157th Annual Session
LIFE TRANSITIONS For Patients, Families and Communities
September 10 - 12, 2010
The Harborside Hotel & Marina • The Jackson Laboratory
BAR HARBOR, MAINE
The Maine Medical Association is excited to bring Annual Session attendees to the world-renowned Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor for one of the Association’s most exciting Annual Sessions in several years.
The meeting will begin at 1:00pm Friday afternoon at the Jackson Laboratory. After the opening presentation, attendees will pick one of five different tours of the lab featuring topics such as Genetic Resources; Research Tools: Imaging Sciences; Reproductive Sciences: Cryopreservation; Resource Sharing: A Look Inside JAX Mice & Services Breeding/Shipping Process; Computational Biology: Using Data to Speed Up Research. Following the tours with leading researchers in each subject area, our opening night reception will be at the Laboratory.
On Saturday morning, the annual business meeting will be held at the Bar Harbor Club adjacent to the Harborside, and will include the traditional recognition of members who this year are celebrating the 50th anniversary of their medical school graduation. Saturday afternoon will feature “Transitions in Health - Transitions in Care,” moderated by Laurel Coleman, MD. On Saturday evening, MMA President David McDermott, MD, MPH will pass the gavel to Jo Linder, MD, FACEP, and the Mary Cushman Award for Humanitarian Service will be presented along with other recognition awards.
Sunday morning will be our public health day, starting with the annual road race, followed by a CME session featuring a forum with Maine’s gubernatorial candidates.
We hope you’ll be able to join us!