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AMA Update 337: Health disparities in Chicago and the work to solve them with RUSH University Medical Center

From RUSH University Medical Center, President and CEO Omar Lateef, DO, and David Ansell, MD, MPH, senior vice president of community health equity, join to discuss Chicago’s health disparities and how RUSH is partnering with the community to solve them. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🏘️ To learn more about West Side United, visit: https://westsideunited.org/

🤝 Check out AMA’s work with West Side United, here: https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/health-equity/investing-communities-helps-address-alarming-life-expectancy-gap

💻 Access resources and more from AMA Center for Health Equity: https://www.ama-assn.org/about/ama-center-health-equity

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AMA Update 333: Art for mental health: The well-being benefits of practicing art with Frank Clark, MD

There’s a strong connection between art and mental health. Joining us to discuss the well-being benefits of expressing yourself is Frank Clark, MD, a psychiatrist with Prisma Health and a poet. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🥼 Learn more about the AMA Recovery Plan for America’s Physicians: https://bit.ly/AMA_RecoveryPlan

🖋️ Read more on how Dr. Clark uses creativity and writing poetry to reduce burnout: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/physician-health/qa-how-haiku-helps-psychiatrist-contend-pandemic-stress

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AMA Update 332: Wearables, remote patient monitoring & the future of chronic care management with Richard Milani, MD

Current capabilities of remote monitoring, using wearable technology for chronic disease management and future opportunities for practices with Richard Milani, MD, chief clinical transformation officer at Ochsner Health. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🏥 Learn more about the AMA Health System Program here: https://bit.ly/AMA_HealthSystemProgram

🥼 Find out more on the AMA Recovery Plan for America’s Physicians: https://bit.ly/AMA_RecoveryPlan

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AMA Update 331: Innovations in GI surgery are advancing the field of endosurgery with Jennifer Christie, MD

Endosurgery is one of the latest developments in gastroenterology, but this innovative technology has benefits for medicine more broadly. Joining to discuss what endosurgery is, where the technology is headed and how it could revolutionize surgery as a whole is Jennifer Christie, MD, president of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🥼 Learn more about the AMA Recovery Plan for America’s Physicians: https://bit.ly/AMA_RecoveryPlan

🔍 Find out how prior authorization affects you: https://fixpriorauth.org/

🔧 Access more resources and learn how the AMA is working to #FixPriorAuth here: https://www.ama-assn.org/amaone/ama-recovery-plan-america-s-physicians-fixing-prior-authorization

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AMA Update 328: Physician well-being programs and the evolving role of Chief Wellness Officer with Susan Parisi, MD

Geisinger’s Chief Wellness Officer Susan Parisi, MD, shares advice and insights from her first year in the role. Dr. Parisi discusses starting physician well-being programs, as well as the cause and effects of physician burnout at both the individual and health system-level. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🥼 Access the AMA Recovery Plan for America’s Physicians: https://bit.ly/AMA_RecoveryPlan

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AMA Update 321: Kaiser Permanente’s acquisition of Geisinger with Jaewon Ryu, MD, JD

Get the latest on Risant Health and what the #Kaiser and #Geisinger partnership means for the future of value-based care. Geisinger’s president and CEO, Jaewon Ryu, MD, JD—and future CEO of Risant Health—sits down with American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger to discuss.

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AMA Update 312: Technology is helping to treat the maternal health crisis with Toluwalase Ajayi, MD

Gaps in research make treating the maternal health crisis even more challenging. However, the PowerMom platform is pioneering an innovative way to use digital technology to close those gaps and improve maternal outcomes. Joining us to discuss is the lead researcher behind PowerMom, AMA Board Trustee Toluwalase Ajayi, MD, director of clinical research at Scripps Research Translational Institute. 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 306: Cannabis side effects for senior and older adult patients with Alison Moore, MD, MPH

Cannabis use among seniors is on the rise, but so are visits to the emergency department as a result. Joining to discuss the risks of cannabis for seniors and how doctors can talk to their older patients about them is Alison Moore, MD, MPH, professor and chief of geriatrics, gerontology and palliative care at the University of California San Diego. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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Neurology® Podcast Biomarker and Treatment Development in Movement Disorders

Dr. Jason Crowell talks with Prof. Bastiaan Bloem about the latest developments in biomarkers and treatments for movement disorders, which have been described in numerous research papers from 2022.  Read the related article in . Disclosures can…

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AMA Update 292: Improving surgical outcomes for senior patients with Rachelle E. Bernacki, MD, MS

May marks Older Americans Month and AMA’s Senior Physicians Recognition Month. Rachelle E. Bernacki, MD, MS, joins to discuss surgical care and improving health outcomes for senior patients. 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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