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AMA Meeting
HIGHLIGHTS
The high level issues from the 2016 AMA Annual Meeting held June 11-15 in Chicago have been identified in this report.
MSD MEMBER ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY
MSD Member and Past President Stephen R. Permut, MD, JD announced his candidacy for 2017 President-Elect of the AMA at the Annual Meeting of the American Medical Association. Dr. Permut is the Immediate Past Chair of the AMA Board
of Trustees.
CODE OF MEDICAL ETHICS MODERNIZED
FOR FIRST TIME IN 50 YEARS 170-year-old AMA Code of Medical Ethics, the conclusion of
a meticulous project started eight years ago to ensure that this ethical guidance keeps pace with the demands of the changing world of medical practice.
BRIGHT FUTURE ON THE HORIZON
— AND WE KNOW THE PATH TO GET THERE
Physicians live in a world of contradictions, outgoing AMA President Steven J. Stack, MD, said in his address. It’s a profession of rewards and privilege amid the toll of frustration and burnout, borne of administrative hassles and bureaucratic overreach. The challenge is to persevere and lead the way for others.
CALL FOR GUN RESEARCH, BACKGROUND
CHECKS TO PREVENT VIOLENCE
Calling gun violence a “public health crisis,” the AMA is purchasers and will lobby Congress to overturn legislation that for 20 years has prevented the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from researching gun violence.
