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Vaccinations: CSAPH reports

Download PDFs of reports on this topic for the Council on Science and Public Health (CSAPH) presented during the AMA Interim and Annual Meetings.

Science & Public Health
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On advance directives, doctors should be role models for patients

Planning ahead is a smart move for your own family, and also a great talking point with reluctant patients. Learn more with the AMA.

AMA Policies
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How an aging nation, COVID-19 stretch the doctor workforce thin

Action is needed soon to avert a doctor shortage fueled by an aging physician workforce and a U.S. population that is both growing and graying.

Sustainability
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How Congress can save resident physicians $12,000 a year

That’s about how much student-loan interest costs the typical resident. AMA-supported bipartisan bill would pause interest until training’s over.

Resident Advocacy
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To encourage physicians’ healing, make it OK to ask for help

Corey Feist lost his beloved sister-in-law Lorna Breen, MD, to death by suicide. Learn about his fight, alongside the AMA, to protect health care heroes.

Physician Health
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Threats, intimidation against doctors and health workers must end

Attacks against physicians and other health professionals—already frequent targets of physical and verbal assaults—have only grown in the COVID-19 era.

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Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints
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Advancing health care AI through ethics, evidence and equity

Building on AMA policy for augmented intelligence, the AMA consulted with key AI stakeholder groups to elicit their thoughts on the intersection of AI and health care.

Digital
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How states can help physicians get confidential care they deserve

Physicians sometimes delay counseling for fear of career stigma. Learn about state-level policy changes that can help change the picture.

Physician Health
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Flow of damaging COVID-19 disinformation must end now

The spread of pandemic-related falsehoods poses tremendous risks to the health of our patients, and to the credibility of physicians as trusted sources of information.

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Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints