Ebola Preparedness for Office-Based Practices: New Advice from CDC
Much of the state and federal government’s Ebola preparedness outreach was focused on hospitals until late this week, when the CDC offered new office protocols and infection-control guidelines for other health care settings.
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New on the “What Works For Me” Physician Forum: Achieving Balance and Flow
“Balance doesn’t mean giving equal weight or time to everything. It does mean maintaining my equilibrium and calm,” Dr. Bennett writes.
Interim Meeting: Resolutions Due Oct. 21
The 2014 Interim Meeting of the House of Delegates will be held Friday, December 5, at MMS headquarters and Saturday, December 6, at the Newton Marriott . Visit the Interim Meeting website for information on all events, to register, and reserve your hotel room.
Other Important Dates:
Call for Nominations: Senior Volunteer Physician of the Year Award
The Committee on Senior Volunteer Physicians is seeking nominations for the 2015 Senior Volunteer Physician of the Year Award. Nominees must be MMS members 60 years of age or older. The deadline for nominations is Friday, October 31, 2014.
MMS Annual Awards Nomination Deadline is Dec. 2
Nomination applications now being accepted through Dec. 2 for the following annual awards: MMS Lifetime Achievement Award; Special Award for Excellence in Medical Service; Award for Distinguished Service to the Massachusetts Medical Society; Grant V. Rodkey, MD, Award for Outstanding Contributions to Medical Education; and the Henry Ingersoll Bowditch Award for Excellence in Public Health. These awards will be presented at the MMS Annual Meeting in 2015.
LGBT Fall Mixer is Oct. 23
Join the MMS for a dinner for Massachusetts LGBT physicians, medical students and allies on Thursday, Oct. 23, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Club Café, 209 Columbus Avenue, Boston. The prix fixe menu is $15 per person. Register here. For more information, contact Erin Tally at etally@mms.org or (800) 322-2303, ext. 7413.
MMS Events
Live CME Activities
Unless otherwise noted, all events are held at MMS headquarters, 860 Winter St., Waltham.
Friday, November 14, 2014
The above activities have been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Online CME Activities
Featured Online CME
This new online course presents a balanced view of the scientific evidence on the health risks and benefits of GMOs by evaluating and summarizing the positions of various consumer and medical organizations.
Mass. Required Risk Management Credit.
Fulfill your license renewal requirements for risk management, end-of-life care, effective pain management and prescribing of controlled substances.
The above activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Harvard Study: Reduced Medical Residency Hours Don't Affect Doctor Quality
In 2003, legislation limiting the work hours of medical residents to 80-hours-per-week passed in an effort to curb doctor exhaustion and "compromised ability" to care for patients. That ruling has led to a debate in the medical community about whether today's physicians are as well-trained as those of the past.
Mass. Encourages Consumers to Research Medical Prices
DPH Commissioner Will Resign to Take Job at Cape Cod Healthcare
Massachusetts Wins $13.9 Million Grant for Health Connector Outreach
Massachusetts has received $13.9 million from the federal government to help pay for outreach efforts necessary to transition more than 400,000 people from existing state health insurance to a revised one under the Affordable Care Act.
Mass. Marijuana Dispensaries Raise State Millions, Remain Unopened
Despite raising more than $3 million in nonrefundable application fees from potential medical marijuana dispensaries throughout the state, Massachusetts has yet to see a single marijuana dispensary open its doors, or even be completely approved by the state.
Restraints Cited in Three Deaths at Bridgewater
Small Progress on Teen Obesity
The 2012 MetroWest Adolescent Health Survey found the middle school obesity rate in the region is 19.2 percent, down from 19.9 percent in 2006. The high school rate is also between 19 and 20 percent.
Sen. Markey Releases Plan to Address Opioid Epidemic
Senator Edward J. Markey this week released a new report and comprehensive plan to address the opioid epidemic. “Overdosed: A Comprehensive Federal Strategy for Addressing America’s Prescription Drug and Heroin Epidemic” is available here. ( .pdf, 68 pages)
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