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Recent Releases
AMA Alliance Broadens Scope of Membership and Adopts PTSD Policy
The 87th Annual Meeting of the AMA Alliance brought nearly 200 delegates and guests to Chicago from 32 states to debate Bylaws proposals designed to broaden the scope of membership in the organization and debate issues affecting medical families and healthy communities.
American Medical Association (AMA) Alliance Elects New Officers and Board Members
The AMA Alliance (Alliance) installed a new slate of officers at its Annual Meeting on June 15, 2010. Susan Todd of Fort Worth, Texas, is the AMA Alliance president for 2010-2011.
AMA Alliance Announces New Podcast on Prescription Drug Misuse
To combat the growing problem of prescription drug misuse by youths in the U.S. the AMA Alliance interviewed Saul Levin, M.D., the Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health at the American Medical Association. In the podcast, Dr. Levin discusses what we all need to know about the medications frequently found in our own homes and the dangers these prescription drugs may pose to experimental youth.
AMA Alliance Welcomes New Officers
The Board of Directors of the AMA Alliance announces the nomination and election of Jeanie Owen of Omaha , NE as Treasurer and Barbara Savage of Apex, NC as a Director. The elections were necessary due to the death of John Lovin, Treasurer and the resignation of Gail Kacich, Director.
AMA Alliance Tackles Women's Health
Women's Health: Gender-Based Medicine, the cover story in the latest issue of Connections, the magazine of the American Medical Association Alliance (AMAA) examines the foundation of women's health research, life stages of women, what's known and not known about women's health, the latest research findings making news, advice for finding the right physician and how to take a proactive approach toward women's health.
AMA Alliance Wows Visitors with Redesigned Web Site
The Alliance has been working on Phase II of the Web site redesign and new navigation system based on reader comments and suggestions. The main aim of the reorganization and redesign was to make the Web site organization and navigation more intuitive and more reflective of where Alliance members and other visitors would expect to find content. In addition, a variety of new features and topics --- as result of what users told the organization they would like to see on the site --- have been added.
A survey conducted for the American Medical Association Alliance, the organization of physician spouses nationwide, asked how people viewed the safety of children.
"It's obvious the old ways aren't working and new efforts are needed," Sandi Frost, president of the organization sponsoring the survey research, the American Medical Association Alliance. "It's a clear call for all of us to get more involved."
AMA Alliance Urges IOM to Take Stronger Stance Against Smoking in Youth-Rated Movies
In a statement released May 24, the AMAA issued an appeal to the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to reconsider its stance in a recent report that urges the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) to "consider the use of tobacco in the movies as a factor in assigning mature film ratings," because it does not directly prevent youth exposure to film smoking.
AMA Alliance Responds to Motion Picture Association of America
In a May 11th press release the AMA Alliance responded to the MPAA's non-committal pledge to "consider" changing youth-rated movies that involved smoking.
