Louisiana CME Requirements

Learn about the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners (LSBME) and earn your continuing medical education (CME) credits online with the AMA Ed Hub.

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Mira Irons, MD, discusses vaccination efforts and Delta variant [Podcast]

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Listen to podcast updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by discussing the "National Month of Action" and state-by-state vaccination progress.

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Infectious Diseases
AMA Update Podcast
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8 Min Read

Mira Irons, MD, discusses vaccination efforts and Delta variant

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See daily video updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by discussing the "National Month of Action" and state-by-state vaccination progress.

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Infectious Diseases
AMA Update
Veronica Gillispie-Bell, MD handing a new mother in a hospital bed her newborn.
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10 Min Read

Q&A: How Ochsner Health gives moms a digital connection to care

Ochsner helps moms measure vitals at home and share them with doctors. Some in Congress—alarmed by rising U.S. maternal death rate—want to take the idea national.

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Population Health
Health System Spotlight
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COVID-19 shows why senior physicians are so important

Learn with the AMA about how senior physicians, active and retired, can help during pandemics and in their aftermath.

Infectious Diseases
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7 Min Read

Mira Irons, MD, reviews why vaccination rates vary across regions

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See daily video updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by discussing the difference in vaccination numbers across states and regions.

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Infectious Diseases
AMA Update
Donald J. Palmisano, MD, JD; J. Edward Hill, MD; Ardis Dee Hoven, MD; John C. Nelson, MD, MPH.
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15 Min Read

4 former AMA presidents reflect on COVID-19 and more

The last year has been tough on all seniors. Four former AMA presidents—all seniors—share how they have persevered and what they have learned.

Leadership
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3 Min Read

Cross-state licensing process now live in 30 states

Learn how growth in physicians’ use of interstate medical licensure has corresponded with skyrocketing use of telehealth during the pandemic.

Digital
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4 Min Read

Freeing up hospital beds with a COVID-19 surveillance program

Ochsner Health’s COVID-19 surveillance program helps physician rest more easily in the knowledge their patients are safely monitored at home.

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Infectious Diseases
Health System Spotlight
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4 Min Read

14 states see medical liability insurance rates jump more than 10%

New AMA analysis of 2020 medical liability insurance rates shows why physicians must keep a close watch on what happens next.

State Advocacy