SIF Report 2017

4/29/2017

The evaluation process should also address both the societal and individu- al benefits of SIFs. To this end … evaluations to determine if the ends justify the means. Abstinence is the only way we can be sure …. However, the end does not justify the means. Only morally acceptable treatments should be used. SIFs …

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2017 Annual Meeting Combined Votes Referrals (pdf)

4/29/2017

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AM17 Combined ABC

4/28/2017

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AM17 Reference Committee C

4/28/2017

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Find out which Initiatives Won Funding from the MMS & Alliance Charitable Foundation

4/28/2017

legalization, gun violence, end of life care, the Affordable Care Act, and physician wellness. Read … for Science celebrated the role of scientific inquiry in American life. Many touted signs that listed advances …

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MMS Annual Education Program - Markus Heilig MD

4/27/2017

complex diseases • Largely non-shared environment • Stress • Early life trauma • Exposure … susceptibility changes across the life span Genetics Familial (shared) environment Individual (non-shared …) environment Adapted from Kendler et al. 2008 No size fits all: Addiction is the end stage of multiple …

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Massachusetts Medical Society & Alliance Charitable Foundation Awards 20 Grants for Health Services across the State

4/25/2017

.   Life Connection Center, Lowell, $6,000, to support the Homeless Health Education and Healthy Meals …, the agency serves 40 communities in Southeastern Massachusetts and works to end homelessness by focusing …

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Vital Signs May 2017 (pdf)

4/25/2017

or so related bills. The hearing season will likely run from April through the end of this year … later in life could also reduce the risk of dementia. • Exercise: Brain cells may benefit from … Handbook: How to Make a Living and a Difference in the Second Half of Life by Marci Alboher. Contact …

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Common Health for the Commonwealth Booklet 2017

4/25/2017

of Pediatrics, Boston University School of Medicine Medical Director, Nutrition and Fitness for Life Program …, Nutrition and Fitness for Life Program, Boston Medical Center Michael Monopoli, DMD, MPH, MS Vice … are cited in footnotes; full citations for the data sources for the charts are listed at the end of each …

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Women’s Health Forum 4-21-2017 - Hadine Joffe

4/21/2017

 production Intra‐CNS production 4/21/2017 3 Life span and hormonal transitions Sleep … Disorders  is Important 1. Negative impact on quality‐of‐life, daytime function1 2. Adverse health … in Pregnancy Sleep‐Disordered Breathing  • 25% of women report regular snoring  by the end of …

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