus a summary of all the articles in this issue.

[PDF] Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule: United States, 2009

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:22:01 EST

[PDF] Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule: United States, 2009

Dec 16, 2008

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 09:15:20 EST

Into thin air: high-altitude train travel on the Qinghai-Lhasa railway; interview with Dr. John West, MD, PhD, of the University of California San Diego; death from right-sided colon cancer after colonoscopy; plus a summary of the all the articles in the issue.

Dec 2, 2008

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:50:13 EST

Death and taxes in 2010; more on new diagnostic tests for tuberculosis; comments about health care reform in 2009 by Michael Porter, MBA, PhD, and Don Berwick, MD, MPP from a recent Brookings Institution forum; plus a summary of all the article in this week's issue.

Nov 18, 2008

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:47:55 EST

Risk stratification tables for evaluating risk predictions; interview with Michael Griswold, PhD, of Johns Hopkins University; "Death and Hope in the ICU" by David Seder, MD; plus a summary of all the articles in this week's issue.

Nov 4, 2008

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:34:03 EST

New colorectal cancer screening guidelines; interview with Dr. Michael LeFevre of the US Preventive Services Task Force and the University of Missouri at Columbia; plus a summary of other articles in this week's issue.

Oct 21, 2008

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 09:42:16 EST

Comparative effectiveness of newer insulins; sildenafil as add-on therapy for pulmonary arterial hypertension; comments by Susan Dentzer of the journal Health Affairs on the health care reform debate; plus a summary of all the articles in this week's issue.

Oct 7, 2008

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:56:34 EST

Colorectal cancer screening with stool DNA testing; interview with David Ahlquist of the Mayo Clinic; plus a summary of all the articles in the October 7 issue.

Sep 16, 2008

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:26:58 EST

Massage therapy for end-of-life pain; ipratropium and cardiovascular mortality; risk for community-acquired pneumonia with PPIs; plus a summary of all the articles in this week's issue.

Sep 2, 2008

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:26:23 EST

Looking for cancer in patients with venous thromboembolism; interview with Deborah Ornstein, MD, of Yale University; plus a summary of all the articles in this week's issue.

Aug 19, 2008

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:54:48 EST

Appropriateness ratings and underuse of coronary angiography in patients with chest pain; "Death of a Clinician-Educator" by Dr. Kimberly Manning of Emory University; plus a summary of all the articles in this week's issue.

Aug 5, 2008

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 11:00:59 EST

Rapid HIV testing in emergency departments; the United States Congress and Medicare Reform; interview with Richard Trachtman and Jonni McCrann of the American College of Physicians. Plus a summary of all the articles in this week's issue.

Jul 15, 2008

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:54:29 EST

Preventing venous thromboembolism after knee arthroscopy; the first clinical use of penicillin in the US; interview with Charles Grossman, MD; plus a summary of all the articles in this week's issue.

Jul 1, 2008

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:06:57 EST

The safety of combination LABA and inhaled corticosteroid treatment for asthma; interview with Kevin Weiss, MD, of the American Board of Medical Specialties; perspectives on improving surrogate decision making; interview with Jeffrey Berger, MD, of SUNY-Stonybrook; plus a summary of all the articles in this week's issue.

Jun 17, 2008

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:42:08 EST

Sequential therapy for Helicobacter pylori infection; comments from NIH Chemical Genomics Center Director Christopher Austin, MD on the state of genomics in clinical medicine; plus a summary of all the articles in this week's issue.

May 6, 2008

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Mon, 05 May 2008 10:46:53 EST

Lipid monitoring in patients on statins; an interview with Paul Glasziou, MBBS, PhD, of the University of Oxford; plus a summary of all the articles in this week's issue.

Apr 15, 2008

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:44:48 EST

Testosterone for Treatment of Decreased Sexual Satisfaction in Women; comments from Rosemary Basson, MD, of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada; plus a summary of all the articles in this week's issue.

Apr 1, 2008

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:06:33 EST

Treating tobacco dependence as a chronic disease; an interview with Michael Steinberg, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Medicine at UMDNJ in New Brunswick, NJ; and excerpts from a recent Institute of Medicine panel discussion, with comments from CBO Director Peter Orszag, PhD and AHRQ Director Carolyn Clancy, MD on the future of comparative effectiveness studies. Plus a summary of all the articles in this week's issue.

Mar 18, 2008

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 11:33:49 EST

An overview of Massachusetts' health care reform effort; interview with Jon Kingsdale, PhD, Executive Director of the Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority; universal inpatient surveillance screening for MRSA with comments from Ebbing Lautenbach, MD, MPH, MSCE, of the University of Pennsylvania; plus a summary of the all the articles in this week's issue.

Feb 19, 2008

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:10:39 EST

Drugs used to prevent contrast nephropathy; an interview with Dr. Aine Kelly, Clinical Assistant Professor of Radiology at the VAMC and University of Michigan in Ann Arbor; more on multidrug resistant-MRSA; and "I Can't Be Bothered," by Dr. Faith Fitzgerald. Plus a summary of all the articles in this week's issue.

Feb 5, 2008

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:29:32 EST

The effects of Medicare Part D on older adults' expenses and prescription utilization; an interview with Dr. John Ayanian of Harvard Medical School on transitioning into Medicare coverage; and the comparative effectiveness of drugs to treat osteoporosis. Plus a summary of all the articles in this week's issue.

