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- Patient Resources - American Medical Association
Stay on top of the latest developments related to patient education Browse the AMA’s patient education resources, full of information and tools that physicians can share with their patients, including educational handouts for patients and other patient education materials
- What doctors wish patients knew about cancer screening and prevention
Most patients are diagnosed at a far less treatable, later stage of the disease And with about 20% of lung cancer deaths preventable, evidence-based screening recommendations for high-risk patients offer the best hope to catch the disease early and provide the best chance for effective treatment A medical oncologist shares more
- Ageism has an impact on older-adult patients—and their physicians
The discussion was moderated by William B Jordan, MD, MPH, who is senior director of equity policy and transformation at the AMA Center for Health Equity Panelists examined the quality of care older-adult physicians provide, how age-related biases affect older-adult physicians, and how ageism affects patients’ care experience
- What patients really want—and why its important for their health
Getting patients to make healthy lifestyle choices ranks high on every physician’s professional wish list But realistically accomplishing this goal requires care teams to zero in on what really patients really want
- Medicare pay cuts: How they threaten patients’ access to care
Whether they live in big cities or small towns, are young or old, patients are losing access to physicians Congress must fix Medicare now
- What doctors wish patients knew about sodium consumption
The AMA’s What Doctors Wish Patients Knew ™ series gives physicians a platform to share what they want patients to understand about today’s health care headlines and how to take charge of their health through preventive care For this installment, two AMA members shared what doctors wish patients knew about sodium consumption They are:
- What doctors wish patients knew about essential tremor
The AMA’s What Doctors Wish Patients Knew ™ series gives physicians a platform to share what they want patients to understand about today’s health care headlines In this installment, Efstathios Kondylis, MD, a neurosurgeon at Henry Ford Health in Detroit, took time to discuss what patients should know about essential tremor
- Make sure health AI works for patients and physicians
Practice Management Digital Make sure health AI works for patients and physicians The AMA House of Delegates outlines steps that must be taken to ensure the technology remains an asset, even as health AI keeps evolving
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