Rx for Excellence presented by Massachusetts Medical Law Report

Join us for our 3rd Annual

Presented by Massachusetts Medical Law Report

September 24, 2010

Awards Ceremony and Breakfast

7:30 A.M. -9:30 A.M.

The Westin Copley Place

Boston

PLATINUM SPONSOR

GOLD SPONSORS

SILVER SPONSORS

A portion of the proceeds from the 2010 Rx for Excellence Awards will be donated to the Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors .

Click here to buy tickets for the event online.

Click here to read the list of our 2010 Rx for Excellence Honorees.

If you are interested in sponsoring the event, please contact Charlene Smith at 617-218-8211 or charlene.smith@lawyersweekly.com

To buy tickets or sponsor a table, please contact Melissa Mitchell at 617-218-8213 or melissa.mitchell@lawyersweekly.com

Combined Jewish Philanthropies Healthcare Innovations Team Breakfast Reception

Combined Jewish Philanthropies’ Healthcare Innovations Team Breakfast Reception

with guest speaker

Dr. Burton D. Rose
Founding Editor of UpToDate

“Changing the Paradigm: The Story behind UpToDate” Read more

CME Accreditation Orientation

CME designated for credit is a vital component of continuing professional development and is one of our commonwealth’s strategic assets that links news skills to healthcare quality gaps in practice. This orientation presents the basic knowledge required for today’s CME professional. Read more

Federal Funding Opportunities

This session on Federal Funding Opportunities, as part of the Career Development Series, will provide participants with comprehensive and current information on career prospects and resources available through the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Intramural and Extramural Programs, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and the National Science Foundation (NSF). Read more

Caring for the Caregivers VII

Research has documented that physicians’ personal health habits correspond with the quality of preventive care they offer patients. This conference will address strategies for improving the health and well-being of physicians, medical students, residents, and fellows. Read more

Seventh Annual Music, Art, Poetry and Dance event

This event will include music, art, poetry and dance by our own MMS members at the beautiful Tower Hill Botanic Gardens in Boylston, MA. Musicians, artists, poets and dancers are encouraged to participate. Musicians and dancers: We invite member soloists and groups to perform for a maximum of 8 minutes performance time. Read more

Intro to Birding Field Trip

We will explore the salt marshes, maritime forests and grasslands looking for a variety of bird species. The field trip will provide an opportunity for participants to practice the aids to field identification discussed during the Wednesday lecture. Read more

The 22nd Cape Cod Symposium on Addictive Disorders

Special Focus on Women, Pregnancy, and Addiction

This year, the CCSAD program highlights the topics of women, pregnancy and addiction. Join OB/GYN, Family Practice and Internal Medicine physicians as well as Addiction Medicine specialists to network and learn more about how addiction and recovery affects the pregnant patient. Key issues regarding the management of  substance abuse and dependency during pregnancy will be presented.

Conference Highlights:

• medico-legal issues in pregnancy;
• benzodiazepine use among women;
• reproduction and contraception among women with addiction;
• opiate maintenance therapy in a pregnant population with methadone and subutex;
• the development of a family model for management of opiate dependence in pregnant women
• management of addiction in the pregnant patient

Speakers include Dr. Gary Helmbrecht, Dr,. Martha Wunsch, Dr. Mishka Terplan, Dr. John Brooklyn, and Dr. Mark Publicker.

Date: September 11, 12 & 13, 2009

Location: Resort and Conference Center in Hyannis, MA

Presented by: The New England Chapters of the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) in collaboration with the Cape Cod Symposium on Addictive Disorders (CCSAD).

Download the brochure (.pdf, 1 page)

For more information contact:
Dee K. McGraw
deemcgraw@ameritech.net
616.475.4210
http://www.ccsad.com

Intro to Birding

Intro to Birding Lecture MMS, Waltham - Sept 10, 6-8pm In a special program designed for MMS. This program, which includes a two hour lecture and a three hour field trip, is designed to teach the fundamentals of bird watching. Read more

HOD Late File Deadline

If you miss the on-time deadline, but are still interested in filing a resolution. The Committee on Late and Deferred Resolutions must review late-filed resolutions for urgency. The House then considers the recommendations of the Committee on Late and Deferred Resolutions, and must approve each late filing by a two-thirds vote before it can be considered business of the House. Read more

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