AMA Update

Having to close your doctor's office: Why is it so hard to see a doctor? Why would you close a medical practice? What's it like to close a medical practice? Lisa Egbert, MD, speaker for the AMA House of Delegates, talks about how the latest Medicare payment cut forced her to make the difficult decision to close her practice and what this means for her patients. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. 🎥 Watch #AMAUpdate for healthcare news for physicians, residents and medical students: https://ama-assn.co/AMAUpdate 🗣 Get involved! Tell Congress to fix Medicare now: https://fixmedicarenow.org/ 📰 For the latest Medicare news, visit: https://fixmedicarenow.org/news 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on what matters most — patients. We will meet this challenge together. Join us: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew 🥼 Go to https://ama-assn.co/FightingForDocs to learn more about our AMA advocacy priorities, including: ▹ Reforming Medicare payment ▹ Fighting scope creep ▹ Fixing prior authorization ▹ Reducing physician burnout ▹ Making technology work for physicians

Can cats get bird flu? Is there cure for measles? How many measles cases in the US? Is the new COVID vaccine effective? Why are cancer screenings declining? AMA's Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, discusses post-pandemic cancer screening rates, latest updates on the measles outbreak, bird flu in cattle, H5N1 in pets, and the effectiveness of the COVID vaccine. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. 🎥 Watch #AMAUpdate for healthcare news for physicians, residents and medical students: https://ama-assn.co/AMAUpdate 🪽 For bird flu news visit AMA H5N1 Resource Center to get clinical information, the latest CDC updates and more AMA resources: https://ama-assn.co/BirdFlu 🗺️ CDC current avian flu map: https://ama-assn.co/avianflu_map 💻 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC H5N1 Bird Flu Current Situation Summary (CDC H5N1 technical report): https://ama-assn.co/CDC_H5N1 🚨 If the CDC issues new health warning, get the latest CDC health alert 2025 via the Health Alert Network (HAN CDC website): https://ama-assn.co/CDC_HAN 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on what matters most — patients. We will meet this challenge together. Join us: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew

How is medical education changing? What is precision education? What does the AMA give grants for? What is an example of precision education in medicine? Our guests are Sanjay Desai, MD MACP, chief academic officer, and Kim Lomis, MD, vice president of medical education innovations, with the American Medical Association. AMA CXO Todd Unger hosts. 🎥 Watch #AMAUpdate for healthcare news for physicians, residents and medical students: https://ama-assn.co/AMAUpdate 🏫 AMA's ChangeMedEd®️ Initiative: https://ama-assn.co/ChangeMedEd 👥 AMA Change MedEd Conference: https://ama-assn.co/ChangeMedEd_Conference 📖 Learn more about the AMA’s precision education program: https://ama-assn.co/PrecisionEducation_Program 💸 Apply for the AMA precision education grant program: https://ama-assn.co/PrecisionEducation_Grant

Who should have hormone replacement therapy? What age does menopause start? Can menopause affect your heart? Why does menopause increase risk of heart disease? Our guest, Melissa Joy Tracy, MD, professor of medicine and systems medical director of cardiac rehabilitation, at Rush University Medical Center, discusses the latest science on how to prevent heart disease after menopause. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. 🎥 Watch #AMAUpdate for healthcare news for physicians, residents and medical students: https://ama-assn.co/AMAUpdate 🚺 Read AHA Rethinking Menopausal Hormone Therapy: For Whom, What, When, and How Long?, here: https://ama-assn.co/AHA_MHT 🚦 American Heart Association Recommendations for Menopausal Hormone Therapy Risk: https://ama-assn.co/AHA_MHTchart 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on what matters most — patients. We will meet this challenge together. Join us: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew

Why was the flu shot meeting cancelled? Can you die from measles? Why have measles come back in the US? Why are eggs so expensive? How does bird flu spread to humans? AMA's Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, discusses the ongoing measles outbreak in Texas, USDA's bird flu response, new research on long COVID in kids, as well as the FDA canceling a flu vaccines meeting. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. 🎥 Watch #AMAUpdate for healthcare news for physicians, residents and medical students: https://ama-assn.co/AMAUpdate 🌡️ For the latest CDC measles outbreaks, symptoms of measles mumps rubeola and more, visit: https://ama-assn.co/CDC_Measles 🪽 For bird flu news visit AMA H5N1 Resource Center to get clinical information, the latest CDC updates and more AMA resources: https://ama-assn.co/BirdFlu 🗺️ CDC current avian flu map: https://ama-assn.co/avianflu_map

