OPINIONAmerica looks to AMA for leadershipAMA Leader Commentary. By Duane M. Cady, MD, Nov. 7, 2005. A message to all physicians from the chair of the AMA Board of Trustees, Duane M. Cady, MD. Medicine's response to the recent hurricanes -- and to disasters of every kind, for that matter -- reminds me again of the character of the profession and the leadership of physicians. So many of you volunteered to assist in the wake of Katrina and Rita that the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services had to stop accepting applications. More than 33,000 medical professionals and relief personnel registered with HHS. AMA posted information resources on our home page and other Web pages, resources that draw about 4 million page views per week. Add in our 88,000-member eVoice audience, e-mail blasts to the Federation of Medicine, print ads, countless responses to media inquiries, and requests for interviews and appearances, and the sum is an impressive response. We partnered with government, pharmacy, Medicaid and benefit managers in Louisiana and Mississippi to launch a site to help displaced patients and their physicians access their prescription drug records (www.katrinahealth.org). Licensed physicians who want to treat new patients can simply call 800-AMA-3211 to gain access to the Katrina Health network. AMA Trustee Robert Wah, MD, worked with former AMA Student Trustee David Brailer, MD, PhD, now with HHS, to develop the Katrina Health network in just a few weeks. Likewise, psychiatrists are helping patients who need mental health services, using the American Psychiatric Assn.'s Web site. [...]Full text of American Medical News content is available to AMA members and paid subscribers.
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