2008 reports

Council name change: To more fully reflect the scope of the issues it addresses, the name of the Council on Scientific Affairs (CSA) was changed in June 2005 to the Council on Science and Public Health (CSAPH). Read more. On this Web site, Council reports from 1994 through the 2005 AMA Annual Meeting continue to be posted as CSA reports. Council reports from the June 2006 AMA Annual Meeting on are posted as CSAPH reports.

Summaries and recommendations

2008 Annual Meeting (June)

1. Clinical Utility of Measuring Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference in the Diagnosis and Management of Adult Overweight and Obesity 
2. Health Effects of High-fructose Syrup 
3. Ensuring the Best In-school Care for Children with Diabetes  Full text here 
4. Revision of the Lifetime Deferral for Blood Donation of the Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM) Population 
5. Portable Listening Devices and Noise-induced Hearing Loss (Full Text) 
6. Elder Mistreatment 
7. Substance Use and Substance Use Disorders 
8. Optimizing Care for Gay Men and Lesbians 

2008 Interim Meeting (November)

1. Green Initiatives and the Health Care Community 
2. Improving Medical Practice and Patient/Family Education to Reverse the Epidemic of Nonmedical Prescription Drug Use and Addiction 
3. Global Climate Change and Human Health 
4. Financing of Adult Vaccines: Recommendations for Action 

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