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AMA Update 260: Live from the AMA National Advocacy Conference: Physician advocacy and why it works with Todd Askew

15 de febrero de 2023 casimedicos 00:13:43 0 Comments

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 Senior Vice President of Advocacy Todd Askew and American Medical Association #CXO Todd Unger sit down to chat about the AMA’s latest advocacy efforts from its National Advocacy Conference in Washington, D.C. Topics include fixing prior authorization, reforming Medicare payment, fighting scope of practice expansion, supporting telehealth and reducing physician burnout.

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

AMA Update 236: A year of recovery: AMA CXO Todd Unger takes a look back at the progress and key voices of 2022

22 de diciembre de 2022 casimedicos 00:06:10 0 Comments

AMA CXO Todd Unger shares a special end-of-year feature chronicling physicians’ efforts to help patients and the AMA’s pivot toward recovery in 2022.

Tune in for a brand new AMA Update on Jan. 2, 2023.

In the meantime, 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

Join the AMA or renew your membership here: ama-assn.org/movingmedicine

AMA Update 209: The link between childcare stress and physician burnout with Elizabeth Harry, MD

24 de octubre de 2022 casimedicos 00:08:18 0 Comments

Elizabeth Harry, MD, senior medical director of well being at UCHealth in Aurora, Colo., joins to discuss the connection between high childcare stress and burnout among health care workers during the pandemic. 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 187: Six drivers of physician burnout with ICPH keynote speaker, Paul DeChant, MD, MBA

13 de septiembre de 2022 casimedicos 00:18:05 0 Comments

Paul DeChant, MD, MBA, one of the featured keynote speakers at the 2022 International Conference on Physician Health™, Oct. 13-15, in Orlando, Fla., shares six key drivers of physician burnout and how to address them. This year’s conference theme is “engaging organizations to achieve cultural change.” American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

Registration for ICPH 2022 closes Sept. 22! Reserve your spot now: https://bit.ly/3N7cdP2

AMA Update 180: New CDC monkeypox guidance, Novavax for kids & Moderna boosters with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

31 de agosto de 2022 casimedicos 00:11:18 0 Comments

Can kids go to school with monkeypox? Why is Moderna suing Pfizer? Is the government still mailing free COVID tests? AMA’s Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, answers these questions and more. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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 178: Voter registration and health care with Vot-ER

29 de agosto de 2022 casimedicos 00:16:25 0 Comments

For #CivicHealthMonth this August we discuss how voting influences health and why it’s important for physicians to get involved in voting advocacy. American Medical Association CXO and host, Todd Unger, is joined by Aliya Bhatia, executive director of Vot-ER in Washington, D.C., and Jasmin Eatman, an MD and PhD candidate at Emory in Atlanta—and Vot-ER intern.

Visit Vot-ER.org now to get your badge and learn more!

AMA Update 176: FDA authorizes Novavax vaccine for kids ages 12-17 with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

24 de agosto de 2022 casimedicos 00:10:59 0 Comments

AMA’s Director of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, shares news on the Novavax vaccine from the FDA—as well as updates on COVID boosters for fall, monkeypox vaccines, TPOXX treatments, and Dr. Anthony Fauci’s announcement on stepping down from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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 157: Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, on when the youngest kids can get vaccinated

16 de junio de 2022 casimedicos 00:12:23 0 Comments

AMA CXO Todd Unger discusses FDA timeline on Pfizer & Moderna vaccines for the youngest children with AMA Director of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia. Also covering the FDA advisory committee’s recommendations for kids ages 6 to 17, news on a possible booster for fall, as well as the lifting of testing requirements for international travel to the U.S.