Philadelphia, PA (April 24, 2020) – Universal do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders, social worth, and life-years approaches to rationing scarce resources are not fair and conflict with ethical principles, and should not be used during the COVID-19 pandemic or other health catastrophes, write authors affiliated with the ƹϵεapp (ACP) Ethics, Professionalism, and Human Rights Committee in an published today in
Washington, DC (April 23, 2020) The ƹϵεapp (ACP) this afternoon acknowledged appreciation for provisions in the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act that will help physicians and their patients, particularly the funding to support the financial viability of physicians and their practices.
Statement attributable to:
Robert McLean, MD, MACP
President, ƹϵεapp
Philadelphia, PA (April 21, 2020) – The ƹϵεapp (ACP) is honoring six chief residents as winners of the Herbert S. Waxman Chief Resident Teaching Scholarships.
The 2020 chief resident awardees are:
Washington, DC (April 17, 2020) -- The ƹϵεapp (ACP) this afternoon said it supports the goal of the administration’s newly released “Guidelines for Opening Up America Again” to make decisions in phases based on evidence of disease mitigation, but cautions against reducing social distancing efforts prematurely, and calls for an evidence-based approach to ensure key essential elements are in place and scaled appropriately in communities befo
Washington, DC (April 15, 2020) — In a letter sent to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) today the ƹϵεapp (ACP) acknowledged the changes the agency has made to help support physicians and their practices during the COVID-19 national emergency and made recommendations for additional actions to help physicians treat patients during this time.
Statement attributable to:
Robert McLean, MD, MACP
President, ƹϵεapp
