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AMA Update is your source for physician-focused news. Hear from physicians and other experts on trending public health concerns, practice issues, and more. Because who’s doing the talking matters.

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AMA Update is your source for physician-focused news. Hear from physicians and other experts on trending public health concerns, practice issues, and more. Because who’s doing the talking matters.

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AMA Update 248: What parents and pregnant people need to know about COVID-19 with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

25 de enero de 2023 casimedicos AMA Update 00:10:31 0 Comments

AMA’s Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH discusses how coronavirus infections affect newborns, infants, and toddlers. A new CDC study finds children under 5 who test positive for COVID are at higher risk of severe illness—especially after testing positive for another respiratory virus like flu or RSV. Also new research on COVID and pregnancy finds that expectant mothers who test positive with COVID-19 have an increased risk of maternal death, severe maternal morbidities and adverse newborn outcomes. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

AMA Update 247: AMA to form task force focused on firearm violence prevention with Gerald E. Harmon, MD

24 de enero de 2023 casimedicos AMA Update 00:14:12 0 Comments

NOTE: This episode was filmed prior to the mass shooting in California this past weekend. Our thoughts go out to all those who have been impacted by this tragic event — and to the many others who continue to be affected by gun violence.  

Gerald Harmon, MD, immediate past president, AMA, and family medicine specialist in South Carolina, discusses the heartbreaking realities of gun violence in America—and the impact it has on the health care workforce. During the November Interim Meeting of the House of Delegates, the American Medical Association adopted policy to establish a task force focused on firearm violence prevention, including firearm-involved suicide. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

Read more about the AMA’s task force and ongoing efforts here: https://www.ama-assn.org/press-center/press-releases/ama-establish-task-force-focused-firearm-violence-prevention

AMA Update 246: Leana Wen, MD, MSc, on her top public health priorities for 2023

23 de enero de 2023 casimedicos AMA Update 00:15:47 0 Comments

Leana Wen, MD, MSc, shares her opinions on what health policy issues to watch in 2023. Dr. Wen, an emergency physician and professor of health policy and management at George Washington University, weighs in on vaccine hesitancy around routine childhood immunizations (polio, measles, etc.), the overdose epidemic, marijuana and adolescent development—as well as making contact sports safer to reduce severe brain injuries like CTE and concussions in youth sports. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

Dr. Leana Wen is also a CNN medical analyst and op-ed columnist for The Washington Post, where she writes a weekly column and anchors the Post newsletter, «The Checkup with Dr. Wen». Find her latest articles here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/leana-s-wen/

AMA Update 245: ‘Kraken’ variant & vaccine stroke risk: everything you need to know with Sandra Fryhofer, MD

19 de enero de 2023 casimedicos AMA Update 00:11:56 0 Comments

The latest on Pfizer’s COVID vaccine and stroke risk. Sandra Fryhofer, MD, breaks down vaccine safety statistics following new #FDA and #CDC announcements about possible increased risk of stroke after getting Pfizer’s bivalent booster shot. Also covering VSD, other #vaccine databases, and what’s expected at the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VBRPAC) meeting this January. Plus everything you need to know about the ‘Kraken’ — a.k.a, the XBB.1.5 #omicron variant. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts #AMAUpdate

AMA Update 244: Vaccine stroke risk, new MIS-C data & pediatric vaccine decline with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

18 de enero de 2023 casimedicos AMA Update 00:11:04 0 Comments

AMA’s Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, discusses recent release by CDC, FDA regarding possible link between Pfizer’s bivalent booster and stroke risk for those 65 and older. Also covering the potential increased risk of measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) for kindergartners given a decrease in pediatric vaccinations this year, as well as new findings regarding multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) in children. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

AMA Update 243: DO vs MD: osteopathic or allopathic medical school with Ilse Levin, DO

17 de enero de 2023 casimedicos AMA Update 00:11:40 0 Comments

We want to hear from medical students! Record and submit your questions to help inform future “What I Wish I Knew in Medical School” episodes here: https://bit.ly/3CweAJ1

Special «What I Wish I Knew In Medical School» segment discussing the rewards and challenges of becoming and being a DO with Ilse Levin, DO, an AMA Trustee and a board-certified internist and epidemiologist, as well as a hospital-based physician for the Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group in Silver Spring, Md. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

AMA Update 242: Resident burnout and creating a culture of well-being with Mark Linzer, MD

12 de enero de 2023 casimedicos AMA Update 00:14:09 0 Comments

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

Mark Linzer, MD, director of the Institute for Professional Worklife at Hennepin Healthcare, talks about the latest research on resident burnout—and specific actions residency program and health system leaders can take to increase well-being. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

AMA Update 241: XBB.1.5 variant: what you need to know now with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

11 de enero de 2023 casimedicos AMA Update 00:11:19 0 Comments

AMA’s Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, explains what you need to know about the latest Omicron subvariant. Also covering bivalent booster efficacy, data from a new COVID study in Israel, and protecting kids from the flu as they return to school after the holidays. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

AMA Update 240: Salesforce CMO Geeta Nayyar, MD, MBA, on digital transformation in health care

9 de enero de 2023 casimedicos AMA Update 00:14:18 0 Comments

Geeta Nayyar, MD, MBA, chief medical officer and SVP at Salesforce, discusses the past, present and future of digital transformation in health care. Covering digital health tools to optimize physician workflows and reduce burnout, medical CRM and other clinical technology services.

Dr. Nayyar is a nationally recognized leader in health care information technology, as well as an author, public speaker and was named one of “25 Digital Health Influencers to Follow in 2022.” American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.