Episodes

  • Leadership opportunities in organized medicine and the importance of medical student advocacy

    Leadership opportunities in organized medicine and the importance of medical student advocacy
    Sep 30 2024
    What do residency programs care about the most? What does AMA do for medical school? How important is advocacy in medical education? Why is healthcare advocacy important? Michael Suk, MD, JD, MPH, MBA, and chair of the AMA Board of Trustees, discusses the vital role of health care advocacy for medical students and residents, and how involvement in organized medicine can enhance a candidate's residency application and contribute to their development as a physician leader. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on what matters most — patients. We will meet this challenge together. Join us: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew 🏫 AMA Medical Student Section (MSS): https://ama-assn.co/MSS 🌟 For leadership programs for medical students, visit: https://ama-assn.co/MedStudent_leadership
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    14 mins
  • How medical school reimbursement is fixing doctor shortages and improving health care in rural areas

    How medical school reimbursement is fixing doctor shortages and improving health care in rural areas
    Sep 27 2024
    How many HBCU medical schools are there? Do hospitals pay for medical school? How bad is the doctor shortage? Is Xavier University getting a medical school? Leonardo Seoane, MD, founding dean of the Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine and executive vice president and chief academic officer at Ochsner Health discusses making medical school more affordable, the importance of diversity in medicine, major challenges for health care system in rural areas and incentives for doctors to work in rural areas. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on what matters most — patients. We will meet this challenge together. Join us: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew 💸 Ochsner Physician Scholars Program for LSU Health Shreveport School of Medicine and University of Queensland Medical School New Orleans: https://ama-assn.co/Ochsner_MedEdscholarships
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    11 mins
  • Whooping cough outbreak, alcohol-related cancer study, and new at-home flu vaccine FluMist 2024

    Whooping cough outbreak, alcohol-related cancer study, and new at-home flu vaccine FluMist 2024
    Sep 25 2024
    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. 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on what matters most — patients. We will meet this challenge together. Join us: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew 🗺️ CDC FluView Weekly US Map & Influenza Summary Update: https://ama-assn.co/flu_map 🧬 FDA Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC meetings): https://ama-assn.co/FDA_VRBPAC
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    12 mins
  • Understanding prescription weight loss medication: How can my doctor help me lose weight?

    Understanding prescription weight loss medication: How can my doctor help me lose weight?
    Sep 23 2024
    What is the difference between Ozempic and Wegovy? What is GLP-1? Is weight loss medication covered by insurance? How to ask your doctor for weight loss injections? Janese Laster, MD, a gastroenterologist and obesity medicine specialist, discusses types of weight loss drugs, their mechanisms, costs, insurance coverage, and the importance of lifestyle changes in conjunction with medications for weight loss. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on what matters most — patients. We will meet this challenge together. Join us: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew 💉 Journal of the American Medical Association: What Should I Know About Injectable Weight-Loss Medications: https://ama-assn.co/JAMAstudy_GLP1injections ❓ Read more about questions patients may have about weight-loss drugs: https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/public-health/questions-patients-may-have-about-weight-loss-drugs ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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    15 mins
  • Prior authorization in children's health care and prescription delays due to insurance issues

    Prior authorization in children's health care and prescription delays due to insurance issues
    Sep 20 2024
    Why do prior authorizations take so long? Is prior authorization required for emergency services? Why would insurance deny a medication? Melissa Garretson, MD, a pediatric emergency physician at Cook Children’s Health Care System and a member of the AMA Board of Trustees, discusses how to talk to patients about prior authorization, why prior auth takes so long, and how the AMA is fighting to fix prior authorization. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on what matters most — patients. We will meet this challenge together. Join us: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew 🗣 Get involved! Patients and physicians can share prior authorization stories at: https://ama-assn.co/FixPriorAuth 📋 AMA prior authorization survey: https://ama-assn.co/PriorAuth_stats_PDF 🗺️ 📍 Googling "prior authorization laws by state"? Use AMA prior authorization state law chart: https://ama-assn.co/PriorAuth_laws_PDF 📢 AMA prior authorization physician advocacy examples: https://ama-assn.co/PriorAuth_training_PDF 📜 AMA prior authorization model bill: https://ama-assn.co/PriorAuth_legislation_PDF
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    12 mins
  • Bird flu, respiratory disease season outlook, Oropouche virus and cholera outbreak 2024

    Bird flu, respiratory disease season outlook, Oropouche virus and cholera outbreak 2024
    Sep 18 2024
    What sickness is going around right now? Is bird flu worse in fall? What is sloth fever? How is cholera transmitted? When is respiratory virus season 2024? AMA's Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, covers the latest outbreak news today and discusses new viruses going around 2024. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on what matters most — patients. We will meet this challenge together. Join us: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew 🗺️ CDC current avian flu map: https://ama-assn.co/avianflu_map 💻 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
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    13 mins
  • Author of "The Anxious Generation" shares his views on social media and children’s mental health

    Author of "The Anxious Generation" shares his views on social media and children’s mental health
    Sep 16 2024
    In this episode, American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger talks with best-selling author Jonathan Haidt, PhD, about his latest book, “The Anxious Generation,” including the pivotal role physicians can play in addressing the impact of social media on children’s mental health. For more about “The Anxious Generation,” visit: https://ama-assn.co/AnxiousGeneration Read the AMA’s latest policy on social media and its impact on mental health: https://ama-assn.co/SocialMediaMentalHealth_policy
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    26 mins
  • QIPS in healthcare: Quality improvement training for residents and the importance of patient safety

    QIPS in healthcare: Quality improvement training for residents and the importance of patient safety
    Sep 13 2024
    What is quality improvement and patient safety? Why is quality and safety important in healthcare? Is there quality and safety education for residents online? Our guest is Amber Clevenger, GME quality manager at Ohio State College of Medicine. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on what matters most — patients. We will meet this challenge together. Join us: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew 💻 Find more quality improvement and patient safety online courses from AMA GME Competency Education Program (GCEP login): https://ama-assn.co/GCEP 📖 Read about quality improvement and patient safety requirements from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), here: https://ama-assn.co/QIPS_requirements
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    7 mins