2014 AMA National Conference - Friday Highlights

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FRIDAY HIGHLIGHTS

The 2014 AMA National Conference is taking place at The National Convention Centre, Canberra, from 23-25 May.  The highlights of the conference today include:

10.45am          Keynote Address – His Excellency John Berry, US Ambassador

11.05am          Health Minister, the Hon Peter Dutton MP

11.25am          Shadow Health Minister, the Hon Catherine King MP

11.45am          Presentation of the Medical Journal of Australia (MJA) Prize for Excellence in Medical Research

11:55am          Presentation of the AMA Indigenous People’s Medical Scholarship

1.45pm            Policy Session: The Global Challenge of non-Communicable Diseases

5.10pm            Presentation of National Tobacco Scoreboard Achievement Award – awarded to the State or Territory Government that has done most in tobacco control over the past year

Presentation of the Dirty Ashtray Award – presented to the State or Territory Government that has failed to act on proven tobacco control activities

Presentation of the AMA Woman in Medicine Award

Presentation of the AMA Excellence in Healthcare Award

Presentation of AMA Media Awards

**Media are welcome to attend the Conference. There will be a media work room and a room for media conferences and interviews.

For further details on individual speakers, to make contact with speakers, to arrange interviews, or to obtain copies of presentations (when available), contact Odette Visser on 0427 209 753.

23 May 2014

CONTACT:        John Flannery                     02 6270 5477 / 0419 494 761

                            Odette Visser                      02 6270 5464 / 0427 209 753