Educating Physicians on Controversies and Challenges in Health is a series of brief informational Web streaming programs—developed by the AMA—targeting primary care physicians. The objective of these programs is to inform physicians about the challenges and controversies at the interface of clinical medicine and public health and to offer possible strategies to address these issues in their practices.

Each five to ten-minute program is presented in video format with an on-camera narrator, a slide presentation on emerging controversial health care issues and footage to illustrate the issue. The programs are presented in an unbiased format and are designed to initiate candid discussion among physicians.

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Use of Complementary and Alternative Treatment by Patients

This episode discusses the use of unconventional therapy by patients. While many patients use complementary and alternative therapy to treat medical conditions or enhance health, many do not disclose their use to their physicians. At the end of this program, the viewer should be able to:

• Define the different types of unconventional remedies and the reasons why patients may choose to use complementary or alternative therapy.
• Integrate strategies into practice to better manage patients who use unconventional treatments.
  
  References and links (PDF, 39KB)

Self Management Strategies for Vulnerable Populations

This program focuses on strategies for physicians to assist their patients in managing their chronic conditions. Self management is one strategy to enhance the health of vulnerable populations, such as racial and ethnic minority and elderly patients.  At the end of the segment, the viewer should be able to:

• Recognize the value of self management to manage chronic conditions.
• Apply self-management support strategies to improve the care of patients with chronic conditions.

References and links (PDF, 37KB)

Universal HIV Screening and Reducing HIV Disparities

This episode discusses the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s revised guidelines for all adults, adolescents, and pregnant women to receive HIV screening as part of routine medical care. Universal HIV screening is one strategy to reduce the transmission of HIV, which disproportionately effects racial and ethnic minorities. At the end of this program, the viewer should be able to:

• Interpret the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s new guidelines for universal HIV screening.
• Apply these guidelines in medical practice to offer routine HIV screening as a prevention strategy.

References and links (PDF, 35KB)

Educating Physicians on Controversies and Challenges in Health: Health Care Disparities Among Racial-Ethnic Minority Patients

Now earn Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit for episodes of Educating Physicians on Controversies and Challenges in Health. Five health disparities programs are currently eligible for one CME credit.

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