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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 11, 2013

AMA Annual Meeting will Convene on June 15
Nation’s physicians gather to lead discussion on emerging medical and public health issues

The American Medical Association (AMA) will gather physician and medical student leaders from all corners of medicine in Chicago to discuss cutting edge health care innovations, hear some of the nation's foremost health care thought leaders and shape the health care agenda of the nation’s largest physician organization.

The AMA’s House of Delegates is the policy-making body at the center of American medicine, bringing together an inclusive group of physicians, medical students and residents representing every state and medical field. The AMA uses a democratic process to create a national physician consensus on emerging issues in public health, science, ethics, business and government to continually provide safer, higher-quality, and more efficient care for patients.

Among the proposed policies to be considered for the AMA’s health care agenda include:

For a comprehensive list of the items to be considered by the House of Delegates, please visit the AMA website.

WHAT:  Annual Meeting of the AMA House of Delegates

WHERE:  Hyatt Regency Chicago, 151 E. Wacker Drive, Downtown Chicago

WHEN:  Special events and programs start Friday, June 14. The House of Delegates will convene from Saturday, June 15, through Wednesday, June 19.

SCHEDULE & AGENDA:  The AMA Annual Meeting website has comprehensive information, including the schedule, travel information and a list of reports and resolutions.

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MEDIA CONTACT & CREDENTIALS:  The AMA House of Delegates is open to credentialed members of the press. To arrange for press credentials, please contact AMA Media Relations at (312) 464-4430.

SPECIAL EVENTS:  Events that may be of interest to reporters include:

Friday, June 14

Doctors Back to School
8 to 11:30 am (CT) at Rachel Carson Elementary School
Physicians and medical students will present healthy lifestyle choices and inspire Chicago students to consider a career in health care.

Next Generation Physician Payment and Delivery Models
1 pm (CT) in Crystal Ballroom A at the Hyatt Regency Chicago
During the first business meeting of the new Integrated Physician Practice Section, an overview will be presented of the AMA’s initial work on enhancing physician satisfaction and practice sustainability, a key part of our new strategic plan focused shaping delivery and payment models.

Innovations in Medicine
4 to 5:30 pm (CT) in the Riverside East Exhibit Hall at the Hyatt Regency Chicago
For the first time, the AMA is offering an inspiring new event featuring a series of short, informal talks, where physician leaders and innovators will share insights and  vision of the future of health and medicine.  For a roster of featured speakers, please visit the AMA’s Innovations in Medicine website.

AMA Announces Grant Awardees to Launch Innovations in Medical Education
7 to 9 pm (CT) at the Chicago Cultural Center
The AMA will announce which of the proposals to transform medical education submitted by more than 80 percent of the nation's medical schools have been selected as part of the AMA's multi-million dollar Accelerating Change in Medical Education initiative.

Saturday, June 15

The Aging Physician: Opportunities and Challenges
Noon (CT) in Crystal A Ballroom at the Hyatt Regency Chicago
The AMA Senior Physician Section is sponsoring this educational program that will focus on understanding impairment in older physicians and examine what role the AMA should play in determining competency measurements in an aging workforce.

Opening Session of the AMA House of Delegates
2 pm (CT) in the Grand Ballroom of the Hyatt Regency Chicago
The AMA’s primary policy-making body convenes its Annual Meeting. Keynote speakers include AMA CEO James Madara, M.D. and AMA President Jeremy A. Lazarus, M.D.

Monday, June 17

National Diabetes Prevention Program
8 am (CT) in Columbus K-L of the Hyatt Regency Chicago
As part of the AMA’s initial efforts to improve health outcomes, the AMA will outline its support for a collaborative diabetes prevention strategy led by the CDC and implemented with the help of the YMCA. This educational session will examine the National Diabetes Prevention Program, describe improvements in health outcomes, and discuss the importance of community-based resources to support clinical interventions for patients with pre-diabetes.

2013 National Health Insurance Report Card
9 am (CT) in Regency Ballroom A of the Hyatt Regency Chicago
The AMA will announce results from its sixth annual National Health Insurer Report Card and introduce the new Administrative Burden Index. Together, these tools measure the claims processing performance of the nation’s largest health insurers in terms of timeliness, transparency and accuracy.

Public Transparency Reporting of Industry-Physician Financial Interaction
10 am (CT) in Regency Ballroom A of the Hyatt Regency Chicago
The AMA is offering an overview of a new reporting requirement for industry on their financial interactions with physicians and teaching hospitals. This educational session will provide information on the reporting requirement of the Sunshine Act that starts on August 1, 2013. Physicians will be offered a preparation check list, resources, and an opportunity to learn how the reporting requirement will be implemented. Shantanu Agrawal, M.D., from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, is among the scheduled speakers.

Tuesday, June 18

Inauguration of the 168th AMA President
5 pm (CT) in the Crystal Ballroom of the Hyatt Regency Chicago
Ardis Dee Hoven, M.D., an internal medicine and infectious disease specialist in Lexington, Ky., will accept the AMA's highest elected office and present her inaugural address to a gathering of the nation’s physician leaders.

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Media Contact:
Robert J. Mills
AMA Media Relations
(312) 464-5970
robert.mills@ama-assn.org

About the American Medical Association (AMA)
The American Medical Association is the premiere national organization empowering the nation’s physicians to provide safer, higher quality, and more efficient care for patients and communities. The AMA is unwavering in its commitment to shape a better future for America’s medical students, physicians and patients with a single goal: to advance the health of the nation. To learn more, visit www. ama-assn.org.

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