BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a major health problem with substantial morbidity and mortality. It is often underdiagnosed due to lack of information on VTE risk and prophylaxis. The ENDORSE (Epidemiologic International Day for the Evaluation of Patients at Risk for Venous Thromboembolism in the Acute Hospital Care Setting) study aimed to assess the prevalence of VTE ri...

AT L A N TA — All adults with asthma should now receive pneumococcal immunization, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted June 25 at its summer meeting. The vote adds adults aged 1864 years with asthma to the list of individuals considered at increased risk for invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD). Current Advisory Committee on Im...

2006;129;250-259 Chest F. Dennis McCool and Mark J. Rosen Clinical Practice Guidelines Nonpharmacologic Airway Clearance Therapies: ACCP Evidence-Based This information is current as of March 8, 2006 http://www.chestjournal.org/cgi/content/full/129/1_suppl/250S located on the World Wide Web at: The online version of this article, along with updated information and services, is ISSN: 0012-3692. ...

Method and materials Testing of trial ophthalmic lenses, spherical and cylindrical, was carried out using an interferometric technique in order to estimate the dioptric and prismatic power of these lenses. The ophthalmic lenses were measured with a laser light, using a Twyman Green interferometer, and interference patterns were acquired and processed, obtaining the dioptric and prismatic power ...

Clinical pharmacy has continually evolved, with significant expansion in clinical pharmacists' qualifications and roles. However, this growth not necessarily correlated improved job satisfaction among pharmacists. A survey of practicing pharmacists performed by the American College Pharmacy (ACCP) Practice Affairs Committee identified low time allocated for activities, quality improvement, rese...

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Cervical cancer is a significant health problem among women in developing countries. Contributing to the cervical cancer health burden in many countries is a lack of understanding and political will to address the problem. Broad-based advocacy efforts that draw on research and program findings from developing-country settings are key to gaining program and policy support, as are cost-effectiven...

Cervical cancer can be successfully prevented if timely identification of precancerous lesions is followed by effective treatment. In many developing countries, treatment of precancer is neglected because therapeutic services are unavailable, inaccessible, inappropriate, or inadequately linked to screening services. One of the main focuses of the Alliance for Cervical Cancer Prevention (ACCP) h...

“The only record of this occurrence is in the Convocation Program printed that year.” In fact, there is a recording of Dr. Wegener’s presentation. I attended the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) meeting in Boston in 1989 (I was 33 at the time), and I remember very well the presentation Dr. Wegener made at the meeting. As I was unable to attend his presentation, I managed to attend th...

Underutilization of cervical cancer prevention services by women in the high-risk age group of 30-60 years can be attributed to health service factors (such as poor availability, poor accessibility, and poor quality of care provided), to women's lack of information, and to cultural and behavioral barriers. The Alliance for Cervical Cancer Prevention (ACCP) partners have been working to identify...