Upcoming Events
MMA First Friday Forum
February 6, 2015 "Current Issues in Payment Reform"
8:30am Registration, 9am-12pm Program
FACULTY:
Benjamin Townsend, JD, Kozak & Gayer
Frank Johnson, Director of System and Payment Reform, Maine Health Management Coalition
Lisa Letourneau, MD, MPH, Executive Director, Quality Counts
REGISTRATION:
Available on the MMA website or by calling Lisa Martin at 622-3374 ext. 221.
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February 6, 2015 - DOT Physical Exam Certification Training for Health Professsionals: MD, DO, PA, NP & Chiropractors available at the Maine Association of Physician Assistants 25th Annual Winter CME Conference at Sunday River Resort
WHY WAIT WHEN YOU CAN SKI & LEARN?? Your Department of Transportation (DOT) Physical Exam Certification program is just around the corner! Join us for comfortable, affordable, live, DOT physical exam training event in February of 2015, at the Grand Summit Hotel & Conference Center. National guidelines now require all providers of DOT Exams to be certified, and we are here to assist. Our program combines years of occupational DOT experience with the current National Guidelines for Certification in an enjoyable, interactive educational setting. Our providers, Howard Jones, MD and Lisa Gordon, PA-C facilitate an excellently received day of learning for all providers able to perform DOT Physicals under the National Regulations, including Medical Doctors (MD), Doctors of Osteopathy (DO), Physician Assistants (PA) , Nurse Practitioners (NP) and Chiropractors. They are also available as a continued resource for those who need information on sleep study facilities and much more.
This enjoyable day of learning is slated for Friday, February 6, 2015 at the Sunday River Resort, Newry, Maine. Wonderful skiing, local eateries and entertainment abound. BRING YOUR FAMILY and BRING YOUR FRIENDS! We are happy to be able to include additional CME offerings at the time of this event.
A certificate of completion is provided at the end of the day, which will allow attendees to sit for the exam. Details of this process will be discussed and reviewed at the time of the education. Visit www.mainepa.com/conference for more information or contact Diane McMahon at dmcmahon@mainemed.com or 207-622-3374 ext. 216.
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Dementia Care in Primary Care
Friday, March 13, 2015
Join us to learn about, and work with colleagues, on the implementation of best practices for Dementia Care in Primary Care. This symposium will be offered on Friday, March 13. The focus of this symposium is on implementation of a standardized approach to memory related problems in Primary Care. The symposium will be useful to all providers working in Primary Care. It will be an all-day event, offering CME as well as an opportunity to engage in an office based Quality Improvement process.
The symposium is sponsored by the Office of Aging and Disability Services and is free to participants. We encourage bringing a member of your support staff who might be integral to implementation of process improvement.
The primary site will be at MaineGeneral in Augusta, but work is in progress to transmit to both EMMC in Bangor and MMC in Portland.
Cliff Singer, MD Roger Renfrew, MD, FACP
Geriatric Mental Health and Neuropsychiatry Facilitator Clinical Geriatrics
Acadia Hospital and EMMC MaineGeneral Medical Center
207-973-7026 207-621-3699
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Maine Concussion Management Initiative Training Programs – Level 1 and Level
2
General Information for 2015
When and where
held:
March 13, 2015 in Bangor at
St. Joseph’s Hospital
May 1, 2015 in Machias at DownEast
Community Hospital
June 12, 2015 in Waterville at Colby
College
October 20, 2015 in Portland
in conjunction with the Maine Brain Injury Conference
(Registration and fees will be through the
Maine Brain Injury Conference for October 20)
Training Program: Training
programs in 2015 will be updated.
Level 1 - An Introduction to
Concussions and Concussion Management
Level 2 – Interpreting Neurocognitive
Testing (Level 1 is a prerequisite for taking Level 2)
8:00am
– 8:15 Registration and Continental
Breakfast (Level
1 and Level 2 are run simultaneously)
8:15am-12:00pm Level
1 – An Introduction to Concussions and Concussion Management
○ The Diagnostic and Return to Play
Dilemma
○ Sport Related Concussion: Short and
Long Term Sequelae
○ Concussion Sideline Assessment
○ Concussion Risk Factors, Treatment
and Return to Function
○ Tools in Concussion Management
○ Concussion Case Studies
○ Review and Wrap-up
8:15am-12:00pm Level
2 – Interpreting Neurocognitive Testing
○ Using ImPACT Testing in Concussion
Management
○ Interpreting ImPACT Test Results
○ Case Reviews
○ Review and Wrap-up
Registration Fee:
$100
for Health Care Professionals (MD, DO, NP, PA, Neuropsychologist, ATC, RN, PT,
OT, SLP)
$40
for school personnel and all other attendees
(School
nurses, coaches, school athletic directors, administrators, parents, etc.)
$20
for students – currently enrolled in a college program
Registration Fee
Includes:
1.
Handouts
2.
Continental Breakfast and mid-morning break
3.
CEU/CME credits for Health Care Professionals
Registration
Confirmation will be sent by email and will include:
1.
Directions to training location.
2.
Training agenda.
For more
information contact:
Jan
Salis, PT, ATC
MCMI -
Membership Committee Chair
jsalis@aol.com
(207)
577-2018
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SAVE THE DATE: Maine Academy of Family Physicians Spring Events
23rd Annual MAFP Family Medicine Update – April 8-10, 2015, at the Atlantic Oceanside in Bar Harbor
April 11th (tentative) Certified Medical Examiner Training (for DOT Exams) – dependent on registration minimum met
For more information check our website: http://www.maineafp.org/cme/mafp-cme-meeting
Complete schedule and registration available after January 15th. [return to top]
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