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PO Box 424 • Hartland, ME 04943 • (207) 938-5005
The Pine Tree FPMAFP BOARD OF
DIRECTORSPRESIDENT:
Elisabeth Mock, MDBangor
IMMEDIATE PAST
PRESIDENT:
Paul Pelletier, MDEagle Lake, 444-5973VICE PRESIDENT:
Thomas Bugbee, MDBlue Hill, 374-5000
TREASURER:
Jeffrey Lovitz, MDFairfield, 873-1181
BOARD OF
DIRECTORS:
Minda Gold, MDDarmariscotta, 563-6623
David Jones, MDPresque Isle, 764-3142
Donna Kim MDWestbrook
Robin Pritham, MDBangor, 973-7973John Smith Jr., DO
Monmouth, 524-3501Martha Stewart, DOHoulton, 532-4006
Resident Directors:
Erin DeLaney MDMMC, Portland
Lisa McAllister DOCMMC, Lewiston
AAFP DELEGATES:
Ronald Blum, MDPatten, 528-2067
Dieter Kreckel, MDRumford, 369-0146
AAFP ALTERNATE
DELEGATES:
Thomas Bugbee, MDBlue Hill, 374-5000Elisabeth Mock, MD
BangorEXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR:
Deborah Halbach
Dr. David Ellington,Candidate for AAFP
President Elect,Addresses
Annual Meeting“ ... your chapter is singularly
interested in health—everymember counts, especiallysince you fund your chapter ondues only. You need to recruit
your colleague FPs. There is agreat diversity of our nation andour academy—a greatcommonality. We seem to besplitting apart these days, whatwith health care reform, there isan apathy and cynicism. Weneed to remember we are allgoing toward the same goal.Listen to each other—aim at thesame goals.”
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A New Lookfor the MAFP
The MAFP has adopted
AAFP. new logo, making therecognition and branding forFamily Medicine consistentwith AAFP’s
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Dr. Belisle, pictured withDr. Elisabeth Mock and a numberof his grandchildren (story pg. 4)
Dr. Charles BelisleHonored as Family
Physician of the Year!
Your Photographs forMAFP’s New Website
The IT committee would liketo have photos of you, our FPmembers, for the new website!Please submit photos (.jpg or.gif format) of the diversity offamily medicine, as well as
pictures of FPs doingcommunity work, sports andrecreation, etc., here in Maine.(Send photos to Deborah at theemail address listed.)
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New Board Members sworn inMay 7: Resident BOD membersLisa McAllister and Erin DeLaney,COD Delegate Dieter Kreckel,COD Alternate Delegate TomBugbee, BOD members DonnaKim and Martha Stewart
Inside This Issue:Family Phys of the Year 4Foundation News 6MAFP Update 5President’s Column 2Resident/Student Interest 3Tar Wars Poster Contest 7Welcome New Members 3
Contact MAFP:Tel: 207-938-5005Fax: 207-938-5931
JULY 2010
Elisabeth Fowlie Mock, MD, MPH, FAAFPMAFP President
Let’s hear from YOU about your efforts foryour patients and your specialty!What’s going on in your corner of the state?
What are you doing to get your namementioned on the front page of the paper?Let YOUR Academy know!
Over the past year, I have been enrolled in the Hanley Centerfor Health Leadership/Institute for Civic Leadership’s HealthLeader Development practicum (healthleadershipmaine.org). Thefocus of the program is learning collaborative leadership skills andour practicum projects were centered on youth obesity. The endresults of our work will be a late June statewide forum that willlook at developing Maine’s public policy efforts in this area.
Over the course of the year, we all challenged ourselves to ‘stepbeyond our comfort zones,’ and to consider what personal meaningwe would find in the obesity epidemic. Throughout the course, Iwanted to make some changes for my own health, but couldn’tseem to find that “a-ha” moment to push me from contemplation toaction. Finally, two occurrences served to get me there: I steppedon the scale and had crossed a round number (the highest ever inmy life) and a resident, Stephanie Youd, at CMMC, took the timeto show me the great online tools at Weight Watchers that werehelping her to live what she was teaching.
As Family Physicians, we are planting seeds all the time, bothwith our words and our actions. We never know when those seedswill fall on fertile ground. Our encouragement may be the key for afriend, a coworker or a patient to start living healthier. I could notpredict what would get me started (and that was the hardest part),but I was ready to act when it serendipitously came my way.
Within the next week or two, I will cross from obese tooverweight, and it’s a great feeling! ASK and ACT—it works formore than just tobacco use!!!(aafp.org/online/en/home/clinical/publichealth/tobacco/askandact.html)
Help Yourself and Your PatientsWith These AAFP Programs
AIM-HI is redefining how family physicians communicate withand care for patients. With proven strategies from the three-yearAIM-HI research study, family physicians are creating healthyoffices and communities.
