AMA Update

Heading into Super Bowl weekend we chat with the National Football League's Chief Medical Officer, Allen Sills, MD, about how he’s advancing health and safety on and off the football field. Hear more about professional athlete concussion diagnosis and management, plus more details on the NFL emergency action plans that help medical staff provide life-saving care to players like Buffalo Bills Safety Damar Hamlin.

As a neurosurgeon specializing in the treatment of athletes, Dr. Sills also serves as a professor of neurological surgery at Vanderbilt and is the founder and co-director of the Vanderbilt Sports Concussion Center. American Medical Association #CXO Todd Unger hosts.

AMA's Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, discusses how the Biden Administration's decision to end the COVID-19 national emergency and U.S. public health emergency on May 11 will affect hospitals, physicians, as well as insured and uninsured patients. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

Access updated information for hospitals, and other types of Medicare & Medicaid providers on the status of COVID-19 blanket waivers and flexibilities here: https://www.cms.gov/coronavirus-waivers

Reserve your spot by Feb. 15! Register for the AMA Medical Student Advocacy Conference now: ama-assn.org/MAC2023

Join the next generation of medical student advocates in Washington, D.C., in just a few short weeks to meet with legislators on Capitol Hill and advocate for key issues—like GME funding, Conrad 30 and scope creep—that affect medical students and the future of medicine. AMA Government Relations Advocacy Fellow (GRAF) Kylee Borger explains why all medical students should go to the AMA Medical Student Advocacy Conference (MAC), March 2-3. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

Applications for the AMA’s 2023 Joy in Medicine™ Health System Recognition Program are now open: https://www.ama-assn.org/joyinmedicine

Aman Sethi, MD, director of wellness operations at the Permanente Medical Group in Oakland, Calif., shares a comprehensive plan, including simple, impactful interventions, for bringing back joy and meaning in medicine and reducing physician burnout. He also discusses the important role recognition plays in that work. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

To register for AMA's National Advocacy Conference happening this February 13-15 in Washington D.C., visit: https://www.ama-assn.org/about/events/national-advocacy-conference

Kimberly Horvath, JD, senior attorney with AMA’s Advocacy Resource Center, talks about scope of practice expansion in health care and the AMA’s efforts to address it on behalf of physicians at the state level. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

Learn how the AMA is #FightingForDocs when it comes to scope of practice by visiting: https://www.ama-assn.org/amaone/ama-recovery-plan-america-s-physicians-fighting-scope-creep

Access AMA's scope of practice key tools & resources here: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/scope-practice/scope-practice-key-tools-resources

AMA's Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, discusses the latest research on long COVID, as well as #omicron variant XBB.1.5 and other #SARSCoV2 subvariants. Also covering how the Biden Administration's decision to end COVID-19 national emergency and U.S. public health emergency on May 11 will affect hospitals, physicians and patients—while the World Health Organization (WHO) maintains the COVID-19 pandemic is still a global health emergency. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

Watch, read, or listen to Sandra Fryhofer, MD, AMA Board Chair's recent #vaccine and bivalent booster episode, here: https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/public-health/bivalent-vaccine-effectiveness-covid-booster-schedule-and-evusheld

AMA Board Chair Sandra Fryhofer, MD, AMA’s liaison to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), and a member of ACIP’s COVID-19 Vaccine Workgroup, recaps the latest news from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) meeting. Topics include the vote on “harmonizing” strain composition for both COVID-19 primary vaccines and booster shots, as well as an update about the preliminary stroke risk signal for seniors who received a Pfizer booster. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

How a physician's quest to ensure patient access to PrEP—a key medication in preventing HIV infection in high-risk patients—has gained national traction with help from the AMA Integrated Physician Practice Section (IPPS).

Stephen Parodi, MD, executive vice president of external affairs, communications and brand at The Permanente Federation, and associate executive director for The Permanente Medical Group in Oakland, Calif., discusses how the AMA House of Delegates (AMA-HOD) and AMA-IPPS supported action regarding insurance coverage for Pre-exposure Prophylaxis medication, or PrEP, under the Affordable Care Act (#ACA). American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

For more on the AMA's amicus brief filing and involvement in Braidwood Management v. Becerra case, visit: https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/patient-support-advocacy/leave-aca-s-zero-cost-preventive-care-intact-ama-tells

Former residency program director Louito Edje, MD, MHPE, shares what 4th year medical students need to know when making rank order list for NRMP (National Resident Matching Program). Dr. Lou Edje, Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education and Designated Institutional Official at the University of Cincinnati Medical School, discusses what makes a good residency match, ranking residency programs by specialty, and more tips for creating your #ROL this match season. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

Visit https://freida.ama-assn.org for access to FREIDA, the AMA’s Residency & Fellowship Database, our “Road to Residency” video series and other helpful content.

Listen to the latest "Meet Your Match: Composing a rank-order list with James Docherty, DO" episode from AMA's Making the Rounds podcast here: https://ama-making-the-rounds.simplecast.com/episodes/meet-your-match-composing-a-rank-order-list-with-james-docherty-do

More info on AMA's Physicians of the Future Summit available here: https://www.ama-assn.org/about/events/physicians-future-summit

AMA's Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH discusses how coronavirus infections affect newborns, infants, and toddlers. A new CDC study finds children under 5 who test positive for COVID are at higher risk of severe illness—especially after testing positive for another respiratory virus like flu or RSV. Also new research on COVID and pregnancy finds that expectant mothers who test positive with COVID-19 have an increased risk of maternal death, severe maternal morbidities and adverse newborn outcomes. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.