July 19, 2023
The Minnesota Doctors for Health Equity (MDHEQ) will host an event titled “Improving Health for People who Use Drugs: Community Conversation on Current and Future Harm Reduction Practices” on August 1 from 5 to 9 pm at La Doña Cervecerìa, 241 Fremont Ave North, in Minneapolis.
Admission is free, but online registration before the event is required. For more information on the event, please click here.
The MMA is pleased to sponsor this event given recent updates to MMA policy on illicit drug use harm reduction and decriminalization. Ryan Kelly, MD, the chair of the MMA’s Illicit Drug Harm Reduction and Decriminalization Work Group, will serve as a panelist, and the MMA’s FAQ on Decriminalization of Drug Possession will be distributed as part of the discussion.
If you have any questions, please contact Adrian Uphoff, health policy analyst.
October 9, 2025
The MMA is partnering with Hennepin Healthcare to offer an in-person session on “Supporting Patients, Families, and Professionals in the Aftermath of Crisis” on October 21 from 6 to 8 pm in Room RL110 at the HCMC Red Building, 730 South 8th Street, in Minneapolis.
October 9, 2025
The MMA, in partnership with the Wisconsin Medical Society, will lead a panel discussion titled "The Role of Medical and Professional Societies in Supporting Clinicians and Community Health" at the Transforming Community and Rural Healthcare 2025: Bold Innovation and Partnerships symposium, to be held on October 27-28, at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester.
October 2, 2025
The federal government shutdown will affect the Minnesota healthcare system in several important ways.