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MMA's 166th Annual Session Features Keynote Address by Governor Mills Joined by Key Health Officials NOTE: The room block at the Harborside Hotel & Marina expires next Tuesday, August 13, 2019! We have a great program for the 166th Annual Session of the Maine Medical Association, so make your room reservations and register today. Read More
Last week the AMA Advocacy Resource Center held its annual State Advocacy Roundtable, an opportunity for representatives of various state medical societies and national specialty societies to discuss issues of significant and even critical importance to physicians around the country. MMA General Counsel Peter Michaud was a presenter at the session. Read More
This year marks the 10th annual MMA Silent Auction, held during the MMA Annual Session, which takes place the weekend of September 6-8. All proceeds from the auction directly benefit the Maine Medical Education Trust which provides scholarships to Maine students pursuing a degree in medicine. Read More
Those of us who live in the state know that summer arrives in a flash and is fleeting, at best. The MMA staff know that if you don't grab the few minutes of good weather while you can, you will soon be dressing for autumn. Click through to see what we've been up to! 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.]
The Maine CDC is investigating a few cases of chicken pox among recently arrived asylum seekers currently being housed at the Portland Expo. Read More Change in Referral Policy to the Public Health Nursing Program Maine CDC’s Public Health Nursing Program (“PHN”) values its important partnership with Maine’s Birthing Hospitals. Together, we work to ensure the health and safety of mothers and their babies. Previous Department directives for referrals to PHN indicated that PHN served only families who were MaineCare-insured or uninsured with “indicated health concerns.” Starting today and moving forward, all prenatal and postpartum women and all newborns and infants up to 12 months of age may be referred to PHN for appropriate services and supports, regardless of insurance status. Read More
Nominations are due by Wednesday, August 7 for the 2019 Mary Cushman, MD Award for Exceptional Humanitarian Service as a Medical Volunteer. Read More
The AMA will continue to seek improvements in the surprise billing legislation during the August recess and when the House returns in September. The MMA will coordinate efforts with the AMA. The 128th Maine Legislature enacted "surprise billing" legislation several years ago, P.L. 2017, Chapter 218. Read More
The Maine Independent Clinical Information Service (MICIS) is offering 1-hour individual Academic Detailing sessions on two topics: Treating Complex Patients with Chronic Pain who Are Prescribed Opioids and Overview of Office-Based Buprenorphine Prescribing. www.micismaine.org Read More
The US census is conducted every ten years and counts every person living in the US once, only once, and in the right place. Census Day is April 1, 2020. https://2020census.gov
MMA Legislative Calls Finished for the Session Now that the Maine Legislature has adjourned sine die, our MMA legislative calls are on hold. Watch this space in late autumn for information about an in-person meeting to prepare for the Second Regular Session (2020) of the 129th Maine Legislature.
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
Collaborating to Address the Complex Mental and Behavioral Health Needs of Maine Youth
A joint
conference for family and pediatric providers and school nurses. Read More
Presentations can be scheduled at medical practices and hospitals on clinical and legal opioid updates, co-prescribing benzodiazepines & opioids, and opioid use disorder & medication assisted recovery. Learning objectives and descriptions are available at www.micismaine.org. 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
Obesity continues to skyrocket and most patients are not
getting the help they desperately need. Join us for one lecture or all 12 lectures (monthly) and learn the science behind
obesity and current clinical guidelines in treating
it. Read More
The
Maine Concussion Management Initiative (MCMI) has its final training program
for 2019 on October 9 at the annual conference of the Brain Injury Association of America-Maine
Chapter. MCMI training will be listed as the Youth Concussion Track. 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
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