Posted on November 8th, 2023 by Academic Programs
Learn more about the AMA Peer Network: https://ama-assn.org/peer-network In this week’s edition of our Prioritizing Equity series, Karthik Sivashanker, MD, MPH, Vice President at the AMA Center for Health Equity speaks with participants from the Peer Network for Advancing Equity…
Posted on November 7th, 2023 by Academic Programs
This course goes beyond sound prescribing practices, examining the personal and professional reasons why clinicians fail to prescribe properly. The curriculum covers common misconceptions about opioids, assessment of patients for misuse potential, setting prescribing-related boundaries, team-based pain management approaches, and…
Posted on November 6th, 2023 by Academic Programs
This introductory course introduces the framework for embedding equity into quality and safety, which was developed by Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. This activity will provide an overview of the five focus areas and how…
Posted on November 6th, 2023 by Academic Programs
Digital tools can improve health and health care. However, if such technology is not designed, implemented, and evaluated with a focus on equity, it can worsen inequities. Historical and current injustices in the way that health interventions, including digital health…
Posted on November 6th, 2023 by Academic Programs
This introductory course introduces the framework for embedding equity into quality and safety, which was developed by Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. This activity will provide an overview of the five focus areas and how…
Posted on October 4th, 2023 by Academic Programs
Sepsis is the third leading cause of pregnancy-related death accounting for 23% of maternal deaths in the United States. To promote early recognition and rapid treatment, multiple professional organizations have provided screening and diagnostic criteria, and treatment recommendations. This series…
Posted on October 4th, 2023 by Academic Programs
Sepsis is the third leading cause of pregnancy-related death accounting for 23% of maternal deaths in the United States. To promote early recognition and rapid treatment, multiple professional organizations have provided screening and diagnostic criteria, and treatment recommendations. This series…
Posted on October 4th, 2023 by Academic Programs
Sepsis is the third leading cause of pregnancy-related death accounting for 23% of maternal deaths in the United States. To promote early recognition and rapid treatment, multiple professional organizations have provided screening and diagnostic criteria, and treatment recommendations. This series…
Posted on October 4th, 2023 by Academic Programs
Sepsis is the third leading cause of pregnancy-related death accounting for 23% of maternal deaths in the United States. To promote early recognition and rapid treatment, multiple professional organizations have provided screening and diagnostic criteria, and treatment recommendations. This series…
Posted on October 4th, 2023 by Academic Programs
In the US, “Mega” (> $10M) and “Nuclear” (> $100M) closed obstetric claims increased 84% in the last decade; obstetric care is a significant factor. Medications used for cervical ripening or labor induction can cause adverse outcomes when used inappropriately…