Podcast: AMA Update

AMA Update 227: ‘Tripledemic’ of flu, RSV & COVID-19 cases continue to rise with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

It’s National Influenza Vaccination Week and AMA Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, reminds you to #FightFlu by getting your flu shot. Also covering the latest news on coronavirus from a post-Thanksgiving surge, what doctors need to know about monoclonal antibody treatments, and Pfizer BioNTech submitted an Emergency Use Authorization application to the FDA for its omicron-targeting coronavirus booster for children younger than 5. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

CDC Influenza resources for physicians: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/resource-center/nivw/activities.htm

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AMA Update 226: Providing hospital level care at home with Narayana Murali, MD

Narayana Murali, MD, system chief medical officer of medicine services at Geisinger Health, discusses providing hospital level care in patients’ homes. Dr. Murali is also chair of the AMA’s Integrated Physician Practice Section (IPPS). American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

Check out AMA’s Future of Health Report here: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/digital/ama-future-health-report

Interested in AMA’s Integrated Physician Practice Section (IPPS)? Learn more at: https://www.ama-assn.org/member-groups-sections/integrated-physician-practices

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AMA Update 225: AMA President Jack Resneck Jr., MD, responds to disinformation, politicization of medicine

AMA President Jack Resneck Jr., MD, believes «we need to fix what’s broken—and it’s not the doctor.» This episode details the challenges facing physicians, their patients, and how now is the time for physicians to stand together in the fight for #HealthcareReform. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

Watch Dr. Resneck’s full speech here: https://www.ama-assn.org/press-center/speeches/jack-resneck-jr-md-address-2022-interim-meeting-hod

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 224: RSV, flu trends plus COVID predictions with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

AMA Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, shares the latest post-Thanksgiving «tripledemic» trends, as well as findings from a new CDC study on how the updated boosters performed in the real world. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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AMA Update 223: Reducing physician burden with Medicare payment with Todd Askew

AMA Senior Vice President of Advocacy Todd Askew discusses the AMA’s latest advocacy efforts on Medicare physician payment reform. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. Visit https://physiciansgrassrootsnetwork.org/ for more information.

Stay up to date on all the latest advocacy news by subscribing to AMA Advocacy Update: https://www.ama-assn.org/advocacy-news

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 222: What you need to know about respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) with Paul Offit, MD

Today we cover everything parents and physicians need to know about respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) with Paul Offit, MD, director of the Vaccine Education Center and an attending physician in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Dr. Offit is also a member of the FDA’s vaccine advisory committee. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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AMA Update 221: How COVID-19 impacts gut health with Ken Cadwell, PhD & Jonas Schluter, PhD

Jonas Schluter, PhD, assistant professor at the Institute for Systems Genetics and Department for Microbiology, along side Ken Cadwell, PhD, the Recanati Family Professor of Microbiology at NYU Langone Health in New York, share findings from their study on the impacts of COVID infection on gut health. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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AMA Update 220: Medical innovation in rural health care with Geisinger Health System & Sanford Health

Jeremy Cauwels, MD, chief physician at Sanford Health, and Kenric Maynor, MD, MBA, chair of the Medicine Institute at Geisinger Health System, join us today to discuss innovation in rural health care. 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 219: Tips for teaching good bedside manner with Nayan Kothari, MD

What is good bedside manner—and how can you teach it? Today we discuss innovative ways to train physicians on bedside manner and the art of compassion with Nayan Kothari, MD, chief academic officer at Saint Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick, N.J. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

Learn more about Saint Peter’s Simulation Center for Interprofessional Learning and The Institute for Bedside Medicine, here: https://www.saintpetershcs.com/Graduate-Medical-Education/Simulation-Center-for-Inter-Professional-Learning

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AMA Update 218: Resident stress: reducing burnout and improving physician wellbeing with Baylor Scott & White Health

Emily Kaus, GME wellness program manager, and Julie Higginbotham, resident education and development specialist, from Baylor, Scott & White in Dallas, share organizational insights to take on resident burnout and improve physician wellbeing. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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