Pills designed to form a human brain
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3 MIN READ

Keep pharmaceutical promotion out of doctors’ electronic tools

AMA opposes drug-touting content in EHRs, medical reference or e-prescribing software. Delegates also move to protect eRx search listings.

Digital
1 MIN READ

Proceedings of the June 2021 Special Meeting of the House of Delegates

Download PDFs of the details of the proceedings of the June 2021 Special Meeting of the House of Delegates.

Health care worker or nurse wearing mask, and checking medical supplies
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3 MIN READ

Make sure PPE is designed to fit everyone

Gloves, masks and more are designed to fit men of European ancestry, sometimes leaving other doctors with badly fitting PPE. AMA seeks to change that.

Public Health
People walking in line with their shadows on asphalt.
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4 MIN READ

AMA guidelines offer path to prevent discrimination in medicine

Racism, bias and microaggressions within medicine must be confronted. Learn how AMA guidelines support health care organizations do so.

Health Equity
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3 MIN READ

AMA adopts guidelines that confront systemic racism in medicine

Guidelines for health care organizations provide direction on effective anti-discrimination policies.

Press Releases
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2 MIN READ

AMA reinforces opposition to restrictions on transgender medical care

Move comes as states consider denying children recommended medical care.

Press Releases
Worried patient in blue shirt sitting down talking to a physician.
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3 MIN READ

Need to get rid of stigma on physician illness, disability

Not every physician illness leads to impairment, and doctors can often be accommodated and continue practicing safely, says newly adopted AMA policy.

Physician Health
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5 MIN READ

AMA announced policies adopted on first day of Special Meeting

Policies adopted help the AMA drive the future of medicine, remove obstacles that interfere with patient care, and improve the health of the nation.

Press Releases
Open doors of a cell in a correctional facility or prison.
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4 MIN READ

Require access to Rx for opioid-use disorder in prisons, jails

Delegates seek to ensure that evidence-based treatment for substance-use disorders, along with social support, is available in correctional facilities and upon release.

Population Care