The American Medical Association Announces Keynote Presenters Dr. Julian Bailes & Dr. Larry Roberts, for the 28th Annual Communications Conference

SAN DIEGO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 31st, 2008—American Medical Association

 

"Doctoring through a Media Frenzy" - In early January 2006, news media from around the world descended on a small town in West Virginia after an explosion at the Sago Mine. Almost two days later, the lone survivor from a group of 13 miners was pulled from an underground chamber that had flooded with toxic gases. Two West Virginia physicians were on the front lines throughout the chaotic media frenzy that surrounded their trauma center in the days and weeks following the tragedy. Drs. Julian Bailes and Larry Roberts, along with WVU Healthcare communications staffer Amy Johns, will discuss how they navigated the medical and media challenges that accompanied this tragedy and how their ability to do so successfully played a crucial role in saving the life of coal miner Randal McCloy, Jr.

 

About the Event

 

Whether you are a physician broadcaster combining medical practice
with medical news reporting, a spokesperson on the front lines delivering health care messages or a public relations professional behind the scenes, the 28th annual American Medical Association (AMA) Medical Communications Conference promises to broaden your horizons, sharpen your skills, and make you a more effective medical communicator.

 

Join your colleagues and other medical communications professionals for this three-day conference. Participants will network with and learn from top health care reporters, public relations professionals and communications coaches. The AMA Medical Communications Conference is a must for anyone who delivers and disseminates health care information to the media and public.

 

There are more than 30 different workshops, electives, panels, roundtables, keynote speeches and critiques offered from experts.

 

Who should attend?

Physician leaders, health care spokespersons and medical experts
Medical and specialty society communicators and public relations specialists
Health and medical broadcasters
Nurses, dentists, dietitians, psychologists and other members of the health care team active in medical communications

 

For more information regarding this conference visit www.ama-assn.org/go/mcc2008

 

When

 

Wednesday, April 16, 2008 - Friday, April 18, 2008

 

Where

 

Paradise Point Resort & Spa
1404 Vacation Rd.
San Diego, CA 92109