Annual Report 2017 (pdf)

7/24/2018

Society shall be to do all things as may be necessary and appropriate to advance medical knowledge …, the Massachusetts Medical Society advanced its mission on multiple fronts. New England Journal of Medicine … clinical findings that advance medical science. Two hundred qualifying teams from around the world …

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MMS partners with GE Foundation, RIZE Massachusetts, Shatterproof to address provider stigma associated with opioid use disorder

6/29/2018

RIZE Massachusetts, and the Massachusetts Medical Society and its physician-led Task Force on Opioid … Foundation, RIZE Massachusetts and Shatterproof will partner, along with the Massachusetts Medical Society … the opioid crisis from all directions, including prevention like Project HERE with Mass. Attorney General …

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111205_VS_Summer2018_Interactive

6/27/2018

on the scientific evidence, the bedrock of an advanced society.” In sur- veys, the Medical Consortium for Climate … in Massachusetts By RoByn Alie, MAnAgeR, MMS HeAltH Policy And PuBlic HeAltH In the scientific and medical … Medical School and a past president of the American College of Physicians. Global Warming, Local …

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How Climate Change Shapes Health, Health Care, and Physician Advocacy in Massachusetts

6/27/2018

, the bedrock of an advanced society.” In surveys, the Medical Consortium for Climate and Health found … Health In the scientific and medical communities there is little doubt about the causes and consequences …’s Alpert Medical School and a past president of the American College of Physicians. Global Warming …

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Vital Signs Summer 2018 (pdf)

6/27/2018

on the scientific evidence, the bedrock of an advanced society.” In sur- veys, the Medical Consortium for Climate … in Massachusetts By RoByn Alie, MAnAgeR, MMS HeAltH Policy And PuBlic HeAltH In the scientific and medical … Medical School and a past president of the American College of Physicians. Global Warming, Local …

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Green Your Practice While Cutting Costs: Why and How to Get Started

6/27/2018

, RD, teaching kitchen chef at Boston Medical Center at the hospital’s rooftop farm. Photo: Boston … Medical Center Physicians take an oath to do no harm. Yet our health care facilities create … salary, according to the US Department of Energy. Improved management can result in savings both direct …

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Palliative Care Presentation PDF

6/18/2018

of incapacity An advance directive • a document that specifies wishes for future care • appoints … Advance Directive in Massachusetts • denotes health decisions in the event of incapacity … CARE Brought to you by the Massachusetts Medical Society and its Committee on Geriatric …

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MassMed Email Service Terms of Service and Acceptable Use Policy

6/12/2018

provided to you by the Massachusetts Medical Society) is subject to these Terms of Service (“Terms …”) between you and the Massachusetts Medical Society (“MMS”), whose principal place of business is at 860 … AND AGREE THAT MMS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR: i. ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL …

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Massachusetts Medical Society & Alliance Charitable Foundation awards grants to health-focused organizations

5/18/2018

, physicians, medical students, partners, and friends committed to advancing the health and well-being …Massachusetts Medical Society & Alliance Charitable Foundation awards grants to health-focused …The Massachusetts Medical Society & Alliance Charitable …

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Shared Decision Making: Essential Skills for Prostate, Lung & Breast Cancer Screening

5/17/2018

4294981842 For patients, making decisions about getting screening tests for cancer involves weighing the benefits of early cancer detection and the possible harms.  The benefit is reduced risk of death from the cancer. Harms include over-diagnosis with associated over-treatment, the adverse effects of unnecessar

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