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  • 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.

    2023

    SYM38
    Physician Leadership in Designing the Digital Tools of the Future
    Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH

    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