AMA Update

September marks the AMA's #WomenInMedicineMonth. Today Sandra Fryhofer, MD, AMA’s liaison to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and a member of ACIP’s COVID-19 Vaccine Workgroup, discusses how she leads with purpose – this year’s theme. Dr. Fryhofer also serves as Chair of the AMA Board of Trustees. 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

Celebrate #WIMMonth and get involved here: https://ama-assn.org/WomenMedicineMonth

AMA's vice president of science, medicine and public health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, discusses bivalent vaccine availability—including Moderna shortages and timing on boosters for kids under 12. Also covering the latest from the CDC, including: findings from a new study on patient recovery from myocarditis after receiving mRNA COVID vaccines, plus a summary of recent changes to CDC guidance on infection prevention and control recommendations for health care personnel, as well as interim guidance for managing health care personnel with SARS-CoV-2 infection or exposure to SARS-CoV-2. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

September marks the AMA's #WomenInMedicineMonth. Today Betty Chu, MD, MBA, senior vice president, associate chief clinical officer and chief quality officer at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, discusses how she leads with purpose – this year’s theme. Dr. Chu also serves on the AMA Council on Medical Service. 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

Celebrate #WIMMonth and get involved here: https://ama-assn.org/WomenMedicineMonth

American Medical Association CXO and host, Todd Unger, discusses the AMA’s recent advocacy efforts in 3 key areas: #telehealth, prior authorization, and #Medicare payment with Jason Marino—the AMA’s director of congressional affairs in Washington D.C.

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

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

Interested in helping protect patient access to care? Check out the Physicians Grassroots Network here: https://physiciansgrassrootsnetwork.org/

September marks AMA's #WomenInMedicineMonth. Today Suja Mathew, MD, executive vice president and chief clinical officer at Atlantic Health System, discusses how she leads with purpose – this year’s theme. Dr. Mathew is also a newly elected member of the AMA Council on Medical Education. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

Celebrate #WIMMonth and get involved here: https://ama-assn.org/WomenMedicineMonth

AMA Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, discusses preparing for flu season, changes to CDC's TPOXX guidance, as well as the latest data and findings from new physician burnout research study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 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

Read more about the AMA, Mayo Clinic, and Stanford Medicine research findings on physician burnout here: https://www.ama-assn.org/press-center/press-releases/physician-burnout-rate-spikes-new-height

AMA President Jack Resneck Jr., MD, a practicing dermatologist and health care policy expert in San Francisco, discusses the latest advocacy efforts on Medicare physician payment reform. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

View "Characteristics of a Rational Medicare Payment System" PDF here: https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/characteristics-rational-medicare-payment-principles.pdf

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

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

Laura Zimmermann, MD, Interim Division Chief of General Internal Medicine at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, discusses a step-by-step approach for physicians to address social determinants of health in their practice. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

Looking for more resources? To access the AMA STEPS Forward® toolkit (CME credit), visit: https://edhub.ama-assn.org/steps-forward/module/2702762

Watch the full AMA STEPS Forward® webinar on social determinants of health here:

https://bit.ly/3BMnlyj

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's Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, shares the latest CDC recommendations, research data, and study findings on: poliovirus in New York, HIV and monkeypox—as well as COVID hospitalization rates and the effectiveness of vaccinations and boosters during Omicron. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.