AIM-HI positions fitness—physical activity, nutrition andemotional well-being—as the treatment of choice for preventionand management of many chronic conditions. This approachcreates physician/patient relationships that lead to behaviorchange that results in better health.
On this site, you will find all the tools you need to integrate theAIM-HI approach into your practice and community.http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/clinical/publichealth/aim.html
Congratulations to AllMaine Family Medicine
Residency Graduates!
3rd Annual “Resident Day” atMAFP Annual Update ~
Getting Better Every Year!The 3rd Annual Resident “Day” was held
May 7, in conjunction with the 18th AnnualMAFP Family Medicine Update in Freeport. Threeof the four allopathic residencies wererepresented this year.
Residents attended a variety of sessions—JobSearch Process to Personal Finance. They alsohad a chance to hear from family physicians whopractice family medicine in a variety of ways, aswell as having dedicated time to speak with thephysician recruiters who attended.
New this year were opportunities for residentsto attend several of the general sessions withother attendees, updating them on Maine’s newMedical Marijuana Law and Advocacy on thestate level.
This session continues to be valued by thoseresidents who attend, and the MAFP looksforward to continuing this programmingspecifically for Maine Family Medicine Residents.
Physicians Recruiting Fair provides manyopportunities to see the variety of positionsavailable in Maine.
I missed seeing you! Hope you can make itnext year!
Welc me
New Active Members:Benjamin Brown MD
WatervilleMichael Duffy MD
GorhamThomas Leeson DO
AugustaAlain Montegut MD, FAAFP
PortlandMaybelle Whu MD, FAAFP
Presque Isle
New Supporting Member:Jennifer Friedman MD
Gorham
UNECOMNick Asselin
Allison BecklerAdriana ChavezGary DiPerna
Lauren FleischerAdriana ChavezCortney Hayes
Marla MeadTyler Raymond
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Welc meNew Residents
EMMC FM ResidencyBangor
Eva Jankowska MDMelissa Lee Nelson MDMarina Andrionova MD
Swipen Grewal MDMeghan Grant DOTad Lanagan DO
Kimberly Saunders DO~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dr. James Raczek (Bangor)addresses residents duringtheir session May 7.
Draft Maine State Health Plan2010–2012 Released and
Public Hearings ScheduledThe draft of the 2010–2012 State Health
Plan* targets efforts to improve health andhealth status through expanded primarycare and prevention while producing savingsby eliminating waste and inefficiency.
“It links evidence-based public healthstrategies with measurable outcomes tolower the trajectory of health care costs,”according to the plan’s introduction.“Importantly, it lays out a path and identifiesthe policy choices now provided Mainethrough newly enacted national healthreform law.”
The plan notes the progress that hasbeen made, since the state started releasingthe state health plan, including:
• From the 16th healthiest state in 2003to the 9th healthiest in 2009.
• From 19th among states in coveringthe uninsured in 2003 to 6th in 2009.
• Costs for health insurance premiumshave grown more slowly in Maine thanin the rest of the United States.
• In 2003, Maine ranked 12th in thepercent of surgical patients receivingthe appropriate care to preventcomplications; by 2007, Maineranked 1st.
The plan suggests reducing inefficientpractices and waste, including:
• Reducing preventable hospitalizations,emergency room admissions andunnecessary care.
• Reducing duplicative and unnecessarylaboratory tests and advancedimaging.
• Increasing the number of Mainecitizens with a stable relationship withprimary care practice.
• Reducing health care-associatedinfections.
• Improving access to specialistconsultations through telemedicine.
• Strengthening community-basedpublic health and prevention.
• Paying for what matters; in otherwords, payment reform.
• Aligning policies and practices tosupport primary care and prevention.
• Guiding the Certificate of Needprogram to support priority goals.
The plan also discusses workforcechallenges, the importance of data andelectronic medical records.
The Advisory Council on Health SystemsDevelopment (ACHSD), the primary bodyadvising the Governor’s Office of HealthPolicy & Finance (GOHPF) on the statehealth plan, reviewed the draft at its meetinglast Friday. Public hearings were held onJune 9 in both Portland and Augusta.
The Maine State Health Plan2010–2012 is available at:
http://www.themha.org/advocacy/ASHSDDRAFTSHP5-17-10.pdf
The Maine Academy of Family Physicianshonors Charles M. Belisle, MD, Family Physicianof the Year 2010. This award recognizes Dr.Belisle’s outstanding dedication andcommitment to his patients and his community.
Dr. Charlie - Family Physician of the Year 2010!Dr. Charles Belisle (or “Charlie” as his many friends and colleagues call him) was honored
May 7. The qualities of the nominees include:• Provides his community with compassionate, comprehensive and caring medical care.• Is directly and effectively involved in community affairs and activities that enhance the
quality of life of his home area.• Provides a credible role model as a healer and human being to the community, colleagues
and especially to physicians in training and medical students.Dr. Belisle exemplifies all these qualities. He has been a family physician for over 30 years.
