Profile of a person in PPE
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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
Digital illustration of three people wearing face masks
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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™
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8 MIN READ

Dec. 18, 2020: National Advocacy Update

FDA authorizes first COVID-19 vaccine; provides instruction to providers and patients and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
Health care work and patient bumping elbows
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3 MIN READ

Top HHS officials answer doctors’ questions on COVID-19 vaccines

Amid surging COVID-19 caseloads, AMA webinar series gives physicians the coronavirus information they need from the leading experts at FDA, CDC.

Public Health
Chest up view of a doctor in scrubs tying on a mask.
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4 MIN READ

Amid COVID-19, CDC advises on preventing health worker infections

Of every 17 patients hospitalized with COVID-19, one is a health worker. CDC project details how doctors and other health professionals can stay safe.

Public Health
Oct 29, 2020 ·
33 MIN READ

AMA webinar series: Project Firstline–CDC’s new national training collaborative for infection control

On Oct. 29, 2020, the AMA hosted the third webinar in the "COVID-19: What physicians need to know" series.

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Events
COVID-19: What Physicians Need to Know Webinar Series