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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
- 8 reasons patients dont take their medications
Medication nonadherence—when patients don’t take their medications as prescribed—is unfortunately fairly common, with research showing that patients don’t take their medications as prescribed about half the time The phenomenon has added consequences for patients with chronic disease When this is the case, it is important for physicians and other health professionals to understand why
- 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
- 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:
- 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
- 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
- Patients, doctors like telehealth. Here’s what should come next.
Massive survey shows how patients and physicians feel about telehealth Learn what’s needed to protect and improve this mode of care
- What doctors wish patients knew about cancer screening and prevention
Most patients are diagnosed at a far less treatable, later stage of the disease And with about 20% of lung cancer deaths preventable, evidence-based screening recommendations for high-risk patients offer the best hope to catch the disease early and provide the best chance for effective treatment A medical oncologist shares more
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