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AMA Update 189: Health policy, medical research, clinical care & more with Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, MD, PhD

15 de septiembre de 2022 casimedicos 00:13:39 0 Comments

The new editor-in-chief of JAMA and the JAMA Network, Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, MD, PhD, discusses her transition from academic, physician-scientist to starting her new role at one of the most widely circulated general medical journals in the world. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

Celebrate #WomenInMedicineMonth and learn more here: https://ama-assn.org/WomenMedicineMonth

AMA Update 179: Bobby Mukkamala, MD, on tangible actions to reverse the overdose epidemic

30 de agosto de 2022 casimedicos 00:17:12 0 Comments

Aug. 31 marks International Overdose Awareness Day. American Medical Association CXO, Todd Unger, is joined by Bobby Mukkamala, MD, immediate past chair of the AMA Board of Trustees and chair of the AMA Substance Use and Pain Care Task Force, to discuss the AMA’s advocacy work to help #EndOverdose. Also covering tangible actions physicians and policymakers can take now, before the end of the year, and in Congress and state legislatures across the United States – to help save lives and reduce harm.
Visit https://end-overdose-epidemic.org for more information.

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 175: Rebekah Bernard, MD, on the importance of physician-led care

23 de agosto de 2022 casimedicos 00:16:04 0 Comments

A special episode with Rebekah Bernard, MD, co-author of the book Patients at Risk: The Rise of the Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant in Healthcare about scope creep and how it can affect patient care. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

To learn more about the AMA’s work to fight scope creep as a critical part of our Recovery Plan for America’s Physicians, visit: ama-assn.org/recovery

AMA Update 171: The intersection of quality and research in the era of COVID with Nancy Gin, MD

11 de agosto de 2022 casimedicos 00:19:19 0 Comments

Nancy Gin, MD, executive vice president and chief quality officer at the Permanente Federation, as well as regional medical director of quality and analysis at the Southern California Permanente Medical Group discusses how the COVID pandemic created a blueprint for accelerating innovation—and how we can keep that momentum going long term. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.
Read «The Intersection of Quality and Research in the Era of COVID-19: A Virtuous Cycle»: https://www.thepermanentejournal.org/doi/10.7812/TPP/22.093

AMA Update 168: Peter Hotez, MD, PhD, on not waiting for fall to get boosted

4 de agosto de 2022 casimedicos 00:17:33 0 Comments

2022 Nobel Peace Prize nominee Peter Hotez, MD, PhD, discusses his coronavirus vaccine, CorbeVax, as well as his Paxlovid rebound infection experience, and growing concerns around monkeypox. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

Dr. Peter Hotez is dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, and co-director of the Texas Children’s Hospital Center for Vaccine Development in Houston.

AMA Update 163: Monkeypox numbers, treatment and prevention with two CDC experts

14 de julio de 2022 casimedicos 00:27:32 0 Comments

Two experts from the CDC’s Division of High-Consequence Pathogens & Pathology in Atlanta, Caroline Schrodt, MD, and Jennifer McQuiston, DVM, talk with American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger about what physicians need to know about monkeypox, including the latest numbers, how it’s spread, vulnerable populations, common symptoms, and available treatments and testing.
For up-to-date information visit the CDC’s monkeypox website: www.cdc.gov/poxvirus

AMA Update 161: COVID vaccine for kids: My son’s experience with Jesse Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH

7 de julio de 2022 casimedicos 00:11:53 0 Comments

On vaccinating his 3-year-old son: Jesse Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, a practicing anesthesiologist in Milwaukee and the AMA’s new president-elect, shares his family’s vaccine experience with American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger, as well as advice for parents of young kids and tips for doctors on answering questions from vaccine-hesitant parents.
Find COVID vaccine locations near you: https://www.vaccines.gov/search/

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.

AMA Update 148: The latest from the FDA on second booster shots and more with Susan R. Bailey, MD

12 de mayo de 2022 casimedicos 00:12:00 0 Comments

AMA CXO Todd Unger chats with AMA’s immediate past president, Susan Bailey, MD, about big takeaways from her recent conversation with Peter Marks, MD, PhD, director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research at the FDA. Their talk covered COVID-19 second dose boosters and pediatric vaccines.

AMA Update 144: Marcus Plescia, MD, MPH, on changes in COVID data reporting & more

28 de abril de 2022 casimedicos 00:15:27 0 Comments

AMA CXO Todd Unger discusses COVID data reporting changes and strengthening public health infrastructure with Marcus Plescia, MD, MPH, the chief medical officer of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) in Atlanta.

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