Parker Heath Lecture
Below is a listing of past lecturers and titles for the Parker Heath Lecture. It takes place during the symposia cosponsored by the Ophthalmology Section Council to American Medical Association (AMA) at the Academy's annual meeting.
2022
SYM32
Thinking About the Future of Medicine
James L. Madara, MD
2021
SYM43V
Health 2047: Innovative Solutions to Systemic Problems
Bobby Mukkamala, MD
2020
N/A
2019
SYM30
Precision Medicine, Health Economics and Practice Patterns
Barbara McAneny, MD
2018
SYM34
Telemedicine and Digital Health: Our Profession Must Lead
Jack Resneck, Jr., MD
2017
N/A
2016
SYM23
Assessing Late Stage Physicians: The State of the Art
Stephen R. Permut, MD, JD
2015
N/A
2014
SYM22
Views on Healthcare
Sen. Rand H. Paul, MD (R-KY)
2013
SYM17
If We Are Serious About Value-based Payments, Redesign Performance Measures!
Frank Opelka MD, FACS
2012
SYM20
Electronic Health Registries for Ophthalmology: The Big Picture
William L. Rich III, MD, FACS
2011
SYM14
Year Two: Shaping the Future of Health System Reform
Peter Carmel, MD
2010
SYM14
US Surgeon General’s Challenges for Public Health: What Should the Ophthalmologist Expect?
Regina M. Benjamin, MD
2009
SYM12
What Will the AMA do Now? Will it Continue to be Relevant? The AMA’s Vision for the Practice of Medicine in the 21st Century
James Rohack, MD
2008
SYM12
The AMA Plan For Health System Reform: The Future for Ophthalmologists
Nancy Neilsen, MD
2007
SYM12
Providing Eye Care in the Early 21st Century: Implications of Demographic Changes and Health Care Trends
Paul P. Lee, MD, JD
2006
SYM19
The Perspective of an Ophthalmologist in Congress
John C. Cooksey, MD
2005
SYM03
Physician Associations as the Leaders in Medical Education and Standards
James Rohack, MD
2004
SYM02
How the Lessons of Large Organizations Translate to Smaller Practices
Michael R. Redmond, MD
2003
SYM25
The Role of Health Care in Policy and Politics
William G. Plested III, MD