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Educating Physicians on Controversies and Challenges in Health

Educating Physicians on Controversies and Challenges in Health is a series of brief informational Web streaming programs—developed by the AMA—targeting primary care physicians. The objective of these programs is to inform physicians about the challenges and controversies at the interface of clinical medicine and public health and to offer possible strategies to address these issues in their practices.

Each five to ten-minute program is presented in video format with an on-camera narrator, a slide presentation on emerging controversial health care issues and footage to illustrate the issue. The programs are presented in an unbiased format and are designed to initiate candid discussion among physicians.

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Connecting Patients to Community Resources 

This episode provides physicians with an overview of the various resources community resource available for patients to utilize to improve their health behaviors. Resources for smoking cessation, reducing risky drinking, eating healthier, and increasing physical activity are provided. At the end of this program, the viewer should be able to:

• Identify the recommended guidelines for the four key health behaviors (tobacco use, alcohol consumption, healthy eating, and physical activity).
• Refer patients to appropriate community resources to improve these health-related behaviors.

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View past programs

Preparing your Practice to Address Family Violence

Use of Complementary and Alternative Treatment by Patients

Self Management Strategies for Vulnerable Populations

Universal HIV Screening and Reducing HIV Disparities

Too Few Racial and Ethnic Minority Physicians in the Workforce: Why Should We Care and What Can We do About It?

Paying Attention to Preventing Cardiovascular Disease Among Racial and Ethnic Minorities

Binge Drinking

Reducing Excessive Alcohol Use: Engaging Community Action

Role of Trust in Physician Interactions with Minority Patients

Racial and Ethnic Data Collection: How and Why it Should be Collected in Medical Practice

Digital Divide: What Can Physicians do to Bridge the Gap?

Is Obesity a Disease?

Uninformed Consent: What Can Happen When a Patient Does Not Understand the Information You Have Provided?

Addressing Language Barriers Between Physician and Patient: What are the Optimal Strategies?

Health Care Disparities

Educating Physicians on Controversies and Challenges in Health: Health Care Disparities Among Racial-Ethnic Minority Patients

Now earn Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit for episodes of Educating Physicians on Controversies and Challenges in Health. Five health disparities programs are currently eligible for one CME credit.

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