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Welcome to the Maine Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians.
Next Meeting:
Thursday June 28, 2012
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The Meeting is at:
Cabbage Island
Pier 6 at Fisherman’s Wharf
Boothbay Harbor, ME
Click here for Google directions.
Call 207-622-3374 ext. 219 if you have difficulty.
Please arrive before 4:30 PM. The boat leaves promptly at 5:00 PM.
Plan ahead: Our September meeting is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Save the following date. The following meeting will tentatively be Wednesday, December 5, 2012.
To RSVP or for more information, email Maureen Elwell at maineacep@mainemed.com.
Breaking News:
Maine ACEP Opioid Grant Program is Online!
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Click here for the Grant Program PowerPoint
Click here for the Grant Program Questions
Click here for the Grant Program Video Part 1 (Download May Take 15-20 Minutes)
Click here for the Grant Program Video Part 2 (Download May Take 15-20 Minutes)
New for 2012:
Maine ACEP Prescription Drug Abuse Tool Box
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Click here for the Maine ACEP Position Statement RE: Prevention of Prescription Drug Abuse
Click here for the Washington Emergency Department Opioid Prescribing Guidelines
Click here for Guidelines for Treating Chronic Non-Cancer Pain
Click here for the Article: A Rational Approach to the Treatment of Chronic Pain
Two Ways to Complete the On-line Medical Control Course Below
JULY 2009 - NEW ON-LINE MEDICAL CONTROL TRAINING PROGRAM and TEST
The course consists of 4 modules. To view, click each link below.
Please review the modules in order, then take the test.
Make sure you watch each PowerPoint in the slide show mode to hear the sound.
Click here to view the Introduction module.
Click here to view the first content module.
Click here to view the second content module.
Click here to view the testing module and take the test.
The MaineHealth Link to the Program and Test:
Click Here, then Join QuantiaMD
Not a Maine ACEP member?
Join today!
Click Here for information about the benefits of being a Maine ACEP member.
Join online at www.acep.org (click on Membership).
MaineACEP.org e-mail addresses are now available. MORE INFORMATION
Upcoming National ACEP Events:
May 20-23, 2012
Leadership and Advocacy Conference
Omni Shoreham - Washington, DC
October 8-11, 2012
Scientific Assembly 2012
Denver, CO
May 19-22, 2013
Leadership and Advocacy Conference
Omni Shoreham - Washington, DC
Upcoming Maine ACEP Events and News:
Maine ACEP's Work on Reducing Healthcare Worker Assaults
ŸClick Here For The Report
Maine ACEP is excited to announce that 2 bills have been passed in the Legislature that will greatly improve reporting of violents acts in hospitals. Questions? Email: scott.kemmerer@mainegeneral.org
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Other Emergency Department News:
The Maine Office of Substance Abuse
To sign up for the Prescription Monitoring Website or more information on this program go to: Maine OSA PMP
The Maine Medical Association
To review newly created information on pain management go to: MMA Resources for Pain Management
Newly Adopted (Dec. 2008) MaineHealth Psychiatric Medical Clearance Protocol
This is newly adopted MaineHealth Psychiatric Medical Clearance Protocol
Which includes a pdf flowchart and an explanatory word document.
Download: PDF | DOC
More News At The MaineACEP.org Group
Employment Opportunities
Aroostook Medical Center
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EM Position
Eastern Maine Medical Center
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EM Position
MaineGeneral Medical Center
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EM Position
Submit news about your emergency department.
Links:
ACEP.org
Maine Emergency Medical Services
Maine Medical Association
Maine Medicine Weekly Update
Maine Medicine Political Pulse
Maine.gov: Legislature
Google News: Emergency Medicine News
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