Vegan Diet, Healthy Heart?
This post was authored by Kim A. Williams, MD, FACC, incoming president of the ACC, and originally appeared on MedPage Today. Physicians want to influence their patients to make lifestyle changes that will improve their health, but sometimes the roles … Continue reading →
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Source: ACC in Touch Blog - August 12, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Admin Tags: Special Topics guest post Source Type: blogs
Attention Sports Fans! Countdown to the 3rd Annual ACC Sports Cardiology Summit
This post was authored by Christine E. Lawless, MD, FACC, course director for the 2014 ACC Sports Cardiology Summit and past chair of the ACC Sports and Exercise Section. Torn between two loves: sports and cardiology? No need to be. … Continue reading →
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Source: ACC in Touch Blog - August 7, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Admin Tags: CV Mettings Special Topics guest post sports and excercise Source Type: blogs
Attention Sports Fans!! Countdown to the 3rd Annual ACC Sports Cardiology Summit
This post was authored by Christine E Lawless MD, FACC, member of the ACC Sports and Exercise Cardiology Council Torn between two loves: Sports and Cardiology? No need to be. At the ACC 3rd Annual Sports Cardiology Summit Sept. 12-13 … Continue reading →
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Source: ACC in Touch Blog - August 7, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Admin Tags: CV Mettings Special Topics guest post sports and excercise Source Type: blogs
Stepping up to the Plate to Help Veterans
In response to the recent Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care crisis, the “Veteran’s Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014” has been signed into law. This legislation funnels more than $16 billion to the VA – the largest integrated health care system in the country – to reform the way care is delivered to veterans. Continue reading →
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Source: ACC in Touch Blog - August 7, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Michael Mansour Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
Be Heard on the Hill at ACC’s Legislative Conference
This post was authored by Kim Allan Williams, Sr., MD, FACC, president-elect of the ACC. – See more at: http://blog.cardiosource.org/?s=Kim+Williams&submit=Search#sthash.46AzM8Qn.dpuf This post was authored by Kim Allan Williams, Sr., MD, FACC, president-elect of the ACC – See more at: http://blog.cardiosource.org/?s=Kim+Williams&submit=Search#sthash.46AzM8Qn.dpuf … Continue reading →
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Source: ACC in Touch Blog - August 6, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Admin Tags: Health Policy and Practice Management LegConf2014 Source Type: blogs
Make Your Voice Heard on Tobacco Regulation
Did you know that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not currently have the authority to regulate tobacco products other than cigarettes, cigarette tobacco, smokeless tobacco and roll-your-own tobacco? Surprisingly, cigars, electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), hookah and other similar products are actually not subject to any regulations. As a result, the FDA is prevented from even requiring studies of their effects on people. Continue reading →
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Source: ACC in Touch Blog - August 5, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Admin Tags: Health Policy and Practice Management Source Type: blogs
ABIM Letter Outlines Commitment to Internal Medicine Community Regarding MOC
The ACC and other members of the internal medicine community recently received a letter from the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Board of Directors responding to a number of the concerns previously outlined by ACC and other professional organizations … Continue reading →
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Source: ACC in Touch Blog - July 31, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Patrick T. O'Gara Tags: Clinical Topics Education/Lifelong Learning MOC Source Type: blogs
The College’s Initiative on Women and CVD
This post was authored by Mary Norine Walsh, MD, FACC, and C. Noel Bairey Merz, MD, FACC, co-chairs of the ACC’s Cardiovascular Disease in Women Committee. Cardiovascular disease is an important contributor to morbidity and mortality among women. While many … Continue reading →
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Source: ACC in Touch Blog - July 29, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Admin Tags: Special Topics guest post women Source Type: blogs
Talking Personalized Medicine on Capitol Hill
Given the ever-increasing advances in science and research related to genetics and genomics, it’s not surprising that discussions about personalized (or precision) medicine among care providers, industry, regulators, patient advocacy groups and Congress are heating up. Personalized medicine has evolved … Continue reading →
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Source: ACC in Touch Blog - July 25, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Patrick T. O'Gara Tags: CV Mettings Health Policy and Practice Management Special Topics Health Reform LegConf2014 Patient-Centered Care Technology Source Type: blogs
Are You a Future Leader of the ACC?
John F. Kennedy once said that “leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.” As a member of the ACC’s Board of Trustees, and President of this great organization, I could not agree more. We learn from our fellow leaders. … Continue reading →
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Source: ACC in Touch Blog - July 24, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Patrick T. O'Gara Tags: Special Topics Leadership/Professionalism Source Type: blogs
Changing Culture to Change Care
This post was authored by Eric Stecker, MD, MPH, FACC, member of the Surviving MI Steering Committee and director of Inpatient Cardiology at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU); Saurabh Gupta, MD, FACC, director of the Cardiac Catheterization Lab at … Continue reading →
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Source: ACC in Touch Blog - July 23, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Admin Tags: Special Topics Care Coordination guest post Source Type: blogs
Perspectives on Hypertension
This post was authored by Patrick T. O’Gara, MD, FACC, president of the ACC, and William J. Oetgen, MD, MBA, FACC, executive vice president of Science, Education and Quality of the ACC. A State-of-the-Art paper published this week in the … Continue reading →
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Source: ACC in Touch Blog - July 21, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Patrick T. O'Gara Tags: Clinical Topics Special Topics Guidelines/AUC/Clinical Documents pulmonary hypertension women Source Type: blogs
Continued Efforts Towards a 25 by 25 NCD Goal
Over the last few months, the ACC has participated in United Nations’ (UN) hearings on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The first hearing – which John Gordon Harold, MD, MACC, immediate past president of the ACC attended … Continue reading →
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Source: ACC in Touch Blog - July 18, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Patrick T. O'Gara Tags: Membership Special Topics International population health Source Type: blogs
Update on MOC: Recalibrating the Process
This post was authored by Patrick T. O’Gara, MD, FACC, president of the ACC, and William J. Oetgen, MD, MBA, FACC, executive vice president of Science, Education and Quality of the ACC. The ACC has continued to engage the American … Continue reading →
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Source: ACC in Touch Blog - July 17, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Patrick T. O'Gara Tags: Membership Special Topics Education/Lifelong Learning Source Type: blogs
Sudden Death in Athletes: A Wake-Up Call to Follow Pre-Participation Screening Guidelines
This post was authored by Michelle A. Grenier, MD, FACC, member of the ACC’s Sports and Exercise Cardiology Section Leadership Council. There is little that sparks more controversy amongst physicians caring for young athletes than the pre-participating screening physical. There … Continue reading →
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Source: ACC in Touch Blog - July 16, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Admin Tags: Clinical Topics Special Topics guest post Guidelines/AUC/Clinical Documents Prevention sports and excercise Source Type: blogs
