Health Care Policy Challenges in the United States with Nancy Nielsen
| JMHH F95 |
| April 7, 2009 |
| 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm |
Nancy H. Nielsen, MD, PhD, an internist from Buffalo, N.Y., became the 163rd president of the American Medical Association (AMA) in June 2008. Dr. Nielsen was speaker of the AMA House of Delegates (HOD) from 2003 to 2007 and vice speaker for the three preceding years. She was a delegate from New York and previously served two terms on the AMA Council on Scientific Affairs, where she helped formulate policy positions for AMA-HOD debates on the diagnosis and treatment of depression, alcoholism among women, Alzheimer’s disease, priorities in clinical preventive services, colorectal cancer screening, asthma control, nicotine content of cigarettes and medication safety. As president of the AMA she is committed to bringing together the nation’s healthcare professionals to create a better health care system in the US.
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