Documents for the 2019 SPS Annual Meeting in Chicago will be posted on this page as they become available.
Online registration has closed, but you can still register on-site.
Meeting highlights
Read highlights from the SPS meeting.
SPS Assembly Meeting
Saturday, June 8, 11:30 a.m.–noon
Hyatt Regency Hotel, Chicago, Columbus K/L
Any AMA physician 65 and above is welcomed to attend. A light lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m. (first come, first served).
The SPS Governing Council will discuss House of Delegates business items and future SPS activities.
Assembly binder
Download the binder (PDF, members only) for information regarding the agenda, meeting logistics, policy materials and more.
SPS educational program
Down a road and back again: Making a late-life transition into a meaningful retirement
Saturday, June 8
Noon–1:30 p.m.
Speaker: Michelle Pannor Silver, PhD, assistant professor, Department of Health Studies/Anthropology at the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus and at the Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation. She also holds cross appointments at the Institute for Life Course and Aging and in the Department of Medicine.
Program description: Retirement planning is complicated for all but especially for physicians whose personal identity is often tied to their profession. The education and training required to become a physician often leaves little time to think about or develop outside interests.
This program will look at how investing time and resources into facilitating late career succession planning strategies can honor a physicians’ lifelong commitment to medicine.
Learning objectives:
Upon completion of this session, you will be able to:
- Review how retirement trends have shifted with increased longevity
- Identify the challenges that physicians face in planning for late-career transitions
- Develop strategies to facilitate the transition to retirement
- Discuss the importance of early financial planning for security in retirement
If you have questions about the meeting, please contact Alice Reed at [email protected] or (312) 464-5523.
Educational slides from 2019 meeting
Down a road and back again: Making a late-life transition into a meaningful retirement (PDF, members only)
Educational slides from previous meetings
- Older & wiser slides (2018 Interim Meeting, PDF, members only)
- How to successfully transition into retirement slides (2018 Annual Meeting, PDF)
- Keeping your brain fit slides (2017 Interim Meeting, PDF, members only)
Key dates, deadlines and events
June 8: SPS Annual Assembly Meeting, Hyatt Regency, Chicago
Nov. 16: SPS Interim Assembly Meeting, Manchester Grand Hyatt, San Diego
AMA meetings app
The 2019 Annual Meeting details will be available on the app closer to the time of the meeting. Use the app during the meeting for comprehensive information about activities and events.
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