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3 MIN READ

New CME modules help improve infection control in dialysis

The AMA, in collaboration with ASN and the CDC, announced the availability of new CME modules for improving infection control in outpatient dialysis settings.

Press Releases
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5 MIN READ

Amid tripledemic, clinicians must redouble infection-control efforts

Michael Bell, MD, of the CDC details the measures hospitals and physician practices can take to stop the spread of SARS-CoV-2, RSV and flu.

Public Health
Project Firstline virtual event
Dec 13, 2022 ·
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Project Firstline Infection Control Virtual Town Hall

The AMA Project Firstline town hall with CDC will answer infection control questions about this challenging respiratory virus season.

Events
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4 MIN READ

On infection prevention, it’s time to probe inequity’s role

Microbes don’t care about human hierarchies, but health inequities can impede professional efforts to stop the spread of infections. Learn how.

Health Equity
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4 MIN READ

Why COVID-19 has provided a timeless lesson in ethics

Learn more with the AMA about why the challenges of infection control during a pandemic demonstrate the value of ethics to the medical profession.

Sustainability
Health care worker with a shield fending off infections
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4 MIN READ

Test your knowledge of the real rudiments of infection control

Learn with the AMA why efforts at preventing the spread of disease must go beyond policies and show up every day in clinical practice.

Public Health
Nov 18, 2021 ·
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CDC Project Firstline: Explore Infection Control and Ethics

Register for the CDC Project Firstline's "COVID-19 and Beyond: Explore Infection Control and Ethics" session, scheduled for Nov. 18, 2021.

Events
Physician wearing scrubs and a stethoscope and washing hands
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3 MIN READ

How infection control can start in medical school

CDC’s Project Firstline puts infection-control knowledge in the hands of medical students, doctors and all health professionals. Learn more.

Medical Student Health
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6 MIN READ

8 coronavirus tips that doctors wish patients would follow

Even as more people get vaccinated against COVID-19, it’s imperative to keep taking these preventive measures to cut risk and help save lives.

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Public Health
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™