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AMA Update 493: New APA CEO on uses of artificial intelligence in mental health, the future of psychiatry and more

14 de agosto de 2024 casimedicos AMA Update 00:12:40 0 Comments

Who is the new CEO of APA? What are some examples of AI in psychiatry? How did COVID affect mental health? Why is access to mental health care important? Dr. Marketa Wills, the CEO and medical director of the American Psychiatric Association joins to discuss the importance of breaking the stigma of mental, self-care in medicine and shares AI in psychiatry examples. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on what matters most — patients. We will meet this challenge together. Join us: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew

☎️ Call or text 9-8-8 if you or anyone you know needs help. Wondering what is the mental health hotline number? The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is now: 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. It provides free 24/7 confidential support for people in distress, crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals in the U.S. Visit: https://ama-assn.co/988Lifeline

💜 Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation aims to reduce burnout of healthcare professionals and safeguard physician well-being. Get physician mental health resources at: https://ama-assn.co/DrLornaBreen

🧠 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration resources and mental health services available at: https://ama-assn.co/HHS_FindTreatment

📞 Call SAMHSA’s National Helpline: 1-800-662-HELP (1-800-662-4357)

💻 AMA & Manatt Health on accelerating behavioral health integration through telehealth: https://ama-assn.co/BHI_telehealth

🥼 Go to https://ama-assn.co/FightingForDocs to learn more about our AMA advocacy priorities, including:
▹ Reforming Medicare payment
▹ Fighting scope creep
▹ Fixing prior authorization
▹ Reducing physician burnout
▹ Making technology work for physicians

AMA Update 492: Mpox, CDC RSV vaccine for adults, COVID summer surge and the end of free COVID vaccines

12 de agosto de 2024 casimedicos AMA Update 00:12:49 0 Comments

How bad is COVID right now? Are COVID vaccines still free? Is there an mpox outbreak in Africa? RSV vaccine for seniors: What are the CDC guidelines for RSV in 2024? Our guest is American Medical Association Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH. AMA CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on what matters most — patients. We will meet this challenge together. Join us: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew

🦠 Looking for a COVID map? Get the latest CDC COVID Tracker map, charts, and data: https://ama-assn.co/CDC_COVID

💉 Searching for «COVID vaccine near me»? Find vaccines in your area at: https://ama-assn.co/COVID_vaccine

🚨 If the CDC issues new health warning, get the latest CDC health alert 2024 via the Health Alert Network (HAN CDC website): https://ama-assn.co/CDC_HAN

🥼 Go to https://ama-assn.co/FightingForDocs to learn more about our AMA advocacy priorities, including:
▹ Reforming Medicare payment
▹ Fighting scope creep
▹ Fixing prior authorization
▹ Reducing physician burnout
▹ Making technology work for physicians

AMA Update 491: Advancements in pediatrics: Uses of artificial intelligence in mental health diagnosis and treatment

9 de agosto de 2024 casimedicos AMA Update 00:10:24 0 Comments

Can AI diagnose mental illness? How will technology change pediatricians in the future? How is AI used in medical documentation? Who can diagnose autism in a child? Our guest is Colleen Kraft, MD, MBA, past president of the American Academy of Pediatrics, a practicing pediatrician, and a Professor of Pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on what matters most — patients. We will meet this challenge together. Join us: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew

🧠 For more on behavioral health integration in physician practices, check out AMA BHI Collaborative: https://ama-assn.co/BHI_Collaborative

📖 AMA BHI Compendium PDF: https://ama-assn.co/BHI_Compendium_PDF

💻 AMA & Manatt Health on accelerating behavioral health integration through telehealth: https://ama-assn.co/BHI_telehealth

🏥 Learn more about the AMA Health System Program here: https://ama-assn.co/HealthSystems

🥼 Go to https://ama-assn.co/FightingForDocs to learn more about our AMA advocacy priorities, including:
▹ Reforming Medicare payment
▹ Fighting scope creep
▹ Fixing prior authorization
▹ Reducing physician burnout
▹ Making technology work for physicians

AMA Update 490: H5N1 virus news, recent measles outbreak and possible mpox public health emergency

7 de agosto de 2024 casimedicos AMA Update 00:11:39 0 Comments

How many human cases of bird flu are there in the US? Does flu vaccine protect against bird flu? Why are measles coming back? Has a new strain of mpox spread in Africa? Our guest is the American Medical Association’s Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH. AMA CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on what matters most — patients. We will meet this challenge together. Join us: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew

🗺️ CDC current avian flu map: https://ama-assn.co/avianflu_map

💻 For bird flu news visit Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC H5N1 Bird Flu Current Situation Summary (CDC H5N1 technical report): https://ama-assn.co/CDC_H5N1

💉 Updated CDC mpox vaccine recommendations: https://ama-assn.co/Mpox_vaccine

📋 CDC monkeypox guidelines, symptoms, mpox vaccine schedule and more, visit: https://ama-assn.co/CDC_Mpox

📍 Googling «mpox vaccine near me»? Use the CDC mpox Vaccine Locator here: https://ama-assn.co/Mpox_vaccines

🚨 If the CDC issues new health warning, get the latest CDC health alert 2024 via the Health Alert Network (HAN CDC website): https://ama-assn.co/CDC_HAN

AMA Update 489: Application of artificial intelligence in medical education: What is the future of AI in medicine?

