American Medical Association

CATEGORY C: PHYSICIANS AND MEDICAL STUDENTS: PREVENTION RX: ENGAGING PHYSICIANS TO ENHANCE PUBLIC HEALTH - BACKGROUND: TO ACHIEVE AN IMPACT ON THE HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC, GOVERNMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES MUST PARTNER WITH STAKEHOLDERS ACROSS A MULTITUDE OF SECTORS TO ADDRESS FACTORS THAT PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. INCREASING THE ALIGNMENT BETWEEN PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE WILL BE VITAL TO ACHIEVING THE SHARED GOAL OF IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE NATION. APPROACH/TARGET POPULATION: THE AMA SUBMITS THIS APPLICATION FOR CONSIDERATION IN CATEGORY C: PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM COMPONENTS. THE TARGET POPULATION FOR THIS APPLICATION IS PHYSICIANS AND MEDICAL STUDENTS. WHILE PHYSICIANS ARE COMMITTED FIRST AND FOREMOST TO PATIENTS, THEY ALSO HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO SOCIETY, OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, AND TO THEMSELVES. PHYSICIANS HAVE A LONG-RECOGNIZED RESPONSIBILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES TO PROTECT AND PROMOTE THE HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC. PURPOSE: THE AMA SEEKS TO STRENGTHEN THE NATION’S PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE BY PROVIDING CAPACITY BUILDING ASSISTANCE (CBA) TO PHYSICIANS AND TRAINEES TO ENHANCE THEIR COMPETENCE AND CAPACITY TO IMPLEMENT EVIDENCED-BASED PREVENTIVE INTERVENTIONS, POLICIES, PROCESSES, AND PROGRAMS. THE AMA ALSO SEEKS TO STRENGTHEN OUR CONNECTION AND COLLABORATION WITH THE GOVERNMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM THROUGH THE SHARING OF RELEVANT TOOLS, RESOURCES, AND POLICIES. OUTCOMES: THE AMA WILL ACHIEVE MEASURABLE PROGRESS ON THE OUTCOMES OUTLINED BELOW: • INCREASED AWARENESS OF BEST/PROMISING PRACTICE AND/OR TOOLS BY POPULATIONS OF FOCUS OF CBA SERVICES AND PRODUCTS. • INCREASED AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF RECOMMENDED PROCESSES, POLICIES, PROGRAMS AND PRACTICES WITH THE STRATEGIC AREAS. • INCREASED IMPLEMENTATION AND SHARING OF RECOMMENDED PROCESSES, POLICIES, PROGRAMS, AND PRACTICES WITHIN THE STRATEGIC AREAS. STRATEGIES AND ACTIVITIES: THE AMA PROPOSES TO ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING STRATEGIES AND ACTIVITIES: • WORKFORCE – ACTIVITIES TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A DIVERSE WORKFORCE WITHIN THE PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM WITH CROSS-CUTTING SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES. • POLICY AND PROGRAMS – ACTIVITIES TO DEVELOP, IMPROVE, AND USE EVIDENCE-BASED AND PROMISING PRACTICES IN POLICIES, PROCESSES, AND PROGRAMS AIMED AT IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY, ADDRESSING DISPARITIES, AND INCREASING EQUITY.

