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AMA Annual Meeting Begins Final Voting Session Today at 8:30 am (CT)
Nation’s physicians gather to lead discussion on emerging medical and public health issues

The nation’s broadest assembly of physicians and medical students gather today in Chicago to shape the health care agenda of the American Medical Association (AMA), the country’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 and medical students 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 likely to be considered during today’s final voting session include:

  • Removing sugar-sweetened beverages from the government SNAP program.

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:  The House of Delegates will convene today for its final voting session at 8:30 am (CT). The meeting will conclude today before 10:30 am (CT).

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

CONNECT:  Join us on Facebook and LinkedIn or get in the conversation at Twitter using #AMAmtg.

MEDIA CONTACT & CREDENTIALS:  The AMA House of Delegates is open to credentialed members of the press. To arrange for press credentials, please contact the AMA pressroom at (312) 239-4991.

INTERVIEWS: The AMA will have spokespeople available this morning upon request to discuss issues that have been voted on during the AMA Annual Meeting. Spokesperson availability will be limited this afternoon due to travel schedules. To schedule an interview before 12:00 pm (CT), please contact AMA pressroom at (312) 239-4991. To schedule an interview after 12:00 pm (CT), please contact AMA Media Relation at (202) 789-7421.

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Media Contacts:
AMA Media Relations
Chicago - (312) 464-4430
Washington - (202) 789-7421

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