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MMA Launches Search for new Executive Vice President With the anticipated retirement in 2019 of Gordon Smith, Esq. as Executive Vice President of the Maine Medical Association, the Association is taking steps to find a new person for the position. The Board recently decided that the position will be re-titled Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
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Jeanne Lambrew, nominated by Governor Mills to be Maine's next Commissioner of Health & Human Services, convened a meeting last Thursday so that she and other high-level DHHS staff could meet with a variety of stakeholders who have been involved in the process to expand MaineCare coverage.
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Impress your friends and family by serving as Doctor of the Day in the Maine Legislature. Receive a standing ovation by both chambers of the Maine Legislature. Have your picture taken with your State Senator and Representative. Watch proudly as your school-age children serve as honorary pages in the House or Senate. Help to enhance the reputation of the medical profession among legislators. Read More
Several actions related to the pricing of drugs took place in Washington, D.C. this past week. Read More
The 29 Member MMA Board of Directors will meet on this coming Wednesday at 4:00pm for its first regularly scheduled meeting of 2019. The meeting will be held at the MMA offices in Manchester, Maine and any MMA member is invited to attend. Read More
Senator Angus King (I-ME) has announced his support for three bills in the U.S. Senate designed to reduce the cost of prescription drugs. The bills would, if passed, prohibit manufacturers from claiming tax deductions for consumer advertising, allow patients, pharmacists and wholesalers to import drugs from Canada and other major countries, and allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices. Read More
Free webinar on Tuesday, February 12th at 6pm presented by Baystate Financial. Read More
Providers Clinical Support System (PCSS) has developed a new 8-hour MAT waiver course, funded by SAMHSA, that's entirely online. No more looking for local trainings. No more traveling out of town or even out of state. Get the training you need to prescribe buprenorphine to your patients with opioid use disorder.
MMA Legislative Call Tuesday, January 15th The Maine Legislature has returned to Augusta. That means public hearings and work sessions resume soon, and it's time for our weekly Legislative Committee calls to start up again. The next call will be Tuesday, January 15th, at 8 p.m.
Upcoming Specialty Society Meetings Below you will find an on-going list of Upcoming Specialty Society Meetings. Any questions should be referred to the contact person listed for each specialty. Read More
Enrollment is now under way for the Hanley Center's sixth cohort of its Physician Executive Leadership Institute - The Advanced Course.
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Maine continues to see deaths from opiate use increase. Rates of opiate use are highest in the 18-25 year old group and data from those entering treatment suggest that the majority begin using before the age of 17. Maine AAP is committed to helping practitioners identify youth on this path earlier and intervening earlier! SBIRT (Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral to Treatment) is one evidence based approach to doing this.
Psychiatric Mental Health NP - Leeds DFD Russell Medical Centers (DFDRMC) operates three
community health centers in central Maine. We are seeking a full
time PMHNP, for our Leeds location. Read More
Northern Light Eastern
Maine Medical Center seeks a primary care physician,
board-certified/board-eligible in internal medicine, to join our
well-established, quality-driven, outpatient practice. Read More
The Primary Care Physician provides the full scope of
primary care services commensurate with his/her field of training and State of
Maine licensure; duties include, but not limited to, diagnosis, treatment, coordinator
of care, preventative care and provision of health maintenance services to
patients of all or applicable life cycles. 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
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
Partners for World Health has a great need for advice from certain medical
professionals on how to sort and package the vast amount of supplies received,
for shipping and use in destination countries. Read More
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