AMA Policy-Making Meeting Starts Second Day Of Voting, USA

Main Category: Primary Care / General Practice
Article Date: 17 Jun 2008 - 9:00 PDT

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The physicians of America will convene today to begin a second day of voting on proposals that will define the medical profession's stand on emerging issues in health care.

During the final two days of the American Medical Association's Annual Meeting, physicians will participate in a grassroots democratic forum designed to create a national physician consensus on government legislation, public health, science, technology and medical practice in the United States. This consensus results in policies that become the driving force behind the AMA's advocacy programs.

Policies related to the following issues will likely be voted on today:

- Health effects of high fructose syrup
- Personal medication supply in times of disaster
- Simplified nutritional rating system for processed foods
- Elder mistreatment
- Medical student debt burden and its impact on the physician shortage

The AMA House of Delegates will convene for voting this morning at 9:00 a.m. (CT) in the Grand Ballroom of the Hyatt Regency Chicago. This legislative session is expected to proceed until 3:00 p.m. (CT). Additional proposals will be called for a vote tomorrow morning during the final business session of the AMA House of Delegates.

The AMA House of Delegates is open to members of the press. To arrange for press credentials, or to receive additional details, please contact the AMA Pressroom at: (312) 239-4991.

What

Annual Meeting of the AMA House of Delegates

Where

Hyatt Regency Chicago
151 East Wacker Drive
Downtown Chicago

When

Saturday, June 14, through Wednesday, June 18

Contacts

AMA Pressroom - (312) 239-4991
AMA Media Relations (Chicago) - (312) 464-4430
AMA Media Relations (Washington) - (202) 789-7400

Press

The AMA will hold two news conferences today to discuss the policies adopted by the House of Delegates.

Conferences

News conferences will be held in the Press Availability Room located in the Riverside Center Exhibition Hall (East) on the lower level of the Hyatt Regency Chicago. For additional information regarding news conferences, please contact the AMA Pressroom at: (312) 239-4991.

Special Event

The Inauguration of the 163rd AMA President
Tuesday, June 17 at 5:00 pm (CT) at the Hyatt Regency Chicago in the Crystal Ballroom
Nancy H. Nielsen, M.D. Ph.D., an internist from Buffalo, NY, will be the second women to accept the highest elected office of the American Medical Association.

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