Creating a Brighter Future for Patients and the Medical Profession

Patrice Harris, MD, MA

Introduction

Dr. Patrice Harris, a psychiatrist from Atlanta, Ga., and the first Africa-American woman to become AMA president when she is sworn in next June, will share her personal leadership journey in medicine, including the obstacles she’s overcome and lessons learned along the way.  She also will share the AMA’s strategic and advocacy priorities and how they relate to the practice of psychiatry and psychology, with a particular focus on achieving greater equity within the health care system, increasing physician diversity, and fighting the nation’s opioid epidemic.   

Active in organized medicine her entire career, Dr. Harris has held many leadership positions at both the national and state level.  She has served on the AMA’s Board of Trustees since 2011, including a term as chair from 2016-2017.  She previously served as chair of the AMA’s Council on Legislation, and on the boards of the American Psychiatric Association and the Georgia Physicians Association.

As past director of Health services for Fulton County, Georgia, which includes Atlanta, Dr. Harris oversaw all county health-related programs and functions, and spearheaded the county’s efforts to integrate public health, behavioral health and primary care services. 

Governing themes in Dr. Harris’ professional life are a passion to improve the lives of children and service to others, and she has worked for children both clinically and in the advocacy arena.

A key priority for Dr. Harris is developing solutions to end the nation’s opioid epidemic.  Since 2014, she has chaired the AMA’s Opioid Task Force, which brings together specialty and state medical societies and other health care associations to move swiftly to implement best practices to combat the opioid epidemic and save lives.

Currently, Dr. Harris continues in private practice and consults with both public and private organizations on health service delivery and emerging trends in practice and health policy.  She is adjunct assistant professor in the Emory Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. 

Learning Objectives

1. Analyze the American Medical Association’s three strategic priorities – reimagining medical education and lifelong learning, improving the health of the nation by confronting disease burden, and attacking the dysfunction in health care – and how they may impact the practice of Psychiatry and Psychology.
2. Understand and apply the AMA Opioid Task Force recommendation for physicians.
3. Assess the AMA’s efforts to create health equity and increase diversity within the medical profession.

Live webcast available at:  http://videos.mayo.edu/live
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In support of improving patient care, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Credit Statement(s)

AMA

The Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

APA

The Department of Psychiatry and Psychology at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education credits for psychologists. The Department of Psychiatry and Psychology at Mayo Clinic, Rochester maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

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TRANSCRIPT
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Listed below are individuals with control of the content of this program who have disclosed…

Relevant financial relationship(s) with industry:

Mark Frye, MD, Mayo Clinic              

Grant Support - Assurex Health, Mayo Foundation, Myriad, NIAAA, NIMH, Pfizer
Consultant - Actify Neurotherapies, Allergan, Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc., Janssen, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Coporation, Myriad, Neuralstem Inc., Otsuka American Pharmaceutical, Sunovion, Takeda, Teva Pharmaceuticals 

No relevant financial relationship(s) with industry:

Joshua Baruth, MD, Julia Benjamin, PhD, Ewa Bieber, MD, Deniz Doruk Camsari, MD., Melissa Goldschmidt, APRN, CNP, Sohail Mohammad, MBBS, MPH, Charlene Nelson, Daniela Rakocevic, MD, Kate Zelic, PhD

Speaker:  Patrice Harris, MD, MA

References to off-label usage(s) of pharmaceuticals or instruments in their presentation:
None

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