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AMA Update 619: Innovative residency orientation program teaches local history to improve culturally competent care

14 de julio de 2025 casimedicos 00:14:39 0 Comments

What happens in residency orientation? How long does it take to onboard a resident? What’s resident onboarding like? Why is cultural competence important in health care? Our guest today is Jimmy Stewart, MD, associate dean for graduate medical education and designated institutional officer at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Dr. Stewart will talk about an innovative orientation program for new residents that’s designed to improve culturally competent care. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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AMA Update 568: Extreme risk protection orders and what physicians need to know about ERPO laws

28 de febrero de 2025 casimedicos 00:12:10 0 Comments

What is an extreme risk order? How many states have ERPO laws? What are the criteria for an ERPO? Do ERPO laws work? American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger is joined by two guests from Johns Hopkins University. Spencer Cantrell, JD, is an assistant scientist of health policy and management at the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions. She is also the co-lead of the National ERPO Resource Center. Katherine Hoops, MD, MPH, is an associate professor of pediatric critical care medicine. She also represents critical care medicine on the AMA Firearm Injury Prevention Task Force.

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Neurology® Podcast Superhuman Performance of a LLM on the Reasoning Tasks of a Physician

23 de enero de 2025 casimedicos 18:13 0 Comments

Dr. Andy Southerland talks with Dr. Adam Rodman about the implications of large language models in clinical reasoning and diagnostics. Read the related article on . Disclosures can be found at .

AMA Update 553: Ozempic study on weight loss drugs side effects, FDA red dye 3 ban, flu cases and norovirus vaccine

22 de enero de 2025 casimedicos 00:13:07 0 Comments

What does Ozempic do? What are the side effects of Ozempic? Is bird flu still around? Is there a vaccine for norovirus? Is red dye 3 banned in US? AMA’s Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, discusses high rates of COVID, RSV, and seasonal flu, as well as the recent CDC alert regarding hospital testing and treatments for bird flu. Also covering the FDA ban on red dye no. 3, plus new research on how GLP-1 drugs could lower the risk of 42 health conditions like Alzheimer’s, dementia, substance abuse disorders and more. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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AMA Update 552: Why lifestyle medicine is growing so fast and the benefits of a lifestyle medicine certification

17 de enero de 2025 casimedicos 00:12:45 0 Comments

How to be healthy in the new year: What is lifestyle medicine? Does lifestyle medicine work? What are the benefits of lifestyle medicine? How to become a lifestyle medicine doctor? Our guest and chair of the American Medical Association Board of Trustees Michael Suk, MD, JD, MPH, MBA, answers the question: What is lifestyle medicine and how it can benefit you? AMA CXO Todd Unger hosts.

AMA Update 510: Whooping cough outbreak, alcohol-related cancer study, and new at-home flu vaccine FluMist 2024

25 de septiembre de 2024 casimedicos 00:11:49 0 Comments

How long is whooping cough vaccine good for? Is there a link between alcohol and cancer? What’s the new flu vaccine name? What is a challenge study for vaccine development? AMA’s Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, discusses alcohol and cancer risk, FDA flu vaccine approval and pertussis vaccine schedule. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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AMA Update 504: Human case of bird flu in Missouri, mpox outbreak news and delays with the new COVID vaccine rollout

11 de septiembre de 2024 casimedicos 00:11:59 0 Comments

Why is bird flu such a big deal? What happens if a human gets the bird flu? What is monkeypox? Is there a new COVID booster? Where can I get a COVID vaccine? Our guest is the American Medical Association’s Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH. AMA CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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💻 For bird flu news visit Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC H5N1 Bird Flu Current Situation Summary (CDC H5N1 technical report): https://ama-assn.co/CDC_H5N1

AMA Update 503: Drug availability: Fixing pharmaceutical supply chains, medication shortages & rationing in medicine

9 de septiembre de 2024 casimedicos 00:07:38 0 Comments

What drug is currently in shortage? What is most likely to be the result of a drug shortage? Why are there drug shortages? What is health care rationing? Our guest is Julie R. Gralow, MD, chief medical officer and executive vice president of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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AMA Update 500: Equitable patient care, leadership diversity, inclusive design and DEI in healthcare organizations

30 de agosto de 2024 casimedicos 00:14:49 0 Comments

What is inclusion in healthcare? How does the cocoon pregnancy care model work? Why is holistic care important? How do you provide holistic health care? Our guest is Nkem Chukwumerije, MD, MPH, physician lead, equity, inclusion, and diversity, for the The Permanente Medical Groups. He is also the president and executive medical director for The Southeast Permanente Medical Group. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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AMA Update 465: Scope of practice in Texas

31 de mayo de 2024 casimedicos 00:09:22 0 Comments

How to manage scope creep in medicine: What is the Texas scope of practice? What is mid level creep in medicine? What determines the scope of practice for healthcare practitioners?

Our guest is Texas Medical Association President G. Ray Callas, MD. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.