• Addressing prescription drug shortages .
• Reducing barriers to gender-affirming care .
• Opposition to the corporate practice of medicine .
• Reforming Stark laws prohibiting self-referral .
• The role of employed physicians in the AMA .
• Over medicalization of cannabis use . under strict circumstances without fear of legal or professional repercussions . As one might imagine , there were long lines at the pro and con microphones . In the end , the resolution was referred for further study . Medical aid in dying will come up again at the next meeting , so stay tuned .
Respectfully ,
Joseph B . Selby , MD Chair of the West Virginia AMA Delegation
• Cannabis product safety .
• Addressing adverse childhood experiences .
Perhaps the most controversial resolution was Resolution 004 , for Reconsideration of Medical Aid in Dying , or MAID , which was discussed in the Reference Committee on Amendments to Constitution and Bylaws . The AMA has current policy that takes a stand against physician-assisted suicide . This resolution would hope to change the wording of “ physician-assisted suicide ” in our current policy to “ medical aid in dying ” and pave the way for physicians to assist a patient in dying at the patient ' s request and
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