COVID-19

AMA Update 170: Jynneos, Tpoxx & federal services for long COVID with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

10 de agosto de 2022 casimedicos 00:13:07 0 Comments

AMA Director of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia JD, MPH, covers monkeypox cases, vaccines, Tecovirimat used for treatment, as well as two Biden administration reports and support services for Americans with long haul COVID. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

Visit https://www.covid.gov/longcovid for federal services and supports for people experiencing longer term impacts of COVID-19.

Access guidance and descriptors for new monkeypox CPT codes here: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/cpt/orthopoxvirus-and-monkeypox-coding-guidance

AMA Update 167: Latest on the monkeypox outbreak with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

3 de agosto de 2022 casimedicos 00:13:17 0 Comments

COVID-19 boosters this September, CDC designates monkeypox as nationally notifiable condition as outbreak continues, and new CPT codes added, as covered by AMA Director of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

AMA Update 166: Novavax vaccine questions answered with Sandra Fryhofer, MD

1 de agosto de 2022 casimedicos 00:12:35 0 Comments

Novavax vaccine dose, delivery, storage, side effects—and all the details doctors need to know with Sandra Fryhofer, MD, 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.

AMA COVID-19 resource center for physicians: http://ama-assn.org/covid-19

AMA Update 165: Monkeypox, Omicron BA.5, and Novavax with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

27 de julio de 2022 casimedicos 00:11:17 0 Comments

AMA Director of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, details summer spike of COVID-19 cases driven by the highly transmissible Omicron BA.5 subvariant. Also covering Novavax news, as well as monkeypox cases and stats—including the World Health Organization (WHO) declaring it a global health emergency. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

AMA Update 164: Second booster for over 50 & monkeypox antivirals with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

20 de julio de 2022 casimedicos 00:13:25 0 Comments

AMA Director of Science, Medicine and Public Health Andrea Garcia on the latest from the FDA and CDC, covering Novavax vaccine updates, getting a second booster shot, and continued spread of monkeypox across the United States. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.
• CDC Emergency Operations Center contact phone number (monkeypox): 770-488-7100
• Information for Healthcare Providers on Obtaining and Using TPOXX (Tecovirimat) for Treatment of Monkeypox: https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/clinicians/obtaining-tecovirimat.html

AMA Update 162: CDC study shows life-saving power of COVID vaccines with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

13 de julio de 2022 casimedicos 00:11:59 0 Comments

The latest on Omicron subvariants, delays in state-by-state COVID case reporting and more with AMA Director of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia JD, MPH. American Medical Association CXO, Todd Unger hosts.

AMA Update 159: Vaccine progress for kids under 5 & more with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

29 de junio de 2022 casimedicos 00:11:08 0 Comments

AMA CXO Todd Unger discusses the latest on COVID vaccines for fall with AMA Director of Science, Medicine and Public Health Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH. Also covering the vaccine rollout for kids under 5, as well as AMA’s statements on the U.S. Supreme Court decisions regarding firearm violence and overturning Roe v. Wade.

AMA Update 156: COVID vaccines for kids under 5 still pending with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

8 de junio de 2022 casimedicos 00:14:34 0 Comments

AMA CXO Todd Unger reviews the timeline for COVID vaccines for kids under 5 with AMA Director of Science, Medicine and Public Health Andrea Garcia. Also covering COVID case numbers, what to expect this summer, how and why you should report positive at-home tests, as well as an increase in monkeypox cases in the U.S.

AMA Update 155: Fourth dose boosters and pediatric vaccines, an update with Peter Marks, MD, PhD from the FDA

7 de junio de 2022 casimedicos 00:58:24 0 Comments

Hear the latest on who should receive the fourth dose of the COVID-19 booster—and when—and whether we’ll be seeing a vaccine for younger children soon. Susan R. Bailey, MD, immediate past president, AMA welcomes Peter Marks, MD, PhD, Director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), addressing a host of hot topics related to the fourth dose booster vaccine and provide updates on pediatric vaccine safety data.

AMA Update 154: What doctors wish patients knew about COVID-19 testing with Emily Volk, MD, FCAP

3 de junio de 2022 casimedicos 00:21:48 0 Comments

On this episode, Emily Volk, MD, FCAP, president of the College of American Pathologists, talks about the ins and outs of COVID-19 testing; knowing when to test, what test to take, and other pressing questions patients may have.