5 de agosto de 2024 casimedicos AMA Update 00:14:52 0 Comments

Is AI taught in medical school? What is AI integrated education? How will AI impact health care in the future? What are the benefits of health informatics? Our guests are Kim Lomis, MD, vice president of Medical Education Innovations, and Margaret Lozovatsky, MD, vice president of Digital Health Innovations, at the American Medical Association. AMA CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on what matters most — patients. We will meet this challenge together. Join us: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew

📚 Looking for generative AI in medicine courses? Access AMA EdHub Introduction to Artificial Intelligence in Health Care: https://edhub.ama-assn.org/change-med-ed/interactive/18827029

🖥️ For more on ethical issues in artificial intelligence, check out AMA Framework for Health Care AI: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/digital/advancing-health-care-ai-through-ethics-evidence-and-equity

AMA Update 488: COVID-19 cases, West Nile news, plus new Alzheimer’s disease and colon cancer screening blood tests

31 de julio de 2024 casimedicos AMA Update 00:11:32 0 Comments

How is Alzheimer’s diagnosed? Is there a new blood test for colon cancer? Is West Nile virus deadly? Is West Nile virus curable? How bad is COVID right now? Our guest is American Medical Association Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH. AMA CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew

🧠 For more on the new blood test detects Alzheimer’s disease «Blood Biomarkers to Detect Alzheimer Disease in Primary Care and Secondary Care» JAMA study, visit: https://ama-assn.co/JAMAstudy_Alzheimers

📖 Get the latest New England Journal of Medicine study on the Shield blood test for colon cancer: https://ama-assn.co/NEJMstudy_ColonCancer

🦟 CDC guidelines on West Nile virus symptoms, West Nile transmission and more, check out: https://ama-assn.co/CDC_WestNile

AMA Update 487: Is telemedicine here to stay? The future of telehealth services and the benefits of telemedicine

29 de julio de 2024 casimedicos AMA Update 00:07:29 0 Comments

What is the forecast for telemedicine? What are the threats to telehealth? Do doctors like telemedicine? What telehealth services are covered by Medicare? Our guest is Dana Lichtenberg, assistant director for Congressional Affairs at the American Medical Association. AMA CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew

💪 See how the AMA fights for physicians: https://ama-assn.co/FightingForDocs

⚖️ Learn more about AMA policy and telehealth laws: https://ama-assn.co/DigitalHealth

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

AMA Update 486: The hottest day on earth, bird flu outbreak in humans, CDC warning BACTEC alert and new HIV study

26 de julio de 2024 casimedicos AMA Update 00:11:59 0 Comments

Is there a shortage of BD BACTEC bottles? How does bird flu spread to humans? Is there a H5N1 bird flu pandemic? What is the new HIV medicine for 2024? Our guest is American Medical Association Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH. AMA CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew

🗺️ CDC current avian flu map: https://ama-assn.co/avianflu_map

💻 For bird flu news visit Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC H5N1 Bird Flu Current Situation Summary (CDC H5N1 technical report): https://ama-assn.co/CDC_H5N1

🚨 If the CDC issues new health warning, get the latest CDC health alert 2024 via the Health Alert Network (HAN CDC website): https://ama-assn.co/CDC_HAN

📧 Report any supply chain challenges and suspected adverse events due to the shortage of blood culture bottles: deviceshortages@fda.hhs.gov

🩸 CDC HAN 512 for Disruptions in Availability of Becton Dickinson (BD) BACTEC Blood Culture Bottles – https://ama-assn.co/CDC_HAN-00512

AMA Update 485: Addressing the rising cost of healthcare: The shift to value-based care & value-based care examples

24 de julio de 2024 casimedicos AMA Update 00:12:16 0 Comments

Why is value-based care important? What are value-based care payment models? How is value-based care measured? What is an example of value-based care? Our guest is Narayana Murali, MD, chief medical officer of Medicine Services at Geisinger Health. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew

📺 Watch Dr. Murali’s last episode about the benefits of value-based care: https://youtu.be/xYHw9sF9DaA

💰 Download the PDF about best practices for health care payment models: https://ama-assn.co/VBC_payments

🏥 Learn more about the AMA Health System Program here: https://ama-assn.co/HealthSystems