 ACCP Grassroots Advocacy
Only one in three patients in the ICU is currently under the care of an intensivist. Shouldn’t more patients in the ICU receive optimal medical care from physicians who are specifically trained in critical care medicine and provide the majority of their care in an ICU setting?
In 2004, more than 3,000 people in the United States died of asthma. This chronic disease accounts for nearly 500,000 hospitalizations and approximately 1.8 million ED visits every year. Shouldn’t asthma management techniques be more broadly adopted to avoid many of these fatalities and expensive medical encounters?
The US Food and Drug Administration can regulate a box of macaroni and cheese but not a package of cigarettes, despite the fact that tobacco-caused disease is the leading preventable cause of death in our country – killing more than 400,000 people each year. Isn't it time to end the special protection for tobacco companies and level the playing field between tobacco and other products?
If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you should participate in ACCP grassroots advocacy! More >
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Government Relations Committee: Learn more about the ACCP committee charged with addressing public policies that are important to chest medicine.
Legislative Action Center: Identify and contact your congressional delegation regarding the priority issues for the medical profession.
Priority Issues: Learn more about the public policies currently before Congress for consideration.
Capitol Hill Caucus: Find the program description, and register for this important, annual event held in Washington, DC.
Webinars: Without ever leaving your desk, you can receive the latest information about the public policies that most affect you and your patients.
Advocacy Tool Kit: Use a wide variety of tools to help you advocate effectively.
Contact Information: Questions? The ACCP staff is ready to help you advocate effectively. Your feedback regarding this site also is appreciated.
Practice Management: Find the resources you need to achieve efficient practice management and optimal patient care.
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