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.

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Mar 18, 2021 ·
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Experts discuss advancing health equity through BHI

Physician experts share considerations and approaches to address disparities that disproportionately affect racial and ethnic minority groups in receiving equitable behavioral health care and accessing treatment.

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Events
AMA STEPS Forward® Innovation Academy Webinar Series
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AMA: Becerra confirmation is welcome news as health challenges await

AMA welcomes Senate confirmation of Xavier Becerra as secretary of HHS.

Press Releases
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The Telehealth Initiative: Implementing and using telehealth

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 Telehealth Initiative,” that supports physician practices in adopting and adapting to telehealth.

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Digital
AMA Update
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8 communication strategies to boost COVID-19 vaccine acceptance

With many Americans hesitant to get vaccinated against COVID-19, experts detail the do’s and don’ts on nudging patients in the right direction.

Infectious Diseases
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Funds help families of health workers who died due to pandemic

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 efforts that offer financial support to the families of health care workers who lost their lives to COVID-19.

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Infectious Diseases
AMA Update
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How Capitol Hill can meet nation’s steep health care challenges

Expanding insurance coverage and improving maternal health are among the goals the AMA has its eyes set on in Congress.

Federal Advocacy
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Marcus Plescia, MD, on mass vaccination clinics and equity [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 benefits and challenges of mass distribution clinics.

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Infectious Diseases
AMA Update Podcast
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Rebuilding medical curricula to treat race as social construct

Medical students at Brown University lead charge to end lecturers’ depictions of race as a biological construct.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
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Do’s and don’ts for talking with patients about coronavirus vaccines

Hectoring won’t work. Polling sheds light on the words that can help move people to get vaccinated. Learn more with the AMA.

Infectious Diseases