Opioid Education

Overdose Epidemic

Jan 28, 2022 ·

M1s help spot emergency patients who can benefit from naloxone

Learn how first-year medical students can add value and learn about addiction medicine by screening patients to ID those at risk of an opioid-related overdose.

Advocacy Update

Oct 22, 2021 ·

11 MIN READ

Oct. 22, 2021: National Advocacy Update

AMA supports passage of the TRIUMPH Act to combat maternal mortality and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Tight shot of a group of people joining fists in solidarity

Overdose Epidemic

Sep 29, 2021 ·

3 MIN READ

Free course offers training in prescribing buprenorphine for OUD

Buprenorphine’s an effective tool to help end the drug-overdose epidemic. New online module trains physicians and medical students in how to use it.

Overdose Epidemic

2 MIN READ

Physicians’ progress toward ending the nation’s drug overdose epidemic

Learn more about physicians’ actions toward ending the nation’s drug-related overdose and death epidemic—and what still needs to be done.

Group of physicians standing in a corridor with white physician coats hanging on racks on a left side wall.

ChangeMedEd Initiative

Sep 8, 2021 ·

5 MIN READ

Raising her hand to help build U.S. addiction-medicine workforce

Learn how this AMA member in Michigan is working to boost substance-use disorder training in medical school and residency.

Public Health

Aug 31, 2021 ·

17 MIN READ

Bobby Mukkamala, MD, on steps to address the overdose epidemic

AMA's Moving Medicine series features physician voices and achievements. Learn more in this discussion with Bobby Mukkamala, MD, on steps to address the overdose epidemic.

Overdose Epidemic

Aug 4, 2021 ·

3 MIN READ

Time to revamp CDC’s problematic 2016 opioid Rx guideline

The CDC should remove arbitrary thresholds, restore balance and support comprehensive, compassionate care as it revises the guideline later this year.

Physician working on an opioid prescription on the computer.

Improve GME

Jan 15, 2021 ·

3 MIN READ

Teaching resident physicians about safe opioid prescribing

Opioids can be an effective treatment for chronic pain, but prescribing them properly requires prudence. Learn more from the AMA.

Membership Moves Medicine™

Free access to JAMA Network™ and CME
Save hundreds on insurance
Fight for physicians and patient rights

Join the AMA today

Help your patients get a bigger health boost from their coffee

What doctors wish patients knew about improving gut health

This road map helps health systems address physician burnout

AMA Private Practice Simple Solutions

Medical education webinars and virtual discussions

AMA Reimagining Residency initiative

Meet Your Match: Your post-Match Day checklist with John Andrews, MD

Over 40,000 land spots on Match Day. What are this year’s trends?

Aiming to become chief resident? Here are 7 must-have attributes

Physician employee, partner or owner? 3 paths for young doctors

AMA advocacy events

March 10, 2023: Advocacy Update spotlight on Conrad 30 legislation

Set your med student up for success with the gift of membership

Auto & transportation discounts

Annual Meeting inauguration, travel, hotel and child care

House of Delegates, AMA Board and AMA Councils candidates' election

Physician payment reform: Council on Medical Service reports

Hospitals & hospital-based services: Council on Medical Service reports

2023 APS Annual Meeting agenda & resources

2023 YPS Annual Meeting agenda & resources

2023 Annual Meeting of the AMA House of Delegates

U.S. health spending grows at slowest rate since 2013

Opioid Education

M1s help spot emergency patients who can benefit from naloxone

Oct. 22, 2021: National Advocacy Update

Free course offers training in prescribing buprenorphine for OUD

Physicians’ progress toward ending the nation’s drug overdose epidemic

Raising her hand to help build U.S. addiction-medicine workforce

Bobby Mukkamala, MD, on steps to address the overdose epidemic

Time to revamp CDC’s problematic 2016 opioid Rx guideline

Teaching resident physicians about safe opioid prescribing

Membership Moves Medicine™