HIV, STIs, Viral Hepatitis and LTBI Routine Screening Toolkit

The AMA’s toolkit for community health centers and emergency departments guides you from patient intake to linkage to care.

Routine Screening Toolkit
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Prioritizing Equity video series: 2020 Election-Moving Forward

Physician leaders participate in a post-election conversation focusing on centering equity in health policy 2020 and beyond. Watch now.

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Prioritizing Equity Video Series
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November 2020 AMA Special Meeting is underway—4 issues to watch

Track the big issues that physicians, residents and medical students will consider at their virtual meeting Nov. 13–17.

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In unprecedented times, medical students fight for these 4 issues

Medical students are considered the conscience of medicine. Learn how they are advocating to protect patients and doctors during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Medical Students
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Pandemic response: AMA moved quickly to advocate, provide answers

When physicians’ needed answers to questions on adapting to practicing in a pandemic, the AMA developed resources to meet the demand.

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AMA Foundation helps west side patients managing high blood pressure

Through the AMAF funds, underserved patients on Chicago's west side will gain access to BP measurement devices, wrap-around support.

Press Releases
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Next-generation tools for the next generation

New telehealth technologies, such as electronic health records (EHRs), can either be a help or an obstacle to a physician’s workflow.

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Can simulations help residents uncover social needs affecting health?

Health inequity manifests throughout the health care system but nowhere more than in safety net settings. Learn with the AMA how to head it off.

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With hypertension rates up, 3 ways to draw focus on BP control

In the U.S. surgeon general’s call to action, the first goal is to make hypertension control a national priority. Find out how this can be accomplished.

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Pediatric telehealth: Push is on to make it equitable for all kids

COVID-19 sped up digital health. Now pediatricians are evaluating experiences patients and their families had and looking to make them even better.

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