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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
- What doctors wish patients knew to improve their mental health
Here is a list from the AMA’s What Doctors Wish Patients Knew ™ series—which provides physicians with a platform to share what they want patients to understand about today’s health care headlines—on some steps patients can take to keep their mental health front and center
- What doctors wish patients knew about sciatica
In this installment, Kevin Taliaferro, MD, an orthopaedic surgeon at Henry Ford Health, took time to discuss what patients need to know about sciatica Henry Ford Health is a member of the AMA Health System Program, which provides enterprise solutions to equip leadership, physicians and care teams with resources to help drive the future of medicine
- The do’s and donts of calling out a patients bad behavior
Most physicians will encounter patient comments that are rude—or worse Be prepared with a ready reply and an understanding of the ethics involved
- What doctors wish patients knew about peripheral artery disease
The AMA’s What Doctors Wish Patients Knew ™ series gives physicians a platform to share what they want patients to understand about today’s health care headlines In this installment, Charles C Leithead, MD, a vascular surgeon at Ochsner Health in New Orleans and Gretna, Louisiana, discusses what to know about peripheral artery disease
- State Law Chart: Nurse Practitioner Practice Authority
(7) Acquired advanced clinical knowledge and skills preparing the nurse to provide direct care to patients through a significant educational and practical concentration on the direct care of patients;
- What doctors wish patients knew about the impact of caffeine
The AMA’s What Doctors Wish Patients Knew ™ series provides physicians with a platform to share what they want patients to understand about today’s health care headlines In this installment, four AMA members shared what doctors wish patients knew about caffeine They are:
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