Semi-Annual Policy-Making Meeting Will Shape AMA Advocacy Agenda
CHICAGO, Oct. 31, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Physician leaders will gather in New Orleans to shape the future advocacy agenda of the American Medical Association - 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 physicians and medical students from all corners of the country and from every medical field. Delegates represent their peers during a democratic forum that will create a national physician consensus on issues impacting the practice of medicine.
Among the proposals to be considered for the AMA's health policy agenda include:
Solutions to National Drug Shortages
Council on Science and Public Health Report 2 – National Drug Shortages
Resolution 924 – Vital Drug Shortage
Resolution 926 - Prescription Drug Shortages: A National Emergency
This meeting will consider about 100 other policy proposals on emerging issues in science, ethics, government, public health and business. Delegates will vote on proposals to be incorporated into the AMA's health policy agenda.
WHAT: Interim Meeting of the AMA House of Delegates
WHERE: The Hilton New Orleans Riverside
Two Poydras Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
Tel: (504) 561-0500
WHEN: Saturday, November 12, through Tuesday, November 15.
The AMA House of Delegates is open to credentialed members of the press. To register for press credentials, or to receive an informative preview of issues to be discussed at the upcoming meeting, contact AMA Media Relations at: (312) 464-4430.
About the American Medical Association (AMA)
The American Medical Association helps doctors help patients by uniting physicians nationwide to work on the most important professional, public health and health policy issues. The nation's largest physician organization plays a leading role in shaping the future of medicine. For more information on the AMA, please visit www.ama-assn.org.
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