IMPROVING HEALTH OUTCOMES THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH PHYSICIANS TO PREVENT AND CONTROL EMERGING AND RE-EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASE THREATS - THE AMA'S CODE OF MEDICAL ETHICS RECOGNIZES THAT AT THE NATIONAL, REGIONAL, OR LOCAL LEVEL, RESPONSES TO DISASTERS, INCLUDING INFECTIOUS DISEASE OUTBREAKS, REQUIRE EXTENSIVE INVOLVEMENT FROM PHYSICIANS INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY. BECAUSE OF THEIR COMMITMENT TO CARE FOR THE SICK AND INJURED, INDIVIDUAL PHYSICIANS HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE URGENT MEDICAL CARE DURING PANDEMICS. THIS OBLIGATION HOLDS EVEN IN THE FACE OF GREATER THAN USUAL RISKS TO PHYSICIANS' OWN SAFETY, HEALTH, OR LIFE. IN ORDER TO SUPPORT PHYSICIAN'S OBLIGATION IN A PANDEMIC, THE AMA HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO BE A TRUSTED SOURCE OF INFORMATION AND EDUCATION FOR PHYSICIANS, HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, AND THE PUBLIC ON INFECTIOUS DISEASE OUTBREAKS AFFECTING THE U.S. POPULATION. THE AMA'S ROLE IN THE COVID-19 RESPONSE EFFORTS TO DATE HAS INCLUDED PROVIDING UP-TO-DATE, EVIDENCE-BASED RESEARCH, RESOURCES, AND GUIDANCE FROM A VARIETY OF TRUSTED SOURCES. THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION AND THE JAMA NETWORK ARE COMPILING UP-TO-THE-MOMENT INFORMATION AND RESEARCH FOR PHYSICIANS ON HOW TO PREVENT, DIAGNOSE, AND TREAT COVID-19. THE AMA HAS CREATED A COVID-19 RESOURCE CENTER, WHICH INCLUDES WITH EVIDENCE-BASED PERSPECTIVES FROM TOP RESEARCHERS, AMA'S PHYSICIAN LEADERS, AND SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS ON HOW PHYSICIANS CAN PREPARE AND RESPOND TO A PANDEMIC.THE AMA IS CREATING AN INTERFACE WITH PHYSICIANS ON THE FRONT LINE OF THE EPIDEMIC AND SHINING A LIGHT ON THE REALITIES OF THE SITUATION. WE ARE LISTENING EMPATHICALLY TO PHYSICIANS, ANSWERING THEIR QUESTIONS, SHARING THEIR EXPERIENCES AND CHANNELING THEIR VOICES AND FEEDBACK TO OTHER PHYSICIANS, FEDERAL AGENCIES, AND HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS. THIS INCLUDES CONVENING A HEALTH SYSTEM LEADER ROUNDTABLE TO LEARN FROM FRONT-LINE PHYSICIAN AND HEALTH SYSTEM LEADERS, HOLDING CALLS WITH STATE MEDICAL SOCIETIES AND NATIONAL MEDICAL SPECIALTY SOCIETIES TO IDENTIFY CHALLENGES AND BEST PRACTICES, INTERVIEWING PHYSICIAN LEADERS FROM FRO NT-LINE AREAS (I.E., ITALY) FOR KEY LEARNINGS AND GUIDANCE, CONDUCTING FACEBOOK LIVE QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSIONS WITH AMA PHYSICIAN LEADERS AND SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS, FIELDING PHYSICIAN SURVEYS TO IDENTIFY THE KEY ISSUES AND NEEDS AMONG PHYSICIANS, SPEAKING FOR PHYSICIANS WITH KEY FEDERAL AGENCIES, AND SHOWCASING THE WORK OF FRONT-LINE PHYSICIANS.THE AMA SEEKS TO STRENGTHEN THE NATION?S RESPONSE TO EMERGING AND RE-EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASE THREATS BY ENGAGING PHYSICIANS AND MEDICAL STUDENTS IN PREVENTION AND CONTROL EFFORTS. THE AMA?S ROLE IN RESPONDING TO COVID-19 IS FOUR-FOLD: (1) PROVIDING UP-TO-DATE, EVIDENCE-BASED RESEARCH, RESOURCES, AND GUIDANCE FROM TRUSTED SOURCES, (2) CREATING AN INTERFACE WITH PHYSICIANS ON THE FRONT LINE OF THE PANDEMIC TO INFORM THE DEVELOPMENT OF TOOLS, RESOURCES, AND BEST PRACTICES; (3) LEVERAGING THE AMA ED HUB AND OTHER AMA PLATFORMS TO ENGAGE PHYSICIANS IN TRAINING AND TARGETING GUIDANCE AND TOOLS TO SPECIFIC PHYSICIAN AUDIENCES, AND (4) LEVERAGING THE FEDERATION OF MEDICINE, WHICH IS MADE UP OF STATE AND NATIONAL MEDICAL SPECIALTY SOCIETIES, AND ENGAGING THOSE DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED BY INFECTIOUS DISEASE THREATS TO IDENTIFY AND SOLVE PROBLEMS.

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