AMA Update

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

Bryan Batson, MD, CEO of Hattiesburg Clinic, in Hattiesburg, Miss., shares details from a new study that demonstrates the value of physician-led, team-based care. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

Read more about Hattiesburg Clinic's "Targeting Value-based Care with Physician-led Care Teams”, here: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/scope-practice/amid-doctor-shortage-nps-and-pas-seemed-fix-data-s-nope

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

Bivalent boosters authorized by FDA: the latest on Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna's updated COVID-19 vaccines for fall with Sandra Fryhofer, MD, chair, American Medical Association Board of Trustees and AMA liaison to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

Free COVID tests, vaccines and treatments could be ending soon. AMA's Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, also covers the continued decline in U.S. life expectancy and FDA's authorization of Moderna and Pfizer boosters for fall. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

In recognition of National Suicide Prevention Week to #StopSuicide, Christine Yu Moutier, MD, chief medical officer of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) in New York, joins to discuss dismantling the stigma around seeking mental health treatment. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

Dial 9-8-8 if you or anyone you know needs help. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is now: 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. It provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals in the U.S.

Register for AMA’s live webinar “Dismantling Stigma for All: Addressing Physician and Patient Mental Health and Suicide Risk” on Thursday, Sept. 8, at noon Central time, here: https://www.ama-assn.org/about/events/addressing-physician-and-patient-mental-health

The AMA Update podcast covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Hear from physicians and experts on COVID-19, monkeypox, advocacy issues, scope of practice, and more. Because who’s doing the talking matters. Find all AMA podcasts at ama-assn.org/podcasts

Residency applicants start submitting MyERAS applications to programs on September 7th. Maya Hammoud, MD, an OB/GYN professor and Associate Chair of Education at the University of Michigan Medical School, discusses residency selection and how a new tool can help medical students find a residency program that best fits them. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

Specialties interested in collaborating on a residency program Alignment Check Index (ACI) tool can email [email protected] for more information.

To access FREIDA™ Alignment Check Index (ACI) tool, visit: https://freida.ama-assn.org/residency-alignment

Anita Ravi, MD, a family physician, and CEO and co-founder of the PurpLE Health Foundation in New York, is working to break the cycle of gender-based violence against women—join us to kick off Women in Medicine Month this September. Dr. Ravi is one of this year’s #WIMMonth AMA Inspiration Award honorees and the immediate past chair of the AMA Women Physicians Section. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

Celebrate #WomenInMedicineMonth and get involved here: https://www.ama-assn.org/member-groups-sections/women-physicians/women-medicine-month

For more information, visit: https://purplehealthfoundation.org/

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.

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.

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