Top Stories | June 25, 2009 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is advocating early, empiric antiviral treatment for hospitalized patients and high-risk outpatients with suspected, probable, or confirmed novel swine-origin influenza A (H1N1) virus infection. Now is a great time to educate families about the state’s new booster seat law, which goes into effect July 1. The MMA's Environmental Health and Occupational Medicine Subcommittee is currently seeking new members. Contact Britta Orr, MMA policy analyst at borr@mnmed.org or 612/362-3735 for more information. MN Community Measurement is making it easier for physicians to participate in a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) program, the Physicians Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI), that pays bonuses to doctors who report quality data. Physicians can submit their data directly to MN Community Measurement. Let the MMA bring lawmakers to you through a District Dialogue, a one-hour casual meeting with your state representatives. Learn more about District Dialogues. We’ve long agreed that violence is prevalent in films and on television. But as a society, we’re still debating how watching all the attacks, fist fights, knifings, shootings, and explosions affects us. Minnesota Medicine would like to know what you think about violence in the movies and on television. Please complete this short survey. The MMA is accepting committee applications until July 15. Sign up now and help shape MMA policy. The MMA is accepting nominations for awards that will be presented at its annual meeting September 16-18 in Rochester. Nominate a physician today! |