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OCTOBER 2, 2019
PEER SUPPORT
for the MMC Medical Staff
Physician leader: Christine Hein, MD
Confidential • One-on-One • Peer Support
FEATURED ARTICLES
  • Medical Staff Dinner and Election Results
  • New CME Pilot Program
  • Addiction Medicine Updates

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Letter from Joel and Chris
On Sept. 19, 2019, Maine became the country’s ninth jurisdiction to pass a Death with Dignity Act. The Act authorizes persons 18 years and older, who meet certain qualifications and whose attending physician determines that they are suffering from a terminal illness, to request medication prescribed for the purpose of ending one’s life.


" Every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn tree "
- Emily Bronte

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Clinical Topics
Medical Staff Dinner and Election Results
By Chris Cary, MD, Medical Staff President
Thank you for joining me for the semi-annual Medical Staff dinner on Wednesday, Sept. 25. It’s always great to gather with colleagues, share stories and recognize each other for the excellent work being done on behalf of our patients.

New CME Pilot Program with the Maine MD and DO Boards of Licensure
By Bob Bing-You, MD, MEd, MBA, VP for Medical Education, and Sue Rose, Program Manager, Continuing Professional Development
The MMC Department of Medical Education is excited to announce that the ACCME is collaborating with the Maine MD and DO medical boards on a voluntary, year-long pilot program that will enable MMC to report physician participation in accredited CME activities directly to the state boards via ACCME’s electronic reporting system.

Newly Expanded Practice MaineHealth Cancer Care to Provide Oncology, Hematology Services
By The Scope
Maine Medical Center and Southern Maine Health Care are proud to announce the formation of an expanded medical practice, MaineHealth Cancer Care, that will provide patients with fully integrated, state-of-the-art cancer care services.

MaineHealth Cancer Care Network Lands NCORP Grant
By Scot C. Remick, MD, FACP, Chief of Oncology, MaineHealth Cancer Care Network and Maine Medical Center, Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine
This six-year, $5.1 million award from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP) is the single largest grant ever extended by the NCI for clinical cancer research and cancer clinical trials in the state of Maine. It will establish the MHCCN Lifespan Program, designed to bring the latest research in cancer prevention, cancer treatment and cancer care delivery to underserved populations.

Third Innovation Cohort Closes with Four Projects, Two Provisional Patents Filed, and Progress of Affiliated Projects
By Jennifer Monti, MD, Program Director, Innovation Cohort
The Innovation Cohort at Maine Medical Center was founded as a home for people at MaineHealth to identify problems they see in their everyday work, to invent new products and services and to test new ideas, run experiments and access resources required to drive the growth of scalable innovations.

Addiction Medicine Updates and Learning Sessions
By Kristen B. Silvia, MD
Read about the Addiction Medicine learning sessions, naloxone toolkit and difficult conversations module.

Peri-Operative Management of the Patient on an SGLT2 Inhibitor
By Ashley Saleeba, BSN-RN, FNP-C, CDE, MMP Endocrinology
SGLT2’s, Sodium-Glucose Co Transporter 2 inhibitors, have been associated with euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis. There have been recent reports of patients developing euglycemic DKA during the peri-operative period.

SeHR Shorts
By Kate Beeley, RN, Manager of Clinical Informatics – Medical Affairs
On Sunday, Nov. 3 at 2 a.m., an upgrade of our SeHR/Epic system will occur for all MaineHealth Epic users. The date and time were chosen to coincide with Daylight Saving Time and to minimize impact for most Epic users.

This upgrade has some notable enhancements. The most impactful will be a significant change to the way patient charts will look – both in the inpatient and ambulatory settings. Much of the information you are used to seeing in the header at the top of the screen will now be on the left side of the screen in a new section called “the Storyboard.” Your activities, like Chart Review and Notes, will be at the top of the patient chart. Click here to learn about Storyboard.

October BACON Podcast: Provider Interviews and a Look at Medicare Advantage
By MaineHealth ACO
BACON is the MaineHealth ACO’s 15-minute monthly news podcast for providers. October’s episode features SMHC’s Greg Leach, MD, on Tai Chi as a complementary pain therapy, a discussion of MaineHealth’s new Medicare Advantage joint venture with Anthem and a few words from Rob Chamberlin, MD, MBA, the ACO’s new chief medical officer. Hosted by providers for providers, BACON can be found on Apple Podcasts or Spotify by searching for “mainehealth.”
Free Flu Vaccines for Medical Staff
By MMC Employee Health Services
All people who interact with patients at any MMC facility are required to provide proof of vaccination or provide proof that vaccination was declined. The MMC Medical Staff Office is collaborating with MMC Employee Health Services to collect influenza vaccine forms to track compliance and vaccination status.

Care Team Well Being
Brown Bag Series for Med Staff, Residents and Fellows

Next session, Oct. 2 9: " How do you care for patients when they are not ready to help themselves?"

Publications, Achievements and Recognition
Recognition, Grants and Awards

  • Roger Inhorn, MD, appointed division director of Medical Oncology
  • Pradeep Sathyanarayana, awarded grant from NIH
  • Updates from MMP Dermatology
Events and Important Dates
2020 ACGME Hub-MMC Improving Faculty Competence in Assessment & Evaluation

April 29 - May 2, 2020
Holiday Inn Portland-By The Bay, Portland

MMC is collaborating with the ACGME to co-sponsor a regional faculty development opportunity dedicated to the needs of academic physicians. This is a faculty development course focusing on improvement of assessment systems, the clinical evaluation and assessment of residents and fellows and increasing effectiveness of clinical competency committees.

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Medical Staff Value, Mission and Vision Statements
Value Statement
The Medical Staff of Maine Medical Center values both individuality and collaboration. We will continually pursue higher value health care. We embrace a culture of curiosity and life-long learning. We are partners with Maine Medical Center, and we mirror its values of compassion, service, integrity, respect, and stewardship.
 
Mission Statement
The Mission of the Medical Staff of Maine Medical Center is to provide affordable, high-quality health care to our community. We teach future health care providers and develop innovative ways to improve the health of our community. In partnership with the Medical Center, we proudly accept our responsibility as one of Maine’s leaders in patient care, education, and research.
 
Vision Statement
The Medical Staff of Maine Medical Center will be the driving force within Maine Medical Center leading the way to making Maine the healthiest state in the nation.