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Empathy Is the “Secret Sauce” for Effective Communication

Fortunately, empathic communication skills are readily teachable and learnable. A large and growing body of evidence supports the value of enhanced communication skills: better patient adherence, engagement and satisfaction; lower […]

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AMWA Interim Meeting: Planning for Future Success

The AMWA Interim Meeting was held at the historic Van Hoosen Farm, home of AMWA founder, Dr. Bertha Van Hoosen (Petticoat Surgeon). The meeting opened with a welcome from AMWA […]

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AMWA Member Dr. Lisa Rotenstein Founds CareZooming

CareZooming is a social enterprise organization focused on empowering clinicians to enhance the systems they work in. Our platform is comprised of A database of healthcare improvement “recipes” (describing the nitty-gritty […]

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NIA Eureka Prize Challenge Launch

The NIA is pleased to launch the Improving Care for People with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias Using Technology (iCare-AD/ADRD) Challenge. This Eureka prize competition seeks to spur the development […]

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Member Spotlight – Deborah Shlian, MD, MBA

Tell us about your work: My clinical practice of medicine began as a partner in the Southern California Permanente Medical Group (Kaiser). After a decade I was recruited to UCLA […]