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ASA President Dr. Patrick Giam caught up with ASA Past President Dr. Jim Grant at last weekend's meeting of the American Medical Association. Dr. Grant explains why it's so important ASA be represented there—both at meetings and among AMA's membership.
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New policies adopted on the final day of voting at the #AMAmtg include advocating for funding to support school-based mental health, removing barriers to improve access to opioid use disorder medications, improving health care for veterans, and more.
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“This is how we fight” surreal seeing my banner at the #AMAmtg Committed to treating children, advocating for children, and studying early life trauma and pediatric diseases
Drs. Christopher Worsham and Ajanta Patel representing ATS at @ama-assn.org House of Delegates meeting in Maryland, along with CEO Karen Collishaw and Gary Ewart, chief of ATS advocacy & government relations. #AMAmtg #medsky
"The future of the AMA must be both visionary and vigilant...If we are to remain the unified voice of medicine, we must listen deeply, adapt courageously, and welcome broadly. We must work together – because truly together we have more power."- John Whyte, MD, MPH, AMA CEO at #AMAmtg
"The future of the AMA is not something we wait for. It’s something we shape — with urgency and unity."- John Whyte, MD, MPH, AMA CEO at #AMAmtg
"Our mission — restoring the joy, meaning, and respect that first drew us into medicine...is worth every ounce of effort. It is worth the fight." - AMA President, Bobby Mukkamala, MD at #AMAmtg
"When we love what we do — when we’re fighting for something that matters — we don’t tire. We move forward. We run."- AMA President, Bobby Mukkamala, MD at #AMAmtg
Scrubbed out of an inguinal hernia repair to present a poster at #AMAmtg. Great way to end the week!
Physicians debated the idea of the American Medical Association (AMA) supporting a registry to track adverse events tied to blockbuster diabetes and weight-loss medications during an open forum at the AMA's annual House of Delegates meeting on Sunday. #AMAmtg
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"I believe that physicians are built for moments like this. We are problem-solvers. We are advocates. We are resilient. And, we are determined." -Bobby Mukkamala, MD at #AMAmtg
"There's no doubt our nation & profession face many challenges right now. In moments like this it'd be easy to fall into hopelessness & apathy. But this is where we must find the motivation to drive us forward – to push the work of this organization forward." -Bobby Mukkamala, MD at #AMAmtg
"There are tremendous gaps in our health care system that require our attention. And it all starts with timely access to care.That’s why continuing to fight for adequate health coverage for our patients is so important." -Bobby Mukkamala, MD at #AMAmtg
"I had successful brain surgery last Dec. & I stand here tonight incredibly grateful but also changed by this experience...I have a better understanding of our healthcare system. After 25 years as a practicing physician, I was at death's door as a patient." -Bobby Mukkamala, MD at #AMAmtg
"A lot happens when you get diagnosed with a brain tumor. There’s a lot to process...For me – a physician with a highly analytical mind who tries to keep his emotions in check – the question was simply: Okay, I've got a brain tumor. Now what?" - Bobby Mukkamala, MD at #AMAmtg
This is what it means to be a physician leader. What are we doing to create a health system that meets the needs of our nation? What are we doing to ensure our country will always be a land of opportunity for people like my parents who came here for a better life? - Bobby Muukkamala at #AMAmtg
"We continue to influence the design & function of health tech so that it enhances what a physician can do. We continue to educate others about the deepening health inequities & push for equity-centered policies that open doors to care for all who need it." - Bobby Mukkamala, MD at #AMAmtg
"We continue to defend medical practice in states through contentious battles over scope of practice, believing what research clearly tells us – that patients want, deserve & do better when medical care is directed by those with the most training: doctors." - Bobby Mukkamala, MD at #AMAmtg
"We continue to call attention to the worsening physician shortage, driven by excessive administrative burdens and busy work that steal time from our day and contribute to an increasingly impersonal and bureaucratic system." - Bobby Mukkamala, MD at #AMAmtg
"The AMA continues to sound the alarm about what two decades of declining Medicare payment to physicians is doing to independent practices and its disastrous ripple effects across health care." - Bobby Mukkamala, MD at #AMAmtg
"Our patients and our colleagues are why we fight and why we will continue to fight until our health care system truly reflects the values of our profession." - Bobby Mukkamala, MD at #AMAmtg
We must press Congress & policymakers to address the most egregious failures of our current system and put health care back on solid ground. This won’t happen by accident. It only happens because physicians, in great numbers, stand up and demand that it happens." -Bobby Mukkamala, MD at #AMAmtg
"Many have had to lay off staff, limit the number of Medicare or Medicaid patients they see, or close their practices...when they do, it exacerbates an already crippling physician shortage in the U.S. that's likely to get much worse over the next decade." - Bobby Mukkamala, MD at #AMAmtg
"Is the health system we have today capable of addressing the health needs for the people of Flint – the health needs of people anywhere in America? Physicians... in private practice, face extraordinary financial pressures just to keep our doors open." - Bobby Mukkamala, MD at #AMAmtg
"We can't abandon progress & endanger the health of millions whose illnesses could have been treated had we stayed on course. This isn't a path toward greatness. It's retreating from our moral obligation to provide compassionate care for all who need it." - Bobby Mukkamala, MD at #AMAmtg
"Millions of people like me...are alive tonight thanks to decades of government investment into research and exploratory science at leading universities and institutes. We can't lose sight of what medicine & science have achieved in our lifetimes." - Bobby Mukkamala, MD at #AMAmtg
"Our health system needs the input of...physician leaders across every state and specialty who are working together with incredible purpose and urgency. It needs the AMA more than ever leaders in our profession speaking with one firm and commanding voice." - Bobby Mukkamala, MD at #AMAmtg
