August 11, 2022
The MMA will host a physician forum at noon on Wednesday, August 17, that will discuss the clinician's role in the COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Surveillance System. This forum will be held in partnership with the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH).
This session will provide an overview of the U.S. vaccine safety surveillance system and the role of the clinician in ensuring robust monitoring and reporting and providing support to persons that may have been injured from vaccination.
At the end of this session clinicians will be able to:
List four key elements of vaccine safety surveillance
Describe legal reporting requirements that clinicians must observe
Discuss support measures and resources that can be offered to persons experiencing a life-altering event following vaccination.
Faculty for the forum include presenter Lynn Bahta, R.N., MPH, CPH, COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach & Education, Vaccine Safety Coordinator, Immunization Clinical Consultant, Vaccine Preventable Disease Section, at MDH; and moderator Nicholas Lehnertz, MD, MPH, MHS, Medical Specialist 2, Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control, at MDH.
To register, click here.
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.