American Medical Association

Give Them a Hand – Improving Hand Hygiene to Reduce HAIs

In this episode of Stories of Care, our host Megan Srinivas, MD, MPH talks with Michelle Doll, MD, a health system epidemiologist with Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, about the importance of hand hygiene in health care settings. Dr Doll…

Leveraging Segmented Harm Event Data to Drive Equity Improvement

This module is an overview of the third focus area of the equity-informed high-reliability learning series focused on advancing equity through five quality and safety focus areas. The main goals are to center historically marginalized voices by leveraging segmented harm…

Examining Physician Gender Inequity in Medicine

This week’s edition of the Prioritizing Equity series follows recent policy adopted at the AMA’s House of Delegates meeting in June 2022 as panelists will discuss gender equity in medicine and how COVID-19 has exacerbated experiences for people identifying as…

For Us, By Us: Advocating for Change in Native Health Policy

This week’s edition of our Prioritizing Equity series, medical student organizers and policy advocates will join us to discuss increasing access to care in native communities through health policy and improving care within the Indian Health Services.

Prioritizing Equity: Examining Physician Gender Inequity in Medicine

This week’s edition of the Prioritizing Equity series follows recent policy adopted at the AMA’s House of Delegates meeting in June 2022 as panelists will discuss gender equity in medicine and how COVID-19 has exacerbated experiences for people identifying as…

Embracing Public Safety and Health for Improved Firearm Violence Prevention

This week’s edition of the Prioritizing Equity series, we explore the work physicians are leading in health systems and beyond for public health, public safety, and gun violence prevention and the narratives and actions that need to evolve to ensure…

Anchor Strategy: A Place-Based Approach for Health Equity

This week’s edition of the Prioritizing Equity series explores the Anchor Strategy a place-based approach to building community health and wealth by means of local hiring, investing, purchasing, and community engagement via the West Side United case study and model.

Caring for Patients Experiencing Houselessness

This week’s edition of the Prioritizing Equity series explores the unique health care and social needs of patients experiencing houselessness. In addition, experts discuss the importance of equitable, holistic, cost effective, evidence-based discharge planning, and inform physicians of their critical…