MEDIA ADVISORY
AMA Annual Meeting will Convene on June 7
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 at its annual meeting being held in Chicago to discuss cutting-edge health care innovations and shape the health care agenda of the nation’s largest physician organization.
As the national organization whose reach and depth extends across all physicians, as well as policymakers, thought leaders and medical schools, the AMA is uniquely positioned to deliver results-focused strategies that enable physicians to answer a national imperative to measurably improve the health of the nation. For more than 165 years the AMA has been unwavering in its commitment to using its unique position and knowledge to shape a healthier future for America.
The AMA’s House of Delegates is the policymaking body at the center of American medicine, bringing together an inclusive group of physicians, medical students and residents representing every state and medical field. Delegates will work in 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 and communities.
Among the proposed policies to be considered for the AMA’s health care agenda:
- Advocate safeguards and standards for telemedicine
- Promote alternate strategies to train more physicians
- Discourage youth soccer athletes from “heading” the ball
- Ban super magnetic toys as child safety hazards
- Prevent marketing and sale of e-cigarettes to minors
For a comprehensive list of the items to be considered by the House of Delegates, please visit the AMA website.
WHAT: 2014 AMA Annual Meeting
WHERE: Hyatt Regency Chicago, 151 E. Wacker Drive, Downtown Chicago
WHEN: Special events and programs start Friday, June 6. The House of Delegates will convene from Saturday, June 7, through Wednesday, June 11.
SCHEDULE & AGENDA: The 2014 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 2014 AMA Annual Meeting is open to credentialed members of the press. To arrange for press credentials, please contact AMA Media & Editorial at media@ama-assn.org or (312) 464-4430.
SPECIAL EVENTS: Events that may be of interest to reporters include:
Friday, June 6
Inspirations in Medicine: The Patient-Physician Perspective
6 pm (CT) at the Museum of Broadcast Communications (360 N. State Street, Downtown Chicago)
The 2014 AMA Annual Meeting will begin with a special program featuring patients and physicians sharing their personal and impactful moments that have helped them form deep relationships as a foundation for excellent health care. A reception will immediately follow the program.
Saturday, June 7
Joint Council Session on Telemedicine
9 am (CT) in the Grand Ballroom of the Hyatt Regency Chicago
Three advisory councils to the AMA will provide an update on key dimensions of telemedicine, including coverage and payment, regulatory issues and ethical issues.
Opening Session of the AMA House of Delegates
2 pm (CT) in the Grand Ballroom of the Hyatt Regency Chicago
The AMA’s primary policymaking body convenes its Annual Meeting. Keynote speakers include AMA CEO James Madara, M.D. and AMA President Ardis Dee Hoven, M.D.
Monday, June 9
Litigation Center and Scope of Practice Summit
7 am (CT) in the Regency Ballroom A of the Hyatt Regency Chicago
The Litigation Center will hold a mock appellate hearing based on a case now before the U.S. Supreme Court. The case of North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners v. Federal Trade Commission will decide whether a state licensure board can be liable under federal antitrust laws when it makes decisions intended to protect public health and safety.
Insights on the Evolving Role of the Physician
8 am (CT) in the Crystal Ballroom of the Hyatt Regency Chicago
Join leaders of the AMA’s three focus areas for a discussion of perspectives on the evolving role of the physician gained though our strategic work on enhancing practice sustainability and satisfaction, accelerating change in medical education and improving health outcomes.
Understanding What Payment Reform Means for Your Practice
9:30 am (CT) in the Regency Ballroom B of the Hyatt Regency Chicago
Physicians on the AMA’s Innovators Committee will describe their own real world experiences with payment reform, how their practices have changed and what has remained the same. The committee members will discuss a global budget versus a bundled payment, how payments flow to individual providers under these models. The committee will also examine hospital-owned practices and alternatives that preserve the independent practice of medicine.
Tuesday, June 10
Inauguration of the 169th AMA President
5 pm (CT) in the Crystal Ballroom of the Hyatt Regency Chicago
Robert M. Wah, M.D., a reproductive endocrinologist and obstetrician-gynecologist in McLean, Va., will accept the highest elected office of the AMA and present his inaugural address to a gathering of the nation’s physician leaders.
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