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Adapting to Patients’ Needs – One ICU Pediatrician’s Account

When the COVID-19 pandemic began, Dr Benson Hsu, like many others, faced the difficult task of implementing IPC guidance in a constantly changing landscape. In the pediatric ICU, Dr Hsu had to adapt this guidance to a unique set of…

Precision Medicine for Your Practice – Carrier Screening

Given the spectrum of carrier screening panels now available, it is important to recognize the benefits and limitations of different types of tests. Although screening can now be done faster, cheaper, and with broader scope, the expanded option is not…

Addressing Harassment at Meetings and Events

The AMA understands that AMA-hosted meetings and events are valuable to its members. All AMA meetings and events should be professional, welcoming and safe for those who attend. In this module, you will learn about harassment and how to recognize…

TB or Not TB – Caring for a Special Population

In this episode, we are joined by Dr Amina Ahmed, Pediatric Hospital Epidemiologist and Division Chair of Infectious Diseases at Atrium Health, to discuss tuberculosis in the United States. Patient isolation and appropriate PPE for health care professionals can prevent…

Fighting Ableism: What Do You Need?

In this episode, we are joined by Dr Joanna Turner Bisgrove, a Family Medicine physician, Member of the American Medical Association Council on Science and Public Health and anti-ableism advocate. Dr Bisgrove outlines her experience as a physician with hearing…

The Hidden Inequities of Dialysis-Related Infections

In this episode of Stories of Care, Dr Shannon Novosad, Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer at CDC Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases discusses a recent Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report on disparities in…

Basics of Health Equity (Student Edition)

Understanding that we all come to equity and justice with potentially different life experiences and levels of understanding of the existing historical context, evidence, theory and practice, this section grounds our members and readers in common definitions, concepts and frameworks….

Racism in Medicine: An Introduction (Student Edition)

Racism is a root cause of health inequities, differences that are avoidable, unnecessary, and unfair. Yet, many people, including physicians, are often unaware of the origins of race as a social construction and the emergence of scientific racism. As a…