Patient Communication

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Patient Support & AdvocacyJul 22, 2021

Doctors wearing clear masks get higher marks on communication

Masks are still essential protection against SARS-CoV-2, but they can hamper rapport-building with patients. Learn how clear masks could help.

Press ReleasesJul 22, 2021

AMA backs update to CDC opioid prescribing guidelines

The AMA is urging the CDC to remove arbitrary thresholds, restore balance and support comprehensive, compassionate care as it revises the guidelines.

Advocacy UpdateJul 16, 2021

July 16, 2021: Advocacy Update other news

2021 MIPS exception application window open until Dec. 31 and more in the latest Advocacy Update other news.

Patient Support & AdvocacyJul 12, 2021

Dr. Mike on using social media to combat medical misinformation

AMA's Moving Medicine series features physician voices and achievements. Learn more in this discussion with Mikhail Varshavski, DO (Doctor Mike), on using social media to combat medical misinformation.

DigitalJul 5, 2021

Telehealth: How to bring warmth to your virtual care visits

Cleveland Clinic’s patient-experience leader details what physicians can say, do to build and maintain rapport with patients in virtual care.

Digital

Adrienne Boissy, MD, MA, on health care technology & the human connection

On June 24, 2021, the AMA held a webinar in the AMA STEPS Forward™ series: “Health care technology & the human connection.”

Public HealthJun 28, 2021

Asif Ishaque, MD, addresses vaccine hesitancy in Flint, Michigan

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See video updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by discussing vaccine hesitancy in Flint, Michigan.

Patient Support & AdvocacyMay 21, 2021

Big moves will put an end to Title X physician “gag rule”

HHS says Trump-era rule may have led to over 180,000 unintended pregnancies. Learn how the AMA fought to protect the patient-physician relationship.

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Physician-led team-based care

AMA STEPS Forward™ webinar series

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Voices from the Accelerating Change in Medical Education Consortium

Medical Student Outreach Program (MSOP) Resource Center

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Young Physicians Section (YPS) leadership opportunities

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