Meeting brings MAs from across nation to SLC

Medical assistants from across the country will meet this weekend in Salt Lake City to discuss trends that affect one of the nation’s fastest-growing careers. Sessions at the 62nd Annual Conference of the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA), scheduled for Sept. 14-17, will cover the latest in patient care, featuring administrative and clinical topics on healthcare fraud, occupational therapy, depositions, Medicare health assessments, workers’ compensation fraud, pharmacology and more, the association said in a release.{mprestriction ids="1,3"}

The conference will be held at Hilton Salt Lake City Center and medical assistants who have not registered for the conference may register at the door.

With more than 50 continuing education units (CEU) offered, attendees who are certified medical assistants will be able to select from a variety of educational offerings and earn up to 22 CEUs that will count toward recertification of their credential, according to the statement from the AAMA.

In addition, AAMA leaders will meet and make decisions that will help guide the future of the association and exhibitors will display the latest in medical assisting products and services. 

Medical assisting is one of the nation’s careers growing much faster than the average for all occupations, according to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics. Medical assistants work predominantly in outpatient healthcare settings.{/mprestriction}