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Your Patient is Concerned about Caffeine – What do They Need to Know? A JAMA Patient Page
- Apr 5, 2022
Caffeine is a natural chemical stimulant that can also be created synthetically for consumption. This JAMA Patient Page has information you can share with patients about the effects of caffeine on health. To find this and other JAMA Patient Pages, go to the For Patients collection here.
What Do I Love? – JAMA A Piece of My Mind, by Deborah Edberg, MD
- Mar 29, 2022
In this narrative medicine essay, a family medicine physician offers a meditation on finding the elements of joy that often have been submerged while faced with all-encompassing challenges.
Physicians and the Great Resignation – A Great Reprioritization – AMA Moving Medicine Podcast
- Mar 24, 2022
In this conversation, family physician Mark Greenawald, MD, Carilion Clinic talks with AMA senior news writer Sara Berg and AMA chief experience officer Todd Unger about help-seeking in the context of the Great Resignation and what physicians are experiencing.
A Boost for Doctors’ Well-Being? Bring Back the Physician Lounge
- Mar 15, 2022
Enloe Medical Center in Chico, California, had a physician lounge. It was 550 square feet. In the basement. Dark. It lost the library space it once had and it was cramped, with about 15 chairs and offered mediocre food. It wasn’t a place physicians wanted to come to connect with one another—and it wasn’t going to reduce anyone’s stress. With thought and effort, medical center leaders transformed the space and the people who gathered in it.
Omicron Pushed Doctors to the Brink. 3 Keys to Get Them Back.
- Mar 7, 2022
With the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant came a surge in COVID-19 cases. It also placed additional strains on an already overwhelmed health care system. While physician burnout was a problem before the pandemic, Omicron has contributed to unique stressors and psychological consequences that require a shift in well-being priorities, writes Sara Berg, AMA Senior News Writer.
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How Physicians, Health Systems Can Cut Stigma on Seeking Help
- Feb 15, 2022
With a new year comes more opportunities for change, especially to reduce physician burnout and improve well-being, writes Senior News Writer, Sara Berg. Many people have already started to reprioritize what they want to be doing with their lives.
February is American Heart Month – Join #OurHearts in Action
- Feb 7, 2022
As a physician, you know that research shows having social support and personal networks makes getting regular physical activity, eating healthy, losing weight, reducing stress, and quitting smoking easier. The NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute encourages everyone to join their campaign #OurHearts. It is an inspiring way for The Heart Truth® to encourage and motivate your patients to adopt heart-healthy behaviors.
CDC Resources to Help Prevent Type 2 Diabetes
- Jan 27, 2022
You can help prevent or delay type 2 diabetes in your patients by encouraging proven, achievable lifestyle changes—such as losing a small amount of weight and getting more physically active—even if they are at high risk. Read on to find out about CDC’s lifestyle change program and how you can encourage your patients to join.
Your Patient is Worried about Falling – What Do They Need to Know – JAMA Internal Medicine Patient Page
- Jan 26, 2022
Falls are the most common cause of injury among older adults; more than 1 in 4 adults over age 65 years will have a fall in any given year. A quarter of falls lead to serious injury, including broken bones, head injury, and even death. Falls can lead to a fear of falling, which can limit usual activities, lead to a loss of independence, and increase the risk of needing to live in a nursing home.
Three Stories about Advance Care Planning – JAMA A Piece of My Mind
- Jan 19, 2022
There is an ongoing debate among the palliative care community about the value of advance care planning and whether current evidence suggests that advance care planning is inherently ineffective. I’m not writing this essay to take a side in this debate—I believe both sides have merit. Rather, I write to tell 3 personal stories of the role advance care planning has played for my family and in my own life.
Calls to Make Telehealth a Lasting Care Mode, Not a Temporary Measure
- Jan 12, 2022
Prior to COVID-19, some of the patients seeing dermatologist Jack Resneck Jr., MD, had to drive several hours to his practice to get care for serious chronic conditions. In some cases, those in-person visits were necessary, but Dr. Resneck wanted more options for telehealth and few payers were offering coverage for virtual visits writes Jennifer Lubell, AMA contributing news writer.
New Year’s Resolution to Start a Private Practice?
- Jan 3, 2022
Learn more about starting a private practice from Sonal G. Patel, MD, and Pediatric Neurologist at Magnificent Minds Neurology Center. Dr. Patel shares her experience of launching her private practice in this firsthand account.
December CME Resources – AMA EdHub
- Dec 29, 2021
As the end of year CME deadline approaches, you can turn to the AMA EdHub for an easy, streamlined way to find, take, and track educational activities in one place – with automatic CME reporting for some state and specialty medical boards. Designed to support lifelong learning, licensure, and certification needs, AMA Ed Hub provides high-quality education for physicians and other medical professionals so they can stay current and continuously improve care.
Physician Relocation: What to Know Before Making a Move
- Dec 28, 2021
The pandemic has led millions of people to move in the last two years, and physicians are no exception. LeAnn Patton, recruitment resource coordinator, handles “all things physician relocation” for Provider Solutions & Development. We caught up with her for some inside tips on what physicians need to look out for both before and after a move.
December CME Feature – JN LearningTM Clinical Challenges
- Dec 21, 2021
The deadline for CME is fast approaching. Deepen your knowledge on a variety of topics with JN Learning Clinical Challenges and earn CME to complete your requirements. Read case studies, see image challenges, and test yourself while earning AMA PRA Category 1 CME Credit TM from a source you trust.
Clinic or Hospital: Where Will You Be the Happiest?
- Dec 10, 2021
When Dr. Estelle Lin was deciding where she wanted to work after residency, she wasn’t sure which path would fit her best — a clinic or a hospital setting. Rather than committing to a long-term position, she decided to try out both. Here, we talk with her about the pros and cons of working in each setting.
Bridging The Health Care Trust Gap – AMA Moving Medicine Video
- Dec 7, 2021
AMA's Moving Medicine video series amplifies physician voices and highlights developments and achievements throughout medicine. In this episode of Moving Medicine, a discussion with Fred Cerise, MD, MPH, president and CEO of Parkland Health & Hospital System in Dallas, about the importance of building trust in health care during COVID and beyond.
We all #FightFlu--December 5–11 is National Influenza Vaccination Week
- Dec 7, 2021
National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW) is an annual observance in December to remind everyone 6 months and older that there’s still time to get vaccinated against flu. Vaccination is particularly important for people who are at higher risk of developing serious flu complications, including people with certain chronic conditions such as asthma, diabetes, and heart disease.
Now is the Time for Doctors to Shape What’s Next on Telehealth
- Dec 2, 2021
More than a year and a half into this pandemic, medicine finds itself with a unique opportunity: A chance to rethink and overhaul the way care is delivered reports Tanya Albert Henry, AMA Contributing News Writer.
How to Practice LGBTQI+-Centered Healthcare
- Nov 26, 2021
Health equity is improving for the LGBTQI+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex) community, yet research suggests there is much work to be done. Here, Provider Solutions & Development interviews Swedish health system’s Dr. Kevin Wang about his journey as a gay physician and how health organizations can be more inclusive.
