Non-labor and delivery obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN) procedures are an important and necessary part of reproductive health care. However, performing a pelvic exam or procedure, which requires entry through the pelvis, is often an uncomfortable, painful, embarrassing, and anxiety-provoking experience….
Doing painful procedures is a part of obstetrics and gynecology practice. Patients’ pain experiences are subjective, diverse, and based on life experiences that can include trauma, adverse childhood events, and previous labor. Learners should have opportunities to gain knowledge about…
Pain is a recognized adverse effect of medication abortion, but its management has been understudied. This commentary on a case draws on principles of nonmaleficence, beneficence, and autonomy to consider equity in remote and in-person medication abortion pain management.
Ann Lohman, a midwife in the 1800s also known as Madame Restell, deserves our attention following the US Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization in June 2022. As abortion regulations change, it is important that health…
This activity is comprised of five multiple-choice questions based on the content of an AMA Journal of Ethics podcast about the history of the pelvic exam. The featured guests is Wendy Kline, PhD, a medical historian and the Dema G….
This toolkit will help you identify ways your practice can promote racial and health equity, using data to better understand your patient population. The toolkit describes how to develop clear, attainable health equity goals and create a plan for improvement…
Importance Suicide is a public health crisis, and despite renewed efforts to confront this problem, suicide rates continue to rise in the US. While suicide prevention encompasses a broad array of strategies, treatment development is lagging. Within this realm, clinical trials…
This 10-week virtual seminar will focus on critical concepts in systems psychodynamics and field theory such as the social unconscious, projective identification, splitting, social defenses, complex identities, and intersubjective processes. Widening our conceptual lens so that we can think of…
For the FMA’s 2025 Annual Meeting, three CME tracks have been planned to support physicians in accomplishing the following goals: 1. Successfully navigate Florida’s medical landscape; 2. Comply with specific state requirements (screening and making appropriate referrals for domestic violence,…
The Association of Medicine & Psychiatry (AMP) hosts a monthly webinar series that serves as a platform for dual trained psychiatrists to discuss the intersection of medicine and psychiatry. These webinars cover a range of topics relevant to both fields,…
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