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How Obama's opioid initiatives align with physician recommendations

Dr. Patrice A. Harris, Board Chair-Elect of the AMA, reviews presidential initiatives to address substance abuse. Dr. Harris points to AMA recommendations and urges physicians to continue to work to end this tragic national epidemic.

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Raw data not enough to determine physician competency

Patients should have access to reliable information about physicians’ competency. State regulatory agencies ─ not raw data from Practitioner Data Bank ─ are best positioned to offer well-balanced information.

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A call to action: Physicians must turn the tide of the opioid epidemic

AMA president cites alarming increase in deaths due to opioid epidemic and calls on physicians to lead the battle to end the crisis. He outlines 5 steps physicians can take to turn the tide.

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How to prevent diabetes from sneaking up on your patients

Physicians are the key to addressing prediabetes in patients. AMA has launched a campaign to help physicians prevent diabetes by following the model of screen, test and act today. Help reduce rates of type 2 diabetes, heart disease and stroke.

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How physicians and Silicon Valley are working to transform health care

Would it surprise you if I said that the nation’s medical profession and those at the cutting-edge of technological innovation now have a common purpose?

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What ails the medical profession—and ways to heal it

As more than one-half of the medical community suffers from burnout, it’s time to heal the profession. The AMA and several medical societies offer resources to promote physician wellness.

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The difficult science you might not know--but should

Future physicians must learn how to deliver high-value care that achieves good patient outcomes at a reasonable cost—and simultaneously upholds the primacy of the patient-physician relationship.

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Now comes the hard part: Turning national attention into action

We know that more than 24,000 Americans die from a prescription opioid or heroin-related overdose every year. Last month in Charleston, the president, the AMA and dozens of national and local organizations from across the country pledged to take action.

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3 ways technology is changing medical education

As part of the AMA’s Accelerating Change in Medical Education initiative, a number of medical schools have developed leading-edge technologies that could be implemented on a wider scale and begin to transform medical education.

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