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Health disparities in Chicago and the work to solve them with RUSH University Medical Center Aug 08, 2023

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From RUSH University Medical Center, President and CEO Omar Lateef, DO, and David Ansell, MD, MPH, senior vice president of community health equity, join to discuss Chicago’s health disparities and how RUSH is partnering with the community to solve them. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. 🏘️ To learn more about West Side United, visit: https://westsideunited.org/ 🤝 Check out AMA's work with West Side United, here: https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/health-equity/investing-communities-helps-address-alarming-life-expectancy-gap 💻 Access resources and more from AMA Center for Health Equity: https://www.ama-assn.org/about/ama-center-health-equity 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://bit.ly/AMAJoinRenew

AI, augmented intelligence and machine learning in health care with Vincent Liu, MD, MS Aug 07, 2023

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Insights on implementing an AI program at a health system from an early adopter. Vincent Liu, MD, MS, a senior research scientist and regional medical director of Augmented Clinical Intelligence at Kaiser Permanente, shares how AI is helping save physicians’ time and patients’ lives. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. 🏥 Learn more about the AMA Health System Program here: https://bit.ly/AMA_HealthSystemProgram 🥼 Learn more about the AMA Recovery Plan for America’s Physicians: https://bit.ly/AMA_RecoveryPlan 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://bit.ly/AMAJoinRenew

Medicare and telehealth advocacy developments on Capitol Hill with Jason Marino Aug 03, 2023

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American Medical Association Director of Congressional Affairs Jason Marino joins to discuss the latest advocacy efforts on Capitol Hill for Medicare payment reform and telehealth. AMA CXO Todd Unger hosts. 🥼 Learn more about the AMA Recovery Plan for America’s Physicians: https://bit.ly/AMA_RecoveryPlan 📨 Stay up to date on all the latest advocacy news by subscribing to AMA Advocacy Update: https://bit.ly/AMA_AdvocacyUpdate 🗣 Get involved and access physician resources for medicare payment reform at: https://fixmedicarenow.org/ 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://bit.ly/AMAJoinRenew

Summer COVID surge, red meat allergy from ticks, and new FDA approved OTC naloxone nasal spray Aug 02, 2023

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The CDC sees signs of a late summer COVID wave. AMA's Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, discusses the rise in cases, whether there is cause for concern and who is most at risk. Plus, the latest news about Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) cases and the FDA approval of the second over-the-counter naloxone nasal spray, RiVive. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. 💻 Access CDC AGS resources and Alpha-gal Syndrome Clinician Training (CME credit), here: https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/alpha-gal/resources/index.html 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://bit.ly/AMAJoinRenew

Art for mental health: The well-being benefits of practicing art with Frank Clark, MD Aug 01, 2023

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There’s a strong connection between art and mental health. Joining us to discuss the well-being benefits of expressing yourself is Frank Clark, MD, a psychiatrist with Prisma Health and a poet. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. 🥼 Learn more about the AMA Recovery Plan for America’s Physicians: https://bit.ly/AMA_RecoveryPlan 🖋️ Read more on how Dr. Clark uses creativity and writing poetry to reduce burnout: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/physician-health/qa-how-haiku-helps-psychiatrist-contend-pandemic-stress 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://bit.ly/AMAJoinRenew

Wearables, remote patient monitoring & the future of chronic care management with Richard Milani, MD Jul 31, 2023

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Current capabilities of remote monitoring, using wearable technology for chronic disease management and future opportunities for practices with Richard Milani, MD, chief clinical transformation officer at Ochsner Health. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. 🏥 Learn more about the AMA Health System Program here: https://bit.ly/AMA_HealthSystemProgram 🥼 Find out more on the AMA Recovery Plan for America’s Physicians: https://bit.ly/AMA_RecoveryPlan 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://bit.ly/AMAJoinRenew

Innovations in GI surgery are advancing the field of endosurgery with Jennifer Christie, MD Jul 27, 2023

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Endosurgery is one of the latest developments in gastroenterology, but this innovative technology has benefits for medicine more broadly. Joining to discuss what endosurgery is, where the technology is headed and how it could revolutionize surgery as a whole is Jennifer Christie, MD, president of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. 🥼 Learn more about the AMA Recovery Plan for America’s Physicians: https://bit.ly/AMA_RecoveryPlan 🔍 Find out how prior authorization affects you: https://fixpriorauth.org/ 🔧 Access more resources and learn how the AMA is working to #FixPriorAuth here: https://www.ama-assn.org/amaone/ama-recovery-plan-america-s-physicians-fixing-prior-authorization 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://bit.ly/AMAJoinRenew

New COVID data on blood types, excess deaths, EG.5 variant & FDA approved RSV vaccine for babies Jul 26, 2023

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The FDA approves an RSV vaccine for infants and vulnerable toddlers, and a new COVID variant emerges. AMA's Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, also discusses expectations for another “tripledemic”, the latest COVID death rate and research, and the White House’s new Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. 🥼 Learn more about the AMA Recovery Plan for America’s Physicians: https://bit.ly/AMA_RecoveryPlan 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://bit.ly/AMAJoinRenew

The future of AI in medicine and what it means for physicians and practices with Tom Lawry Jul 25, 2023

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Leading AI transformation advisor and author of Hacking Health Care Tom Lawry joins to discuss what the future of AI in medicine looks like and what it means for physicians and their practices. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. 🥼 Access the AMA Recovery Plan for America’s Physicians: https://bit.ly/AMA_RecoveryPlan 📖 Find Tom's book Hacking Healthcare: How AI and the Intelligence Revolution Will Reboot an Ailing System here: https://www.amazon.com/Hacking-Healthcare-Intelligence-Revolution-Reboot/dp/1032260157/ 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://bit.ly/AMAJoinRenew

Physician well-being programs and the evolving role of Chief Wellness Officer with Susan Parisi, MD Jul 24, 2023

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Geisinger's Chief Wellness Officer Susan Parisi, MD, shares advice and insights from her first year in the role. Dr. Parisi discusses starting physician well-being programs, as well as the cause and effects of physician burnout at both the individual and health system-level. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. 🥼 Access the AMA Recovery Plan for America’s Physicians: https://bit.ly/AMA_RecoveryPlan 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://bit.ly/AMAJoinRenew

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