Podcast: AMA Update

AMA Update 237: Joy in medicine & continuing to reduce physician burnout in 2023 with Christine Sinsky, MD

2 de enero de 2023 casimedicos AMA Update 00:12:48 0 Comments

Christine Sinsky, MD, the vice president of professional satisfaction, AMA, discusses how the AMA plans to continue its critical work to reduce physician burnout and enhance well-being in 2023. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

Learn how the AMA is #FightingForDocs and access resources from the AMA Recovery Plan for America’s Physicians by visiting: https://www.ama-assn.org/recovery

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AMA Update 236: A year of recovery: AMA CXO Todd Unger takes a look back at the progress and key voices of 2022

22 de diciembre de 2022 casimedicos AMA Update 00:06:10 0 Comments

AMA CXO Todd Unger shares a special end-of-year feature chronicling physicians’ efforts to help patients and the AMA’s pivot toward recovery in 2022.

Tune in for a brand new AMA Update on Jan. 2, 2023. 

In the meantime, learn how the AMA is #FightingForDocs and access resources from the AMA Recovery Plan for America’s Physicians by visiting: https://www.ama-assn.org/recovery

Join the AMA or renew your membership here: ama-assn.org/movingmedicine

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AMA Update 235: COVID pandemic progress report and #FightingForDocs in 2023 with Jack Resneck Jr., MD

21 de diciembre de 2022 casimedicos AMA Update 00:19:55 0 Comments

Jack Resneck Jr., MD, president of the AMA, joins to discuss the AMA’s achievements in 2022 and what we can look forward to in 2023. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

Learn how the AMA is #FightingForDocs and access resources from the AMA Recovery Plan for America’s Physicians by visiting: https://www.ama-assn.org/recovery

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AMA Update 234: New long-COVID study, vaccines and pregnancy, masking indoors & more with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

19 de diciembre de 2022 casimedicos AMA Update 00:13:00 0 Comments

AMA Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, discusses new research on the link between COVID-19 infection and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) and that seasonal influenza activity remains high across the U.S. Also covering the life-threatening risks of flu and COVID during pregnancy. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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AMA Update 233: Peter Hotez, MD, PhD, on healthy holidays, bivalent boosters, vaccine inequities & kids and COVID

16 de diciembre de 2022 casimedicos AMA Update 00:13:04 0 Comments

How to stay healthy during the holidays with infectious disease expert, Peter Hotez, MD, PhD—who breaks down the «septo-demic» of: coronavirus, influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), metapneumovirus (HMPV), parainfluenza viruses (HPIVs), rhinovirus and numacocle pathogens. Dr. Hotez also shares details about fighting vaccine disinformation and his new book: “The Deadly Rise of Anti-Science: How Health Freedom Propaganda Endangers the World.”

Dr. Hotez is dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine and co-director of the Texas Children’s Hospital Center for Vaccine Development in Houston. He and his science partner, Maria Elena Bottazzi, PhD, have been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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AMA Update 232: Medical student research opportunities with Leelabati Biswas

15 de diciembre de 2022 casimedicos AMA Update 00:14:30 0 Comments

Leela Biswas, an MD/PhD candidate at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, is this year’s AMA Research Challenge winner, which comes with a $10,000 grand prize sponsored by Laurel Road. She discusses medical student research grants and funding, tips for finding a mentor, and more about her winning research: «Decoding Pregnancy Loss, Validating a Novel Genetic Biomarker of Poor Egg Quality.» American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

Read Leela’s «Validating a genetic biomarker tied to miscarriages» research submission here: https://www.ama-assn.org/about/research/validating-genetic-biomarker-tied-miscarriages

Watch 2022 AMA Research Challenge Finals here: ttps://youtu.be/mS5o6aoNq5U

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AMA Update 231: COVID cases are on the rise ahead of winter holidays with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

14 de diciembre de 2022 casimedicos AMA Update 00:13:21 0 Comments

AMA Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, covers the latest on coronavirus spread and infection trends headed into the holidays. Also discussing RSV, the spike in flu cases and influenza antiviral treatments. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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AMA Update 230: FDA, CDC expand Pfizer & Moderna bivalent vaccines to kids 6 months and up with Sandra Fryhofer, MD

13 de diciembre de 2022 casimedicos AMA Update 00:09:01 0 Comments

Bivalent COVID vaccines for young kids authorized by FDA—and recommended by CDC. The latest on Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna’s updated COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as six months old with AMA Board Chair Sandra Fryhofer, MD, who is also the AMA’s liaison to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), and a member of ACIP’s COVID-19 Vaccine Workgroup. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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AMA Update 229: A huge win for prior authorization reform in Michigan with Bobby Mukkamala, MD

12 de diciembre de 2022 casimedicos AMA Update 00:19:55 0 Comments

Bobby Mukkamala, MD, an otolaryngologist from Flint, joins to discuss a prior authorization victory for physicians in Michigan. Dr. Mukkamala is also the Immediate Past Chair of the AMA Board of Trustees. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

For more information on the AMA’s efforts to fix prior authorization, visit: https://fixpriorauth.org/

Learn how the AMA is #FightingForDocs and access resources from the AMA Recovery Plan for America’s Physicians by visiting: https://www.ama-assn.org/recovery

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AMA Update 228: Medical student policy, advocacy, policy & leadership: the next generation of medicine with Reilly Bealer

8 de diciembre de 2022 casimedicos AMA Update 00:16:51 0 Comments

American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger chats about how medical students can influence policy with Reilly Bealer—a medical student at the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine at Washington State University. Reilly previously served as the AMA’s Government Relations and Advocacy Fellow, and is now chair of the AMA Medical Student Section (MSS).

Interested in getting involved in the AMA’s Medical Student Section? Visit: https://www.ama-assn.org/member-groups-sections/medical-students

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