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2017 annual ama house of delegates conference

2017 Annual AMA House of Delegates Conference
Held Over Four Days in Chicago
By: Michael DellaVecchia MD, PhD, FACS

Barbara L. McAneny, MD, a
medical oncologist/hematologist
from Albuquerque, New Mexico,
was re-elected to the American
Medical Association's Board of
Trustees in June 2014, and as chair
in 2015-2016. Dr. McAneny has
been a member of the American
Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Board of Directors,
president of the New Mexico Medical Society (NMMS),
president of the Greater Albuquerque Medical Association,
and president of the New Mexico Chapter of the American
College of Physicians. She founded and chairs the board
of the National Cancer Care Alliance.
Dr. McAneny was awarded a $19.8 million grant from
the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation in 2012
to improve cost efficient oncological care. The effort later
helped form Medicare's Oncology Care Model.

Stephen R. Permut, MD, JD,
a family physician from Lewes,
Delaware, was a member of the
American Medical Association
House of Delegates for 16 years,
and chair of Delaware's delegation.
He was elected to the AMA Board
of Trustees in June 2010 and served
on the AMA Council on Legislation. Dr. Permut is present
chair of the Board of Trustees. Dr. Permut is a member
of the board of trustees of the College of Physicians of
Philadelphia, serves as a member of the board of directors
of the Philadelphia County Medical Society, and is on the
board of commissioners for The Joint Commission.
Dr. Permut received his bachelor's degree in biology
from the University of Pennsylvania and completed his
MD degree at Temple University School of Medicine in
Philadelphia. He did internship and residency in internal
medicine at Indiana University Medical Center. Later, Dr.
Permut received a JD from Widener University School of
Law in Wilmington, Delaware. He is presently Professor
and Chair of the Department of Family and Community
Medicine at Temple University School of Medicine, and
also is the Associate Dean for Academic Affiliations.
38 Philadelphia Medicine : Summer 2017

he 2017 Annual American Medical Association (AMA) House of
Delegates Conference was held in Chicago, June 10-14. The AMA
House of Delegates (HOD) is the principal policy-making body of
the AMA. The conference had approximately 1200 attendees with more
than 500 delegates present from all 50 states, specialty societies, and U.S.
territorial possessions, along with alternate delegates. (www.ama-assn.org/
hod-annual-overview)

In addition to HOD sessions, there were several educational sessions,
lectures, special events, and meetings of specialty and subspecialty sections
of the Association. (Member organizations of the AMA House of Delegates
www.ama-assn.org/member-organizations-ama-house-delegates)
The structure of the AMA is further subdivided by the following councils:
* Constitution and Bylaws
* Ethical and Judicial Affairs
* Legislation
* Medical Education
* Medical Service
* Science and Public Health
* AMPAC
The 2017 election for president-elect of the AMA was between two
admired and accomplished physicians. Barbara McAneney, MD, defeated
Steve Permut, MD, JD, a board member of our own Philadelphia County
Medical Society. McAneney and Permut both were longstanding members
of the AMA Board of Trustees (see inserts).
The Pennsylvania Medical Society works within the larger group of the
Great Lakes States Coalition, which is also composed of Illinois, Indiana,
Michigan, New York and Ohio. Most of the states are organized under larger
sectional coalitions.
Policy is formulated at the House of Delegates through resolutions bought
to the reference committees.
The reference committees are:
* Committee on Amendments to Constitution and Bylaws
* Medical Services
* Legislation
* Medical Education
* Public Health
* Science and Technology
* AMA Finance and Governance
* Medical Practice
The reference committees had hearings on over 150 resolutions that were reviewed and analyzed, and compared existing AMA policy. The results of their work
were presented on the floor of the House of Delegates for debate and voting. *

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