Welcome to the Maine Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians.

Next Meeting:
Wednesday March 7, 2012

The Meeting is at:
Maine Medical Association
30 Association Drive
Manchester, ME

Click here for Google directions.

Call 207-622-3374 ext. 219 if you have difficulty.

The Executive Committee will meet at 5:00 PM. The general meeting will begin at 6:00 PM.

Plan ahead: Our June meeting at Cabbage Island is tentatively scheduled for Thursday, June 28, 2012

Save the following date. The following meeting will tentatively be Wednesday, September 12, 2012.

To RSVP or for more information, email Maureen Elwell at maineacep@mainemed.com.





Breaking News:
Maine ACEP Opioid Grant Program is Online!



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)






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:

October 15-18, 2011
Scientific Assembly 2011
San Francisco, CA

January 23-25, 2012
Reimbursement Trends and Strategies in Emergency Medicine
Planet Hollywood - Las Vegas, NV

January 26-27, 2012
Advanced Procedure Coding for Emergency Medicine
Planet Hollywood - Las Vegas, NV


Upcoming Maine ACEP Events:

Managing Difficult Issues Regarding Prescription Drug Abuse
        ŸDetails to Follow
Maine ACEP is excited to announce that it has received an ACEP Chapter Grant in October 2009 to hold five three-hour educational programs for Maine’s Emergency Physicians on the issue of patient diversion of drugs for street use. These programs will be held over the next 18 months and will be located in rural locations to be determined. Once the sessions have been planned, we will post their dates and locations here. Questions? Email: maineacep@roadrunner.com.
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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
        Ÿ EM Position

    Eastern Maine Medical Center
        Ÿ EM Position



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ACEP.org
Maine Emergency Medical Services
Maine Medical Association
Maine Medicine Weekly Update
Maine Medicine Political Pulse
Maine.gov: Legislature
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