Maine Academy of Family Physicians
34th Annual Family Medicine Update
March 19-21, 2026
AGENDA
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Thursday, March 19, 2026 |
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TIME |
SESSION |
SPEAKER(S) |
LOCATION |
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1:00 PM – 5:00 PM |
KSA -Palliative Care |
John Kroger, MD; Teresa Letellier, MD |
Baypoint Ballroom |
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5:00 PM - 8:00 PM |
MAFP Board of Directors Meeting |
Board of Directors |
Penobscot Bay |
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Friday, March 20, 2026 |
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TIME |
SESSION |
SPEAKER(S) |
LOCATION |
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7:00 AM |
REGISTRATION AND BREAKFAST |
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8:00 AM – 9:00 AM |
Food is Medicine: Evidence Based Nutrition |
Jessica Faraci, MD |
Baypoint Ballroom
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9:00 AM – 10:00 AM |
Longitudinal Primary Care following gestational diabetes and/or hypertension |
Stephanie McCullough, MD |
Baypoint Ballroom |
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10:00 AM – 10:15 AM |
Break |
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10:15 AM – 11:15 AM |
Direct Primary Care |
Brian Pierce, MD |
Baypoint Ballroom |
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10:15 AM – 11:15 AM |
Concurrent Workshop: Sports Injections |
Kaitlin Minnehan, MD |
Penobscot Bay |
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11:15 AM – 12:15 PM |
Death Certificate Completion |
Taylor Slemmer, Medicolegal Death Investigator II |
Baypoint Ballroom |
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12:15 PM – 1:15 PM |
Lunch |
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1:15 PM – 2:15 PM |
Clinical Care for Patients Affected by PFAS Exposure |
Rachel Criswell, MD, MS |
Baypoint Ballroom |
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2:15 PM – 3:15 PM |
Breastfeeding Basics for Family Physicians |
Kathleen Polonchek, MD; Paula Norcott, IBCLC |
Baypoint Ballroom |
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3:15 PM – 3:30 PM |
Break |
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3:30 PM – 4:30 PM |
Ethical Dilemmas in Primary Care |
Jims Jean-Jaques, DO |
Baypoint Ballroom |
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4:30 PM - 5:30 PM |
AAFP Update |
Sarah Nosal, MD, AAFP President |
Baypoint Ballroom |
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5:30 PM – 6:00 PM |
Welcome Reception |
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6:00 PM – 7:00 PM |
The Advocacy Roundtable: Your Voice, Your Impact |
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SATURDAY, March 21, 2026 |
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TIME |
SESSION |
SPEAKER(S) |
LOCATION |
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7:00 AM |
REGISTRATION AND BREAKFAST |
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8:00 AM – 9:00 AM |
Trauma-Informed Care |
Jiana Menedez, MD |
Baypoint Ballroom |
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9:00 AM – 10:00 AM |
Tick and other Vector Borne Illnesses: The Things that Bug US. |
Devin Myles, MD, MPH |
Baypoint Ballroom |
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10:00 AM – 10:15 AM |
Break |
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10:15 AM – 11:15 AM |
Concurrent Workshop: Wilderness Medicine |
Jerome Pomeranz, MD |
Baypoint Ballroom |
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10:15 AM – 11:15 AM |
Concurrent Workshop: Do for the MD |
Jenn Eaton, DO |
Penobscot Bay |
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11:15 AM – 12:15 PM |
Cardiac Devices (Pacers, ICD’s) |
Tristan Reynolds, DO; Sebastian Jablonski, DO |
Baypoint Ballroom |
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12:15 PM – 1:30 PM |
ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING AND LUNCHEON |
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1:30 PM – 2:30 PM |
Opioid Use Disorder |
Elizabeth Mock, MD, MPH, FAAFP |
Baypoint Ballroom |
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2:30 PM – 3:30 PM |
From Awareness to Action - Practical Approaches to Alcohol Use Disorder in Primary Care |
Brendan Prast, MD |
Baypoint Ballroom |
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3:30 PM – 4:30 PM |
Beyond Counting Sheep - Evidence based treatment of Insomnia |
Diane Zvaotsky, MD |
Baypoint Ballroom |
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4:30 PM – 4:45 PM |
CLOSING REMARKS |
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5:00 PM – 6:00 PM |
MAFP Social - Firepit and Smores, Hot Cocoa and Coffee |
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