Profession
No smoking ban, no AMA meetings
NEWS IN BRIEF — Posted Dec. 4, 2006
All future AMA meetings and conferences that have not been contracted will be held in cities and states that have laws requiring smoke-free worksites and public spaces. AMA delegates adopted the policy at their Interim Meeting.
"As a physician organization, we must set an example for our patients. We hope our action today will help convince states, counties and municipalities to adopt legislation protecting the public from the danger of exposure to secondhand smoke," AMA board Chair Cecil B. Wilson, MD, said in a statement.
Note: This item originally appeared at http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2006/12/04/prbf1204.htm.