AMA Update

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.

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 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.

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

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

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.

AMA Update 217: What physicians need to know about the No Surprises Act with Emily Carroll, JD & George Cox, JD

Emily Carroll, a senior attorney for the AMA’s Advocacy Resource Center, and George Cox, the AMA’s director of legislative counsel, share what physicians need to know about the No Surprises Act and how the AMA’s advocacy team is working on behalf of physicians and patients as the Act evolves. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

Guidance for implementation of the No Surprises Act: https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/patient-support-advocacy/implementation-no-surprises-act
Summary of the August final rule: https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/ama-summary-nsa-final-rules.pdf
Toolkit for physicians on disputing out-of-network payments: https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/ama-nsa-idr-toolkit.pdf

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

AMA Update 216: ‘Tripledemic’, long COVID, burnout & more with Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, MD, PhD

Today Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, MD, PhD, joins to discuss the latest trends and research in medicine from her vantage point as editor-in-chief of JAMA and the JAMA Network in Chicago. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

AMA Update 215: RSV patients overwhelm hospital ICUs with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

AMA’s Vice President of Science, Medicine, and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, discusses the rapid rise of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases overwhelming hospitals, as well as an update on monkeypox. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

AMA Update 214: Strengthening patient trust in physicians and health systems with Rich Baron, MD

Rich Baron, MD, president and CEO of the American Board of Internal Medicine and ABIM Foundation, joins to discuss the importance of rebuilding trust in the health care system. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

For more information, visit: https://buildingtrust.org/

AMA Update 213: Influenza, COVID & RSV cases continue to rise with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

AMA’s Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, discusses the spike in flu, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and COVID cases across the country. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.