Upcoming CME Activities

• June 30, 2022: 27th Maine Child Welfare Education Annual Conference: Diverse Populations in Child Welfare - This live activity, offering up to 5.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CME^(TM) Credits, will be held at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor Maine and includes timely topics on child welfare that will help you to
  • Have a better appreciation for the experience of neurodiverse patients
  • Know how to enhance your allyship and care for gender-diverse youth
  • Have a better understanding of evolving best practices for serving justice-involved youth in the community
  • Be more proactive in addressing the health and wellness needs of child-welfare involved youth
  • Increase awareness of the perinatal experience of parents with substance use disorder

• April 28, May 26, June 23, 2022: Caring for the Roots: Addressing Social Determinants of Health in Patient Care - This ECHO blitz will offer interactive opportunities for Maine-based health professionals to:
  • Deepen their knowledge of and ability to identify & compassionately respond to the root causes of health behaviors
    and poor health outcomes affecting vulnerable patients within their practices and communities
  • Increase awareness of strategies to build policies, systems, and environments that are supportive of patients
    experiencing complex health and social needs
  • Expand understanding of how social, economic & political conditions and the health care system impact health, wellbeing,
    and health behaviors
  • Connect with an interprofessional group of peers from around the state to share information and get feedback on
    patient, population, site, or community-level cases.

• October 7-9, 2022: 21st Annual Downeast Ophthalmology Symposium- Join the Maine Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons for a weekend in Bar Harbor, Maine.  This activity offers 15 CME Credits and includes informative sessions on the following topics presented by 8 speakers from across the country:
  • Oncology
  • Uveitis
  • Cataracts
  • Glaucoma

Opioid CME Activities

The following activities are ways to obtain Opioid CME:

• Pain Management and Opioids - An online learning module offered by NEJM Knowledge+ that qualifies for 10 MOC points through the ABIM in addition to Opioid CME. The module contains 62 case-based questions that cover the FDA Blueprint for Health Care Providers Involved in the Treatment and Monitoring of Patients with Pain.
• Improving SUD/OUD in Hospital Settings and Starting MAT in the Emergency Department - This online learning module is designed to improve the ability of providers and systems to successfully implement initiation of buprenorphine in the ED.
• Adolescent Substance Use and Screening - Briefly Intervening Saves Lives - This self-paced online module will introduce standard tools used to screen for substance use disorders in adolescents and how to use motivational techniques to intervene with the adolescent population.
• Maine Prescribing Laws, Limits, and Compassionate Tapering - This module will be available beginning July 1, 2022 and addresses why tapering is important, common tapering scenarios, and techniques for effectively and compassionately tapering opioid dosages.
• Chronic Pain Diagnosis, Management, and Alternative Treatment - At the end of this module, users will have knowledge on alternative treatments that are available to assist with chronic pain as well as tips from patients living with chronic pain.
• Governor's Opioid Response Summit and Seminar Series - Check the website for upcoming seminars and for information on the annual summit.
• Initiating Buprenorphine in the ED - This online module offered by the MMA Center for Quality Improvement focuses on how to provide buprenorphine in the Emergency Department and then provide a warm hand-off to treatment/recovery within the community.
• Highlights from the SAMHSA TIP 63 - Medications for Opioid Use Disorder - A Toolkit for Improving Practice - At the end of this online module, users should understand Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Tip 63 which details the three FDA approved medications used to treat Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) and Substance Use Disorder (SUD).
• TeleHealth and Substance Disorder Treatment Recovery Services Toolkit - This self-paced training toolkit includes an Introduction to the SUPPORT for ME Program; MaineCare Telehealth Policy and Guidance; SUD Billing and Coding; Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Workflows; Leveraging Telehealth to Provide SUD Treatment and Recovery Services; Video Visit Best Practices and Etiquette; Patient/Client Resources; and a SUPPORT for ME Portal Overview.

MMA Educational Topics of Interest Available by Request

• Death with Dignity Law
• Maine Law on Prescribing Opioid Medication
• HIPAA
• Legislative Update
• Minors Rights
• Senior Driving

To schedule one of these offerings at your site or via webinar, contact Elizabeth Ciccarelli at eciccarelli@mainemed.com or 207-480-4186.

MMA/MMS Online CME

Members of the Maine Medical Association are eligible to participate in online CME courses offered by the Massachusetts Medical Society.  The following tutorial includes a step-by-step guide for MMA members who would like to participate in this program. 

• If you have any questions about the registration or login process, please contact the MMS Continuing Education Department at (800) 322-2303, ext 7306 or continuingeducation@mms.org.

Link to Current Massachusetts Medical Society CME Offerings

Cancer Risk Assessment, Testing, and Management
The Jackson Laboratory

This free, online CME program helps build the primary care provider's skills in identifying and managing individuals at increased risk of cancer based on family health history and genetic resting results.

The library consists of ten 15-minute modules. Each module demonstrates best practices and allows you to practice quick, easy approaches to using cancer family history and genetic testing in practice.

Learn more and access the modules>>

• Collecting Family History
• Identifying Red Flags
• Categorizing Cancer Risk
• Using Family History to Inform Management
• Pre-test Decisions & Counseling
• Interpreting Genetic Test Results
• Genetic Testing Technology
• Genetic Testing Process
• Genetic Testing for Colorectal Cancer Risk
• Genetic Testing for Breast Cancer Risk
• And more.....check them out