Tech demonstrates how to administer naloxone on training mannequin.
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Naloxone training sessions put students in realistic settings

The opioid crisis has hit Ohio hard. In response, University of Toledo medical faculty developed a program designed to teach students to save lives.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
Marie T. Brown, MD, and team, an internal medicine specialist at Rush University Medical Center.
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Teamwork, empathic approach help clinic double vaccination rate

With flu season getting underway, find out how this Midwestern primary care practice mastered the task of adult immunization.

Prevention & Wellness
Physician presenting from a computer screen to a crowded audience.
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Aligned standards may lead to innovation in CME

Leaders in continuing medical education believe an alignment and simplification of credit system standards will lead to innovation and flexibility.

AMA PRA Credit System
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When a colleague is impaired, how should physicians respond?

An education module offers insight into the ethics of physician impairment and wellness.   

Ethics
Vector image of tablet asking about prediabetes.
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Tablets entice clinic’s patients to discover their diabetes risk

The San Bernardino Medical Group says goodbye to outdated magazines and hello to new technology that helps patients learn about diabetes prevention.

Prevention & Wellness
Distraught physician works with computer.
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EHRs exert different kind of drain for hospital-based physicians

Hospital-based physicians are impacted by a lack of time while office-based doctors experience a lack in quality time with patients, according to a new study.

Digital
Yellow scene tap barring entrance to treatment.
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Key to opioid progress: Make insurers comply on treatment access

Lack of transparency and complaint-driven enforcement hinder coverage parity for substance-use disorder treatment, says a recent analysis.

Behavioral Health
Vector image of physician, patient and pharmasist.
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How to make the pharmacist part of your practice’s team

Often overlooked, the integration of pharmacists or pharmacy technicians in practices can help improve patient outcomes.

Scope of Practice
HOD crowd members seated at tables.
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Delegates seek more alignment of MOC, quality improvement work

New policies regarding maintenance of certification and CME were adopted at the 2017 AMA Annual Meeting.

AMA PRA Credit System