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MMA Annual Session Opens Friday The MMA Annual Session is this coming weekend at the Bar Harbor Club, Friday through Sunday. Click through to see the proposed resolutions and more. Read More
A nurse in a Utah hospital was arrested, handcuffed and driven away for refusing to allow a police officer to take blood from an unconscious patient who was not suspected of a crime. She was correct. Read More
By letter dated August 14, 2017, the Maine Department of Health and Human Services issued its updated rule on opioid prescribing, having made the amendments required by the Legislature during its reviews of the major substantive provisions in the rule originally effective Jan. 1, 2017. Many of these changes were requested by the Maine Medical Association. Read More
On Friday, July 28th, the Maine Department of Health & Human Services posted on its website two documents, “Electronic Prescribing Clarifications” and “Opioid Dispensing Clarifications.” Read More
If you are a prescriber in Androscoggin, Kennebec, Somerset, or Washington Counties, Hornby Zeller Associates would like to interview you this month about PMP use, education, and perceptions of prescription drug misuse.
Registration is open for two 3-hour programs scheduled for September 19 in Augusta and September 27 in Caribou. Read More
In its application for a Medicaid Section 1115 Waiver, the DHHS made substantial changes to its draft application which was the subject of public comments earlier this year. Read More
A U.S. District Court decision has just upheld the constitutionality of a Maine statute prohibiting malpractice suits for failure of contraception resulting in the birth of a normal, healthy child.
Legislative Calls to Resume When Legislature Returns The Maine Legislature is in recess at present. Should they return for a special session in the fall of 2017 (which the Governor has said will happen), the Weekly Update will feature articles concerning aspects of that work of interest to medicine. Otherwise, legislative report articles will resume, and Legislative Committee calls will begin, when the Legislature returns to Augusta in January 2018. Read More
AMA Physician Leadership Webinar September 12 A physician leadership webinar specifically for women physicians. Read More
Maine clinicians are invited to join hospital and nursing home professionals
in planning for the rescue and subsequent redispensing to needy Mainers of
those still-usable prescription drugs routinely destroyed by nursing homes and
other institutions. Read More
Spread the word across the country! The Maine Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons will be presenting the 16th Annual Downeast Ophthalmology Symposium at the Harborside Hotel & Marina in Bar Harbor, Maine September 15-17, 2017! Read More
Join us for the 8th Annual Patient Safety Academy! This day-long event is open to anyone interested or engaged in patient safety activities. Read More
Early bird registration ends September 1st. Read More
QC is recruiting clinical leaders to build leadership skills and discuss innovative approaches to address the opioid crisis in Maine.
3rd Annual Symposium to be held on Wednesday, October 11 at USM's Abromson Center in Portland. Read More
Take Advantage of Online Learning Opportunities Offering CME Credits -
Available 24/7 now from the Northern New England Practice Transformation
Network (NNE-PTN) Read More
Discussing memory concerns with your patients can be difficult. Alzheimer's and other dementias are complex, and patients often have a lot of questions and concerns.
Family Medicine Physician - Pittsfield, ME Sebasticook Valley Hospital is seeking a full time Family Medicine
physician to join Sebasticook Valley Family Care a modern practice
located just off I-95 in Pittsfield. Read More
Winthrop Family Medicine in Winthrop, Maine is recruiting a
Family Medicine Physician! Read More
Maine-Dartmouth Family Medicine Residency (MDFMR), a community
of allopathic and osteopathic physicians in Augusta, Maine who love to
teach, is seeking a DO or MD Physician to join our faculty. Read More
Waterville Family Practice, a five provider private practice in
downtown Waterville, Maine, is seeking a Family Medicine Physician to
join the all outpatient practice. Read More
The Nurse
Practitioner is responsible for providing primary healthcare to patients and
families of all ages, focusing on health maintenance, disease prevention,
patient education and counseling. Read More
Bridgton Hospital, part of the Central Maine Medical Family, seeks a
physician assistant or nurse practitioner to join its well-established
hospitalist program. Read More
Mid Coast Hospital is seeking
a full time Hospitalist to join its established hospitalist service, which is
expanding due to growth. The candidate should be BC/BE in Internal Medicine or Family
Medicine. Read More
Mid Coast Medical Group is
seeking a full time BC/BE Gastroenterologistto join an established Gastroenterologypractice with two Physicians and two Nurse Practitioners. Read More
Mid Coast Medical Group is
seeking a full time BC/BE Ophthalmologistto join an established, comprehensive practice with locations in Bath and
Brunswick, Maine. Read More
St. Joseph Hospital, in Bangor, has a full time opening in
our Internal Medicine group (for Ambulatory only practice). Read More
Nasson
Health Care is seeking a qualified Nurse Practitioner to work collaboratively
with a team of health and administrative professionals to provide comprehensive
primary care to patients while utilizing the Patient-Centered Medical Home
model of care delivery. Read More
The Maine Medical Center (MMC) and
Maine Medical Partners (MMP) are seeking an outstanding clinician-educator to
serve as the physician leader for the Portland Family Medicine Center and as
Associate Medical Director over both the Portland Family Medicine Center and
the Falmouth Primary Care Practice. Read More
Nasson
Health Care is seeking a qualified clinical leader to work collaboratively with
a team of health and administrative professionals to provide comprehensive
primary care to patients while utilizing the Patient-Centered Medical Home
model of care delivery. Read More
Live and Work in Coastal
Maine! Choose the right fit from 3 distinct Outpatient Opportunities in Machias
and Jonesport. Read More
The Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant will serve an
invaluable role to ensure our patients are connected with care in an
expeditious and clinically appropriate manner. Read More
Take advantage of this opportunity with the Veterans' Administration to thank our veterans in a concrete way for their service and their sacrifices. Read More
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