ABMS Lifelong Learning CME Activity

Introduction to Practice Management

An introduction of practice management is necessary to the understanding of the business of medicine. In this course, medical students will learn to identify considerations of appointment scheduling and its impact on a practice, identify strategies for organizing and analyzing…

Navigating Practice Overview (Part 1)

Non-clinical aspects of an organization play critical roles in the success of health care practices. In this course, learners will define the different areas of health care practice management and identify how practice management differs in various settings.

Navigating Practice Overview (Part 1)

Non-clinical aspects of an organization play critical roles in the success of health care practices. In this course, learners will define the different areas of health care practice management and identify how practice management differs in various settings.

AMA STEPSFORWARD – Physician Onboarding and Retention

In this AMA STEPS ForwardÆ podcast, adapted from the Optimizing Onboarding in Health Care webinar, Sea Chen, MD, PhD, and Jenn Balchunas, LPN, MHL, CPC, director of Clinical Growth, UNC Physicians Network, examine why informal onboarding often leaves physicians feeling…

Treatment of Anxiety for Adults in Primary Care Settings – A Review

Importance  Anxiety disorders and symptoms are prevalent and burdensome, and patients are most likely to seek treatment in primary care settings. However, anxiety is underdetected and undertreated. This narrative review details behavioral and pharmacological treatment options that are feasible and…

Hepatitis B – A Review

Importance  Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection affects an estimated 254 million people worldwide and causes approximately 1.1 million deaths annually. In 2022, there were approximately 1.2 million new HBV infections worldwide and 14 000 in the US. Observations  HBV is a…

Multiple Spinal Intradural Tumors and a Pigmented Skin Lesion

A 60-year-old woman presented with progressive right lower extremity radiculopathy and numbness, a pigmented skin lesion on the right side of the chest, and right ankle jerk reflex. Magnetic resonance imaging of the lumbar spine revealed multiple intradural, contrast-enhancing lesions….