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Deciding to close your medical practice and the dire consequences of Medicare cuts
Having to close your doctor's office: Why is it so hard to see a doctor? Why would you close a medical practice? What's it like to close a medical practice? Lisa Egbert, MD, speaker for the AMA House of Delegates, talks about how the latest Medicare payment cut forced her to make the difficult decision to close her practice and what this means for her patients. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.
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▹ Reforming Medicare payment
▹ Fighting scope creep
▹ Fixing prior authorization
▹ Reducing physician burnout
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Measles update, cancer screening rates, bird flu and pet safety
Can cats get bird flu? Is there cure for measles? How many measles cases in the US? Is the new COVID vaccine effective? Why are cancer screenings declining? AMA's Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, discusses post-pandemic cancer screening rates, latest updates on the measles outbreak, bird flu in cattle, H5N1 in pets, and the effectiveness of the COVID vaccine. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.
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Precision education and the future of medical education
How is medical education changing? What is precision education? What does the AMA give grants for? What is an example of precision education in medicine? Our guests are Sanjay Desai, MD MACP, chief academic officer, and Kim Lomis, MD, vice president of medical education innovations, with the American Medical Association. AMA CXO Todd Unger hosts.
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Menopause and cardiovascular disease and using HRT to treat menopause symptoms
Who should have hormone replacement therapy? What age does menopause start? Can menopause affect your heart? Why does menopause increase risk of heart disease? Our guest, Melissa Joy Tracy, MD, professor of medicine and systems medical director of cardiac rehabilitation, at Rush University Medical Center, discusses the latest science on how to prevent heart disease after menopause. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.
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🚦 American Heart Association Recommendations for Menopausal Hormone Therapy Risk: https://ama-assn.co/AHA_MHTchart
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What outbreaks are happening right now? Measles, avian influenza, long COVID kids and vaccine news
Why was the flu shot meeting cancelled? Can you die from measles? Why have measles come back in the US? Why are eggs so expensive? How does bird flu spread to humans? AMA's Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, discusses the ongoing measles outbreak in Texas, USDA's bird flu response, new research on long COVID in kids, as well as the FDA canceling a flu vaccines meeting. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.
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🌡️ For the latest CDC measles outbreaks, symptoms of measles mumps rubeola and more, visit: https://ama-assn.co/CDC_Measles
🪽 For bird flu news visit AMA H5N1 Resource Center to get clinical information, the latest CDC updates and more AMA resources: https://ama-assn.co/BirdFlu
🗺️ CDC current avian flu map: https://ama-assn.co/avianflu_map
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