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.

Routine Screening Toolkit
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How to take an LGBTQ-inclusive social history to improve care

LGBTQ adolescents are more prone to depression, suicidality, substance-use disorder. Learn more with the AMA about effective screening conversations.

Population Health
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Chronic disease management has a new tool: The H&P 360

A study in the journal Academic Medicine shows how a modified H&P can help collect more biopsychosocial information to better identify care barriers.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
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After year tormented by COVID-19, experts eye 2021 health landscape

Ending the pandemic is job No. 1. Learn about some of the other big issues that will shape U.S. medicine in the coming year.

Federal Advocacy
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NODE.Health discusses digital health innovation in the face of a pandemic

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See daily video updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 with a discussion with NODE.Health about using its digital health expertise to support innovation during the pandemic.

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Digital
AMA Update
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Dermatology a bellwether of health inequities during COVID-19

Learn with the AMA how a skin manifestation of SARS-CoV-2 infection sheds light on racial and ethnic disparities in dermatologic care.

Health Equity
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BP control: Surgeon general’s guide to overcoming clinical inertia

Jerome Adams, MD, calls on physician practices to empower patients with hypertension to better understand their condition and take effective action.

Prevention & Wellness
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Mira Irons, MD, discusses current trends and holiday transmission risk

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 risk of transmission over the holiday, vaccine developments and prioritization.

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Infectious Diseases
AMA Update
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Combating racism in med ed to address health care disparities

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 how combating racism within medical education helps address health care disparities.

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Medical School Diversity
AMA Update
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Allyship and gender inequity: What medical residents need to know

Women in medicine face more hurdles—in both pay and advancement—than their peers. One medical resident led the development of a curriculum to address those realities.

Health Equity