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

SAN DIEGO--(Business Wire)--
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.
Learn from the leaders and opinion makers who shape the field of
health care.

   Who should attend?

   --  Physician leaders

   --  Medical and specialty society communicators and public
        relations specialists

   --  Nurses, dentists, dietitians, and other members of the health
        care team active in medical communications

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

   When

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

   Where

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Paradise Point Resort & Spa
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