Moving Medicine

Dec 10 2024 249 ep. 21 mins 11
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Listen to interviews and in-depth discussions with physicians on the advocacy efforts and innovations you care about in medicine today. Find all AMA podcasts at ama-assn.org/podcasts.

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Policy shifts that will impact patients with pain I

Dec 10 2024 32 mins  
A one-size-fits-all approach to caring for patients with pain is not a prudent way to manage care. In this episode, physicians discuss the recent updates the Federation of State Medical Boards made to its recommendations relating to opioids and pain care. Physicians from the Federation include Humayun Chaudhry, DO, president and CEO, Sarvam TerKonda, MD, past chair, and Sherif Zaaf

What to know about FDA-approved cannabis-derived products

Dec 05 2024 9 mins  
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved cannabis-derived medications for several indications. In this episode, family practitioner Randy Easterling, MD, highlights the current regulatory status of FDA-approved cannabis-derived medications and their approved uses.

Cannabis use and psychiatric disorders

Nov 28 2024 17 mins  
Board-certified physician at Stanford Medicine, Smita Das, MD, PhD, MPH, and professor and director of Addiction Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina, Kevin Gray, MD, discuss cannabis use and its effects on mental health and psychiatric disorders, including psychosocial outcomes from use and potentiation of psychiatric disorders. Common perceptions of use of cannabi

All about cannabis pharmacology

Nov 14 2024 17 mins  
Pain expert Samer Narouze, MD, PhD talks about the pharmacology of cannabis, including the chemical structures, mechanism of action in the body, and pharmacodynamics of cannabinoids. This episode also addresses clinical information related to potential drug-drug interactions and adverse events from use of these products.

How addictive is cannabis?

Oct 31 2024 16 mins  
Learn about potential for cannabis addiction, withdrawal symptoms, and overdose. Board-certified physician at Stanford Medicine, Smita Das, MD, PhD, MPH, reviews screening, models of care, and treatment for cannabis use disorder.

Pain points: Navigating the opioid crisis

Oct 24 2024 25 mins  
As opioid overdose deaths surpass 100,000 annually in the U.S., the crisis has reached a devastating peak, and physicians play a critical role in addressing it. AMA President-Elect Bobby Mukkamala, MD, chair of the AMA Substance Use and Pain Care Taskforce explores the latest data, policy shifts, and clinical strategies that can help doctors balance pain management with addiction p

Cannabis use among pregnant persons

Oct 17 2024 10 mins  
Ob-Gyn and addiction medicine physician Tricia Wright, MD, MS, DFASAM examines cannabis use during pregnancy, including why pregnant persons might use cannabis, the effects of prenatal exposure, and how to talk with pregnant patients about cannabis use.

Cannabis and pain management

Oct 03 2024 19 mins  
Physicians Samer Narouze, MD, PhD and Ali Zarrabi, MD, focus on the intersection of cannabis use and pain, reviewing the scientific literature. They also highlight adverse events and challenges to utilization of cannabis for pain.

Preventing cannabis use among minors

Sep 19 2024 16 mins  
As access to cannabis products increases in the United States, there are potential health implications for children and adolescents. Maria H. Rahmandar, MD, physician at Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine, explores the risk factors, screening strategies, and impacts that cannabis use may have in this population.

Addressing the mental health elephant in the room with Willie Underwood III, MD, MSc, MPH

Aug 29 2024 27 mins  
Willie Underwood III, MD, MSc, MPH, immediate past chair of the AMA board of trustees and advocate for physician wellbeing, joins Alex McDonald, MD, of the Southern California Permanente Medical Group, to discuss the traditional barriers to overcoming the stigma of mental health in the medical community, how things are changing for the better, and resources for medical professional