Does med school prepare you for residency? What is competency-based medical education? What is an example of competency-based education? Our guests are Laura Edgar, EdD, senior vice president of competencies, milestones, and faculty development at the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education; Lisa Howley, PhD, MEd, senior director of transforming medical education at the Association of American Medical Colleges; and Mark Speicher, senior vice president of research, learning, and innovation at the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. 🎥 Watch #AMAUpdate for healthcare news for physicians, residents and medical students: https://ama-assn.co/AMAUpdate 📚 See how the AMA is working to catalyze change in medical education: https://ama-assn.co/ChangeMedEd 🧠 Learn more about the foundational undergraduate medical education competencies: https://ama-assn.co/AACOM_UME 💡 Download the foundational UME competencies PDF: https://ama-assn.co/AACOM_UME_PDF

What is an extreme risk order? How many states have ERPO laws? What are the criteria for an ERPO? Do ERPO laws work? American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger is joined by two guests from Johns Hopkins University. Spencer Cantrell, JD, is an assistant scientist of health policy and management at the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions. She is also the co-lead of the National ERPO Resource Center. Katherine Hoops, MD, MPH, is an associate professor of pediatric critical care medicine. She also represents critical care medicine on the AMA Firearm Injury Prevention Task Force. 🎥 Watch #AMAUpdate for healthcare news for physicians, residents and medical students: https://ama-assn.co/AMAUpdate 📚 Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions: https://publichealth.jhu.edu/center-for-gun-violence-solutions 🖥️ National Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) Resource Center: https://erpo.org/

What's the new long COVID study? How bad is this year's flu? How many measles vaccines do you need? What food has been recalled? When to get RSV vaccine pregnancy? AMA's Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, discusses the ongoing flu season, 2025 measles outbreak news, a new study on long COVID in women, uptake of maternal RSV vaccines, as well as food recalls and financial challenges faced by rural healthcare facilities. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. 🎥 Watch #AMAUpdate for healthcare news for physicians, residents and medical students: https://ama-assn.co/AMAUpdate 🗺️ CDC FluView Weekly US Map & Influenza Summary Update: https://ama-assn.co/flu_map 🌡️ For the latest CDC measles outbreaks, symptoms of measles mumps rubeola and more, visit: https://ama-assn.co/CDC_Measles 😷 CDC Respiratory Illnesses Data Channel: https://ama-assn.co/CDC_RespiratoryIllnesses 🦠 CDC RSV resources: https://ama-assn.co/CDC_RSV 🚮 FDA recall lists: https://ama-assn.co/FDA_recalls 🍽️ For the latest food safety news, recalls and more, visit: https://ama-assn.co/FoodSafety 🛒 USDA food recall lists: https://ama-assn.co/USDA_recalls 🚨 If the CDC issues new health warning, get the latest CDC health alert 2025 via the Health Alert Network (HAN CDC website): https://ama-assn.co/CDC_HAN

What is a leadership program? Why is leadership training important for physicians? Why are leadership skills important in health care? Our guest, Nigel Girgrah, MD, PhD, chief wellness officer at Ochsner Health, discusses the critical connection between physician burnout and feeling valued at work, as well as the importance of career development and leadership programs in enhancing job satisfaction for doctors. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. 🎥 Watch #AMAUpdate for healthcare news for physicians, residents and medical students: https://ama-assn.co/AMAUpdate 🫶 Read the AMA STEPSforward playbook The Value of Feeling Valued - How Organizations Can Support Individual Physicians: https://ama-assn.co/STEPSForward_FeelingValued 🧠 Check out AMA's STEPS Forward® Program: https://ama-assn.co/STEPSForward_Program 🏥 Learn more about the AMA Health System Program here: https://ama-assn.co/HealthSystems

Who is responsible for getting pre authorization? How can pharmacists help doctors? What can the technician do to help expedite prior authorization? Our guests from Geisinger Health System are Kristen Kruszewski, director of pharmacy strategy, Seth Gazes, associate vice president of pharmacy strategy and planning, and Jerry Greskovic, vice president of ambulatory pharmacy services. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts. 🎥 Watch #AMAUpdate for healthcare news for physicians, residents and medical students: https://ama-assn.co/AMAUpdate 💪 Learn how the AMA is AMA fighting prior authorization: https://ama-assn.co/PriorAuth 🏥 Learn more about the AMA Health System Program here: https://ama-assn.co/HealthSystems 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on what matters most — patients. We will meet this challenge together. Join us: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew