MMA

Dave Renner, MMA director of state and federal legislation, discusses proposed legislation on allowing the use of medical marijuana in Minnesota. The MMA will host a policy forum on March 5 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the Eagan Community Center to discuss the topic. To register, go to www.mnmed.org/MedicalMJ.  

Jaime Olson, MMA manager of continuing education, provides details on the MMA-sponsored Feb. 8 seminar at the University of Minnesota on extended-release/long-acting opioid prescribing.

Barbara Daiker gives background information on the MMA's work with the Choosing Wisely program, which the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation created in 2012 to encourage physicians and patients to think and talk about medical tests and procedures that may be unnecessary and, in some cases, can cause harm.

Dave Renner, the MMA's director of state and federal legislation, discusses the proposed changes to MMA's governance structure.

Dave Renner, MMA's director of state and federal legislation, discusses the recent AMA Annual Meeting in Chicago and its affects on Minnesota physicians.  

Dave Renner, MMA's director of state and federal legislation, and Eric Dick, MMA's manager of state legislative affairs, review the recently completed legislative session. 

Eric Dick, MMA's manager of state legislative affairs, provides information on and reasons to join MEDPAC, the MMA's political action committee.

Terry Ruane, MMA's director membership, marketing and communications, explains the thinking behind and the details for MMA's new listening sessions.

Guest: Eric Dick, MMA's manager of state legislative affairs. Topic: Dick makes the case for increasing the tax on tobacco in Minnesota and why it's the most effective way to deter young people from starting and to get adults to quit.

Guest: Dave Renner, MMA's director of state and federal legislation. Topic: Renner discusses the MMA's priority to ensure that the provider tax is fully repealed at the end of 2019.