April 2000 • Volume 6 • Number 4
Public Advisory Board holds lively first meeting
Washington, D.C.
Lively discussion regarding errors in medicine, the empowered patient, universal health care coverage and pharmaceutical costs marked the first meeting of the AAFP Public Advisory Board Feb. 15-16.
The board consists of 15 people outside the specialty who have agreed to provide their insights and perspectives to the Academy's deliberations on public policy and patient concerns. Nine of the 15 were able to attend the February meeting: James Bentley, Ph.D., American Hospital Association; Daniel Callahan, Ph.D., Hastings Center; Jane Delgado, Ph.D., National Alliance for Hispanic Health; David Hennage, Ph.D., American Nurses Association; Audrey Forbes Manley, M.D., Spelman College; Lee Newcomer, M.D., United Healthcare; Ed O'Neil, Ph.D., Center for Health Professions; John Seffrin, Ph.D., American Cancer Society; and Karen Williams, National Pharmaceutical Council.
The Public Advisory Board met with the AAFP Executive Committee. "All involved seemed to feel this was a productive and enlightening first session," said AAFP EVP Robert Graham, M.D. He added, "We believe our Public Advisory Board is the first one any national medical society has established."
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