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4 factors that add to stigma surrounding opioid-use disorder

The stigma surrounding opioid-use disorder stands in the way of ending the opioid epidemic. Find out how to overcome stigma and effectively treat opioid-use disorder.

Behavioral Health
Physician discussion with patient
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4 Min Read

Naloxone: 5 tips on talking with patients, families

Be ready to answer your patients’ questions about naloxone, respond to resistance and reduce lingering stigma. Here’s how to talk with patients about this difficult topic.

Behavioral Health
CME programs are plentiful like ones featured in the  Education Center.
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Find great CME courses geared to your specialty

Take a look at these CME resources for your specialty and keep your knowledge up-to-date.

Online CME
An action shot of a diverse group of doctors running through a hallway.
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3 big ethical issues medical school doesn’t prepare you for

Find out more about three major ethical issues in health care on which new physicians believe they should have received more guidance.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
Rebecca Prostko, MD, from the Palm Beach Accountable Care Organization
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4 Min Read

The secrets behind this physician-only ACO’s success

Florida’s Palm Beach ACO is driven by physicians and has achieved outstanding quality and financial results. Discover how they have done it.

Payment & Delivery Models
Tiffani Bell, MD at 2018 AMA Annual Meeting
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Medicine must address #MeToo moment—and beyond

Rape, harassment and abuse can happen in any field to any gender. It is especially difficult in medicine because there is an established hierarchy.

Physician Health
U.S. Surg. Gen. Jerome Adams, MD
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Surgeon general to AMA: Look upstream to prevent nation’s ills

U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams, MD, challenged his fellow AMA delegates to lead a civil discussion on issues critical to helping patients live longer, healthier lives.

Prevention & Wellness
AMA Executive Vice President and CEO James L. Madara, MD
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3 Min Read

Time to flip construct and put patients, doctors first: AMA CEO

James L. Madara, MD, tells delegates how the AMA’s strategy is built around the changing needs of patients and incorporates physician perspective into new technology.

Leadership
A doctor writing on a notepad while reading something off of a smartphone.
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Physician-led effort slashes post-surgical opioid Rx by 63%

University of Michigan physicians emphasize prevention in fighting the opioid epidemic that includes prescribing fewer pain pills after surgery.

Behavioral Health