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- Patient Resources - American Medical Association
Stay on top of the latest developments related to patient education Browse the AMA’s patient education resources, full of information and tools that physicians can share with their patients, including educational handouts for patients and other patient education materials
- Ageism has an impact on older-adult patients—and their physicians
The discussion was moderated by William B Jordan, MD, MPH, who is senior director of equity policy and transformation at the AMA Center for Health Equity Panelists examined the quality of care older-adult physicians provide, how age-related biases affect older-adult physicians, and how ageism affects patients’ care experience
- Do’s and don’ts for effective patient-physician communication
In a table, the authors provided examples of do’s and don’ts for effective communication with patients and how they align with different goals and strategies, as outlined below
- What doctors wish patients knew about end-of-life care planning
When patients take time to document their health care wishes—before a crisis—physicians and families are better equipped to honor their goals Yet many adults have never discussed serious illness and end-of-life care planning or completed advance directives, leaving critical decisions to be made by loved ones in moments of stress or
- Patient Communication - American Medical Association
Learning how to effectively talk with patients is a critical skill for physicians Learn new doctor-patient communication techniques for communicating with patients, with resources from AMA Read the latest news articles on patient-physician communication to enhance your practice for patient-centered care
- ACCESS: What this new payment model means for physicians and patients
In this episode of Moving Medicine, learn about the potential benefits and challenges of a new outcome-aligned payment model called ACCESS, and what it means for physicians and patients
- Ethics of Patient-Physician Relationships
The ethics of patient-physician relationships are an important topic of discussion in health care Find out more about doctor-patient relationship ethics with the latest articles and advice on the AMA
- What doctors wish patients knew about Huntington’s disease
Lisa Toran, MD, a neurologist at Confluence Health, explains Huntington’s disease, a genetic disorder causing progressive cognitive and motor decline
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