March 17, 2022
Firearm death and injury prevention will be the topic of the MMA’s next noon-time forum on March 23 from noon to 1 p.m.
The forum, which is being held in partnership with the Public Health Advocacy Student Alliance at the University of Minnesota, will include the following experts:
Andrew Kiragu, MD, FAAP, FCCM, associate chief of critical care-elect, Children's Minnesota; pediatric intensivist, Children's Respiratory and Critical Care Specialists
Thomas Kottke, MD, MSPH, medical director for wellbeing, HealthPartners, professor of medicine, University of Minnesota
Dave Renner, CAE, director of advocacy, MMA
Kim Tjaden MD, MPH, FAAFP, department of family medicine, community health medical director, department of population health
The learning objectives for this forum include:
Examining firearm death and injury through a public health lens.
Learning evidence-based strategies to reduce morbidity and mortality.
Exploring the fatal connection between firearms and suicide.
To register, click here.
The forum is free to members, $15 for non-members. This forum is being sponsored by AstraZeneca and COPIC.
May 29, 2025
As the Legislature works to complete its work on the state’s two-year budget, another deadline is looming. Legislators are required to pass a balanced budget before the end of the fiscal year—June 30, 2025. If they don’t meet that deadline, the state will begin a partial shutdown.
May 29, 2025
Registration has opened for the Empowering Physicians: A Night of Reflection and Engagement event, featuring best-selling author Elisabeth Rosenthal, MD.
May 29, 2025
The AMA is encouraging physicians to contact their U.S. senators and urge them to revise the reconciliation bill passed recently by the U.S. House of Representatives. While the bill includes language that would stabilize Medicare physician payments, it also threatens to cripple Medicaid and CHIP.