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March 2008
Cover Feature: A different kind of competency
Growing immigrant population spurs new regulations, education programs
Juan Lopez, a Hispanic man with limited English proficiency, is admitted to your hospital with severe abdominal pain. You think he needs surgery, but he insists that the pain is the result of a hex, and requests treatment from a witch doctor. How do you respond?
In the News
HHS: Doctor-owned hospitals fall short on emergency care
Features
Guiding perioperative care for bariatric surgery
Sleep apnea, diabetes among special concerns
Listening in lieu of lecturing
Docs try motivational interviewing to change health behaviors
Success Story
Dedicated MRSA unit cuts hospital costs and length of stay
Q&A
Donald E. Casey Jr., FACP, discusses new end-of-life guidelines
Physician Profile
Risa J. Lavizzo-Mourey, MACP: A leader of philanthropy and a woman in medicine
Career Management
Committee work can help your career, but be sure to choose wisely
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From the September 1, 2010 edition
- Statin prescriptions at discharge increasing in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage
- Black and low-income patients more likely to leave hospital against medical advice, be readmitted
Cartoon Caption Contest
This issue's winning cartoon caption was submitted by Patricia J. Peterson, FACP, in practice in Longview, Wash., who will receive a $50 gift certificate good toward any ACP product, program or service. Thanks to all who voted!
"Did you say you were a little horse? Or a little hoarse?"
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