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Doctors for Maine's Future Bill Passes House & Senate Unanimously LD 440, a bill sponsored by Senator Linda Sanborn, M.D. that will fund the "Doctors for Maine's Future" program, passed both the House and Senate by unanimous votes. Read More
Click through for a brief update on recent public health issues, provided by the American Medical Association's electronic publication, Morning Rounds. [This article is updated weekly.] Cumberland County physicians are invited to join the MMA for informal conversation with friends and colleagues and to let us know how MMA can better serve you. Read More
Click through for a link to a Maine Hospital Association article about avoiding MaineCare claim rejections. Read More
National
Government Services, serving as your Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC),
is dedicated to providing superior customer service and is committed to finding
new ways to improve upon that service. We appreciate your commitment to
excellence, your efforts in working with us and in serving our beneficiary
community. As a result, we are inviting you to participate in the annual
‘National Government Services Listening Tour’. Meeting sites have been set up
by state and you are invited to attend the location nearest you. Lyme disease remains the most common tickborne disease in Maine. Providers reported over 1,400 cases in 2018 (preliminary data as of 3/25/19). While ticks can be active at any temperature above freezing, they are most active in warmer months. May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month in Maine, and the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) is asking health care providers to help stress the importance of tick education. Read More
The Harold Alfond Foundation and the Finance Authority of Maine (FAME) opened another application cycle to provide student loan debt relief for Maine residents who are employed by a Maine-based business in the STEM-related fields of science, technology, engineering, and math. Applications can now be accepted through May 15, 2019.
MMA Legislative Call Tuesday, May 14th The Maine Legislature is in full swing, with over 1700 bills printed. All committees are holding public hearings and work sessions and voting on bills. That means there's lots of work to do on the MMA Legislative Calls. The next call will be Tuesday, May 14th, at 8 p.m. Read More
Please see a summary of the MMA's legislative advocacy at the Maine State House last week.
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
Quality Counts is hosting an education program for hospital Emergency Departments (EDs) with training and technical assistance on initiating buprenorphine in the ED. Read More
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Choose one of two dates for this three-hour presentation by the Maine Independent Clinical Information Service (MICIS): Wednesday, May 29 at Jeff's Catering in Brewer or Wednesday, June 5 at the Augusta Civic Center. Read More
Tri-County Mental Health and the United Way are sponsoring free X-waiver training at CMMC on June 1. Read More
MaineGeneral is offering a “half and half” waiver training on June 3 in Augusta. Please share the attached flyer with your provider networks. It is free and open to all MaineGeneral medical staff. Read More
The
MPHP is inviting all interested to join us for a comprehensive 1-day wellness
conference on Thursday, June 13th, 2019 Read More
The Maine
Concussion Management Initiative will be offering two training programs in
2019. The first will be June 21 in Waterville at Colby College. And the second on
October 29 in South Portland at the Double Tree hotel as the Youth Concussion
track at the annual conference of the Brain Injury Association of America-Maine
Chapter. Read More
Assessing and Managing Non-Suicidal
Self-Injury and Suicide Risk in Healthcare Settings - 3 Hour CME Training for
Healthcare Professionals at MMA on Friday, June 21, 2019. Read More
The Maine Medical Association presents the Mary F. Cushman Award each year to recognize the humanitarian service of Maine medical volunteers. Nominations for the 2019 award are due by July 31. Read More
2019 MICIS learning objectives and descriptions are available at www.micismaine.org.
Family Medicine Specialist or an Internist Northern Light AR Gould Hospital is seeking an additional Family Medicine Specialist or an Internist for its outpatient health facility in Presque Isle. This is an outpatient only position with 24/7 Hospitalist support for all admissions. Read More BC/BE Family Medicine or Internal Medicine Physician Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center has an exciting leadership opportunity for a BC/BE Family Medicine or Internal Medicine Physician to lead our primary care network of five well-established, quality-driven, outpatient practices serving the greater Bangor community. Read More Family Medicine Opportunity in Beautiful Western Maine Western Maine Primary Care, a department of Stephens Memorial Hospital, is currently seeking a BC/BE family medicine physician to join our exceptional team of providers. Read More PCHC in need of Pediatrician for Brand New Pediatric Center! Penobscot Community Health Care is seeking a Pediatrician in our Penobscot Pediatrics in Bangor. Become a part of the legendary Penobscot Pediatrics, at our new location set to open fall of 2019. Read More Outpatient Internal Medicine Physician – Bangor, Maine 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
Opportunities at the VA for Volunteer Physicians 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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