At the 2015 AMA Annual Meeting this week, physicians approved a variety of public health policies that could influence how patients stay healthy in the years to come. Doctors are seeking these changes:
- Ensuring energy drinks have child-resistant packaging to prevent hospitalizations and deaths.
- Requiring written consent from a physician or member of a physician-led care team for youth athletes suspected of having sustained a concussion to be allowed to return to a sport.
- Securing labels on sunglasses that state the percentage of UVA and UVB radiation protection of the product to ensure consumers are aware of the extent to which their eyes would be protected.
- Requiring hand-held electronic devices that use headphones and earbuds to include warning labels about the dangers of headphones use in public because they impede hearing.
- Developing a list of best practices guiding the development of mobile medical applications to help ensure their efficiency and trustworthiness. The policy follows the release of a report on the subject by the AMA Council on Science and Public Health, adopted at the 2014 AMA Annual Meeting.
- Setting the minimum age for purchasing electronic cigarettes to 21 and packaging liquid nicotine in child-resistant containers.
- Addressing the prescription overdose epidemic. Read more about ways physicians are planning to do this.
- Increasing what patients can contribute to flexible spending accounts by a reasonable amount to help overcome financial barriers to receiving the care they need.
- Banning the use of artificial trans fat in food
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