American Medical Association

Using Non-Opioid Medications: Practical Guidance for Pain Management

This activity describes the mechanism, clinical usefulness and adverse events of non-opioid medications in patients with acute or chronic pain. Acetaminophen, NSAIDs, SNRIs, tricyclic antidepressants, drugs originally deemed antiepileptic drugs, and topical agents are reviewed. Disclaimers 1. This activity is…

Using Non-Pharmacologic Treatments: Practical Guidance for Pain Management

This activity covers non-pharmacologic treatment approaches for chronic pain, including mind-body therapies, exercise therapies, manual therapies, and psychological interventions. Key strategies for physicians to engage patients around non-pharmacologic modalities are discussed. Disclaimers 1. This activity is hosted on the AMA…

Precision Medicine For Your Practice: Prenatal Cell-Free DNA Screening

Prenatal providers and patients have more options than ever for screening for Down syndrome and other chromosome conditions, including cell-free DNA screening. In this module, participants will learn about the benefits and limitations of cell-free DNA screening in prenatal care….

Ethics Talk: Promoting Meaningful Engagement Between Clinicians and Communities

What are key factors for successful partnerships between clinicians, health care organizations, and communities? This month, we discuss strategies for building trust and engaging effectively with Dr Daniel Skinner, Dr Berkeley Franz, Dr Kelly Kelleher, and Robin Hacke. Disclaimers 1….

Electronic Prior Authorization: A Better Way

Learn about how you can start using electronic prior authorization, or ePA, and what the AMA is doing to help at www.ama-assn.org/prior-auth. Disclaimers 1. This activity is hosted on the AMA Ed Hub. 2. This activity is free to AMA…

Precision Medicine for Your Practice: Exploring Somatic Cancer Panel Testing

Large tumor profiling panels can test hundreds of genetic variants that may drive cancer growth, and suggest targeted therapeutics for the variants identified. This module provides an overview of their benefits and limitations, and examines which patients may be good…