Weigh in on pressing health care issues by November 7

How do you think the practice of medicine should be improved in the United States? Share your thoughts on important health care topics —and have a chance to shape AMA policy—via theAMA Online Member Forums. They ’re open in advance of the2016 AMA Interim Meeting, taking place Nov. 12-15 in Orlando.
The forums will be open until the start of the meeting, but comments posted after Nov. 7 may not be captured in the summaries shared with reference committee members.
Online forums allow AMA members to weigh in onkey policy issues facing medicine at the convenience of their own schedules. By participating in the forums, you can add your voice to the AMA  policy discussion from your home, at your office or on the go.
Resolutions and reports up for discussion at the 2016 AMA Interim Meeting address such topics as:
Reducing gun violence
Primary care and mental health training in residency
Integrating mobile health applications and devices into practice
Improving mental health at colleges and universities for undergraduates
Removing restrictions on federal public health crisis research
Protecting the right of breastfeeding residents and fellows
All items of business from initial reports and resolutions for this policymaking meeting are posted in the forums, which are sorted by reference committee. Any AMA member can comment on any item of business. The comment summaries will be shared with reference committee members and posted on the  2016 AMA Interim Meeting w...

Source: AMA Wire - October 17, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Troy Parks Source Type: news