Routine Screening Community of Practice: Workflows

Join the AMA Community of Practice for a discussion on incorporating algorithms and streamlining workflows to improve routine screening in your facility. 

Routine Screening Toolkit Community of Practice Workflows
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March 12, 2020: State Advocacy Update

Maine's vaccination law and Virginia bans conversion therapy in the latest AMA state advocacy update.

Advocacy Update
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Why IRBs must scrutinize collection of LGBTQ information

Transgender and other LGBTQ individuals sometimes take disclosure risks to participate in health research. The AMA is working to help IRBs understand and address the issue.

Population Health
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Effort aims to create cadre of physician LGBTQ health specialists

C-SPAN co-founder John D. Evans helped bring Congress to cable TV. Now he will lead AMA Foundation commission targeting LGBTQ health disparities.

Population Health
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Jan. 30, 2020: State Advocacy Update

Scope of practice, transgender rights and more in AMA's latest advocacy efforts across states.

Advocacy Update
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AMA Foundation launches new plan to address LGBTQ health disparities

John D. Evans to chair AMA Foundation Commission for National LGBTQ Fellowship Program.

Press Releases
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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Jan. 20, 2020

In the news: ICU deaths higher for minorities, sunscreen absorbed into blood, Coronavirus, Surgeon General on smoking, new bills prevent treating transgender teens.

Publications & Newsletters
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Exclusionary bathroom policies harm transgender students’ health

Physicians tell a federal appellate court why the medical community agrees that these policies hurt transgender students physically and mentally.

Judicial Advocacy
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Dec. 6, 2019: National Advocacy Update

Violence against transgender individuals, transparency in health care pricing, and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
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AMA adopts new policies during first day of voting at Interim Meeting

AMA adopts policies on conversion therapy ban, transgender inclusive EHRs, and racial pay equity in medicine.

Press Releases