In fact, five of his 10 children are physicians, several practicing in primary care specialties.Charlie is a native of Biddeford. After graduation from the Univ. of Vermont Medical School,he completed his internship at the Naval Hospital in Virginia, returned to Maine for residency.He has served on the faculty at MMC Family Residency since 1977. One letter from a colleaguesaid, “As a teacher, he imparts his considerable medical knowledge in an experienced andpragmatic way. He is learner-centered, and matches his teaching to his learner’s styles.”Dr. Belisle’s service to others extends beyond his role at the residency. He has continued toserve our military in the Maine Air National Guard, dedicating himself to ensuring the healthand wellness of all personnel and their families. One of his residents said of Charlie, “CharlieBelisle is the quintessential Family Physician. He is the practitioner who many of us strive toemulate. His commitment to serving the underinsured and uninsured of Portland is evident. Ihave seen and heard firsthand from his patients the tremendous dedication he has to them. Weare incredibly fortunate to have Dr. Belisle as a physician in the great state of Maine.”
From Small Group Breakoutsto General Sessions ~
18th AnnualFamily Medicine Update
May 6 and 7 in Freeport
Dr. Minda Gold (Damariscotta), EducationCommittee Chair, welcomes attendees andmoderates the meeting.
Over 100 AttendeesConsistently Gave the MAFP
High Marks!
Some Commentson Evaluation:
“Very enjoyable CME experience.”“Well-organized, several excellentpresentations.” “First time to this program—very good; I will come again!” “Networkingopportunities here at this conference aregreat.” “Very enjoyable CME experience.”“It’s nice to be at a ‘pharma-free’conference.”
One Troop Greeters’ “tools of the trade”
Thursday Evenings Program
Thursday evening’s program included ashowing of the award-winning film, “TheWay We Get By.” The film “celebrates threeunsung heroes (elderly Bangor troopgreeters) who share their love withstrangers (soldiers) who need and deserveit.” After showing the film, the groupparticipated in a facilitated discussion onaging in America today.
Some comments from attendees: “Movieeven better second time around.” “Gaveinsight into the elderly, loneliness anddecrease in control of their lives.” “Justoverly wonderful!”
Lyme Disease Alert From theState Epidemiologist
by Stephen D. Sears MD, MPH, StateEpidemiologist, Maine Center for DiseaseControl & Prevention (reprinted from MMA“Maine Medicine” May/June ’10 issue)
Lyme disease is the most commonvector-borne disease in Maine and thesecond most commonly reported reportableinfectious disease in Maine. Ticks arealready active, and we expect the number ofLyme disease cases to increase as theweather continues to get warmer.
Lyme disease is a bacterial infection thatis carried by Ixodes scapularis (the deertick). Cases have increased each year inMaine, and occur in all 16 counties. Lymedisease is most common among school-agechildren and middle-age adults, and mostinfections occur during the summer months.
Lyme disease is a reportable conditionin the state of Maine. We request that alldiagnosed erythema migrans rashes bereported to the state, as well as all positivelab diagnoses. Preferred laboratory testingis a two-tier method, with an EnzymeImmunoAssay (EIA) or Immuno FlourescentAntibody (IFA) test followed by Western Blot.
Cases can be reported by:
Fax at 1-800-293-7534 or
Phone at 1-800-821-5821
Resources:Maine DHHS: http://www.maine.gov/
dhhs/boh/ddc/epi/vector-borne/lyme/#resourcephysicians
AAFP: www.aafp.org - type “LymeDisease” in search
Patient Handouts:www.familydoctor.orgPatient handoutalso available on the Maine DHHSwebsite
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Western Maine Wins Big in MaineTar Wars Poster Contest!
This year’s Maine Tar Wars statewide postercontest was a great success! Over 30 posterswere judged by physicians and other health careproviders attending the MAFP 18th Annual FamilyMedicine Update, May 6 and 7 in Freeport.
This year, the top three winners had the samephysician presenter—Dr. Lisa McAllister! (Shownbelow with the 1st place winner, Taylor Mason,and her new bike.) Dr. McAllister is a 2nd yearresident at CMMC in the Rural Track programthere. She is also one of two Resident BoardMembers for the MAFP, being newly installed onMay 7. Thank you for volunteering your time to“plant the seed” of healthy living into Maine’schildren! (Check out the top four Tar Warsposters on pg. 7.)
Volunteer One Hour of Your Timeto Be a Tar Wars Presenter
Contact Deborah at the MAFPOffice, 207-938-5005, or by Email:
Maine Tar Wars Poster Contest ~ 2010
First Place ~ Taylor Mason, 4th GradeCrescent Park Elementary, Bethel
Second Place ~ Brooke Carver, 4th GradeMeroby Elementary, Mexico
Third Place ~ Sarah Bourret, 4th GradeRumford Elementary, Rumford
Fourth Place ~ Grace Ritter, 4th GradePemetic Elementary, Southwest Harbor
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