Advocacy Groups and Conferences

Groups to Join: General Physician Groups

 

  • American Medical Association 

    • Works to inform lawmakers, guide decision-making and generate support for policies on critical issues that impact physicians, patients and the health care environment at both the national and state levels 

    • https://www.ama-assn.org/health-care-advocacy  

  • American College of Physicians 

    • Advocates for you on policy changes that will make a difference in your daily work, your professional development, and your patients' health 

    • https://www.acponline.org/advocacy 

  • Physicians Grassroots Network 

  • United Physicians 

    • Aims to advance the interests of physicians and patients and protect the physician-patient relationship by using direct governance and internet-based voting 

    • https://unitedphysicians.org/ 

  • American Medical Informatics Association

    • Focuses on Health Informatics Policy, a distinct policy domain which seeks to optimize care delivery and care experience, improve population and public health, and advance biomedical research through the collection, analysis and application of data.

    • https://amia.org/public-policy/public-policy-priorities

  • Physicians for a National Health Program 

    • A single-issue organization advocating a universal, comprehensive single-payer national health program  

    • https://pnhp.org/   

Groups to Join: Specialty or Specific Group

 

  • Primary Care Collaborative 

  • NACHC Health Center Advocacy Network 

    • The primary purpose of the Health Center Advocacy Network is to support and advance the Community Health Center Movement and address the needs of the patients and communities served by health centers  

    • https://www.hcadvocacy.org/about/ 

Advocacy Conferences

 

  • Family Medicine Advocacy Summit 

    • American Academy of Family Physicians 

    • Engage with Congress and build a relationship with representatives to advocate for health issues that impact you and your patients.  

    • https://www.aafp.org/events/fmas.html 

  • Leadership & Advocacy Conference 

    • American College of Emergency Physicians 

    • May 1-4, 2022 

    • Celebrate emergency medicine’s accomplishments and continue to work for a better political environment for your patients. During the conference physicians can build relationships with Congress and advocate for better health care.  

    • https://www.acep.org/lac/ 

Burnout Conferences

 

  • Healthcare Burnout Symposium 

    • January 24-26, 2022 

    • Join healthcare leaders from around the country who address the multiple facets of the burnout crisis and share how to increase the well-being of our physicians, nurses, and administrators.  

    • https://www.stophealthcareburnout.com/ 

  • Ending Physician Burnout Global Summit 

    • This conference provides skills with preventing and recovering from burnout, as well as strategies for organizational changes to improve well-being.  

    • https://endingphysicianburnout.com/ 

EHR/Health IT Conferences

 

  • HIMSS 

    • Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society 

    • March 14-18, 2022 

    • A health information and technology event where professionals connect for education, innovation, and collaboration.  

    • https://www.himss.org/global-conference 

  • Epic Users Group Meeting 

    • August 22-24, 2022 

    • Designed for clinicians, directors, executives and leaders with a strategic focus.  

    • https://ugm.epic.com/  

  • Cerner Health Conference 

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