In 1999, visual inspection methods of cervical cancer screening had garnered some interest, but were not yet considered “proven” technologies. In the nine years following inauguration of the Alliance for Cervical Cancer Prevention (ACCP), its partners conducted studies comparing a number of screening techniques including cytology, visual inspection methods using acetic acid (VIA) or Lugol’s iod...

In June 2005, the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) Research Institute began the important task on behalf of the ACCP to articulate a research agenda. In this context, the ACCP research agenda is meant to define and describe those broad research domains and priority research themes that the ACCP advocates should be pursued through the Research Institute, governmental agencies, or oth...

*From the ACCP-SEEK program, reprinted with permission. Items are selected by Department Editors Richard S. Irwin, MD, FCCP, and John G. Weg, MD, FCCP. For additional information about the ACCP-SEEK program, call 1-847-498-1400. Dr. Harding is supported in part by an NIH-NHLBI Sleep Academic Award, Grant HL-03633. Correspondence to: Susan M. Harding, MD, FCCP, Department of Pulmonary/CCM-THT Ro...

This publication is an update of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) Position Statement on “Guidelines for Therapeutic Interchange,” originally published in 1993. The ACCP supports the practice of therapeutic interchange, in which pharmacists collaborate with physicians and other health care professionals to develop policies and implement programs that improve drug use to provide t...

In 1999, visual inspection methods of cervical cancer screening had garnered some interest, but were not yet considered “proven” technologies. In the nine years following inauguration of the Alliance for Cervical Cancer Prevention (ACCP), its partners conducted studies comparing a number of screening techniques including cytology, visual inspection methods using acetic acid (VIA) or Lugol’s iod...

Cancer Prevention (ACCP) has assessed innovative and alternative approaches to screening and treatment of precancerous lesions that are safe, effective, and acceptable and perform reliably in low-resource settings. ACCP projects have focused on regions in which cervical cancer incidence and mortality are highest—sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and South Asia—and on reaching women in their 30...

The aim of this study is to assess the variations of the RF and ACCP in RA patients treated with biologics in actual clinical practice (real) conditions for a one-year follow-up from the first biologic medication. The evaluated patients with a diagnosis of RA, according to the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 1987 were selected from the outpatient consult of Rheumatology of the “Hospital ...

DESCRIPTION This guideline is an official statement of the American College of Physicians (ACP), American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP), American Thoracic Society (ATS), and European Respiratory Society (ERS). It represents an update of the 2007 ACP clinical practice guideline on diagnosis and management of stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and is intended for clinicians ...

Limited data are available regarding the risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE) and VTE prophylaxis use in hospitalised medically ill patients. We analysed data from the global ENDORSE survey to evaluate VTE risk and prophylaxis use in this population according to diagnosis, baseline characteristics, and country. Data on patient characteristics, VTE risk, and prophylaxis use were abstracted from...