Jan 15, 2008

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 19:27:54 EST

Multidrug resistant MRSA infection in men who have sex with men; an interview with study coauthors Binh Diep, PhD and Henry Chambers, MD, of the University of California San Francisco; and a systematic review of evidence for improving end-of-life care. Plus a summary of all the articles in this week's issue.

Jan 1, 2008

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 20:50:47 EST

What the U.S. can learn from the health care systems of other countries, with comments by Dr. Fred Ralston, Chair of the Health and Public Policy Committee of the ACP. Plus a summary of articles on the cost-effectiveness of digital mammography and the effect of drug concentration expressions on dosing errors.

Dec 18, 2007

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 13:25:31 EST

A new ETT-based risk prediction score; screening for carotid stenosis; and an Institute of Medicine interview with NIAID Director Anthony Fauci, with comments on pandemic and seasonal influenza; the status of HIV vaccine development; NIH-industry partnerships for drug development; and biodefense research. Plus a summary of all the articles in this week's issue.

[PDF] Screening for Carotid Artery Stenosis: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement.

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 10:46:30 EST

[PDF] Screening for Carotid Artery Stenosis: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement.

Dec 4, 2007 issue

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 12:29:47 EST

Conversations about medical professionalism and ethical pay-for-performance systems. An in-depth summary of a national survey on physician attitudes and behaviors about professionalism, with an interview with Drs. Eric Campbell and David Blumenthal of the Institute for Health Policy at Massachusetts General Hospital and Partners Health System in Boston; and principles for maintaining patient-centered pay-for-performance systems, with an interview with Ms. Lois Snyder and Dr. Richard Neubauer of the American College of Physicians. Plus a summary of all the articles in this week's issue.

[PDF] Medical Professionalism in the New Millennium: A Physician Charter

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 09:43:11 EST

[PDF] Medical Professionalism in the New Millennium: A Physician Charter

Nov 20, 2007 issue

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 21:17:52 EST

Clinical outcomes by virologic response in hepatitis C patients, comparative effectiveness of CABG and PCI, and the CDC adult immunization schedule; and interviews with Drs. Gary Davis of Baylor University, Stephan Fihn of the VA Puget Sound, and Dr. Greg Poland of the Mayo Clinic.

Nov 6, 2007 issue

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 12:02:06 EST

ACE inhibitors, ARBs, or both for hypertension and proteinuria; an interview with Dr. Patrick Parfrey of Memorial University in Newfoundland Canada on the risks of combining ACE inhibitors and ARBs; risperidone for major depression; a new ACP practice guideline on the diagnosis and management of stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; and other highlights of this week's issue.

[PDF] Clinical Guideline: Diagnosis and Management of Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 10:14:07 EST

[PDF] Diagnosis and Management of Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Clinical Practice Guideline from the American College of Physicians

Oct 16, 2007 issue

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 20:46:26 EST

Aspirin and venous thromboembolism, triple therapy for H. pylori, and the safety of rosiglitazone, including an interview with Dr. Sanjay Kaul and George Diamond about the statistical pitfalls of interpreting randomized trials of the drug.

Oct 2, 2007 issue

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 20:15:49 EST

Predicting BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations; clinical practice guidelines for low back pain; and an interview with Dr. Giovanni Parmigiani of Johns Hopkins University and Dr. David Euhus of University of Texas-Southwestern about the use of genetic risk prediction for breast cancer gene mutations in clinical practice.

Sep 18, 2007 issue

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 15:18:14 EST

Differences in type 2 diabetes glycemic control by exercise type; systematic review of comparative effectiveness of oral diabetic agents; and an interview with Dr. Amir Qaseem about this week's American College of Physicians guidance statement on optimal HbA1c target levels.

Sep 4, 2007 issue

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 18:47:12 EST

Nitrofurazone-impregnated urinary catheters and bacteriuria, left ventricular hypertrophy and heart failure, and hyperkyphosis in the elderly. Also, a discussion with Dr. Ellen Foster, Assistant Professor of English on the Venango campus of Clarion University, about the play Wit and its lessons for physicians

Aug 7, 2007 issue

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 14:28:03 EST

Trends in mortality among women and men with diabetes plus an interview with Nanette Wenger, M.D. of Emory University about why risk for death among diabetic women remains high; geriatric conditions and disability; and a review of changes in recommendations for basic and advanced cardiac life support in the 2005 AHA guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Jul 17, 2007 issue

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 11:34:39 EST

A summary of the July 17, 2007 issue. Includes in-depth summaries of articles on changes in hospital mortality associated with implementation of residency work hour regulations, national trends in antibiotic susceptibility of Neisseria gonorrheae isolates, and the recent update of the US Preventives Services Task Force clinical guidelines on screening for chlamydia. From the July 17, 2007 issue.

[PDF] Table Summarizing USPSTF Recommendations for Chlamydial Infection Screening

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 10:02:41 EST

[PDF] Table summarizing USPSTF Recommendations for Chlamydial Infection Screening. From the July 17, 2007 issue.

Jul 3, 2007 issue

podcast@acponline.org (American College of Physicians) — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 17:54:18 EST

A summary of the July 3, 2007 issue. Includes in-depth summaries of articles on intensive statin therapy in older adults, beta-blockers and progression of atherosclerosis, cystatin C as a risk factor for adverse events in patients with chronic kidney disease, and the effects of dietary counseling on weight loss. Also, comments from Dr. Edward Huth, former editor-in-chief of Annals, on the occasion of the journal's 80th anniversary.