Lawsuit threatens free speech on clinical topics

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Over 3,000 plaintiffs filed a lawsuit against 50 defendants, which includes the American Assn of Neurological Surgeons and the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. Lawyers for the plaintiffs allege that the medical societies engaged in illegal marketing and promotions of the pedicle screw when the societies discussed the medical device in an educational course. The lawsuit is without merit, since it infringes on medical societies' First Amendment rights to disseminate information about medical devices.

Medical Instruments and Supplies, Medical Instruments & Equipment, Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing, Cases, Medical equipment, Trade and professional associations, Professional associations, Trade associations

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Group working on master plan for organized medicine

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A consortium comprised of 200 members will make recommendations about the Federation project. A master plan will be developed that will make decisions governing professional medical society memberships. Some issues that have already been resolved include the organization of the American Medical Assn (AMA), other medical society representation in the AMA's House of Delegates and greater cohesion among various medical specialties.

Physicians, Medical professions

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An insider's look at Federation study group's ideas

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The American Medical Association's Consortium for Study of the Federation voted on several changes during its Oct 1995 meeting in Chicago, IL. Among the group's decisions was that the membership of special societies will now be represented in proportion to their membership in the AMA House of Delegates and that provisions should be made for the representation of demographic groups and kinds of medical practices.

Management, Health care industry, American Medical Association

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