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<p align="left">Dear Maine Benzodiazepine Study Group (MBSG) Colleagues:</p>
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<p align="left">The next meeting of the Maine Benzodiazepine Study Group is scheduled for Tuesday, January 17 from 5:00 - 6:30 pm. For technical reasons, this meeting will be a telephone conference call only (no televideo feeds). All subsequent monthly meetings are scheduled as video-conference meetings.</p>
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<p align="left">The 2006 schedule of MBSG meetings (held the 3rd Tuesday of each month) is as follows:</p>
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<p align="left">February 21</p>
<p align="left">March 21</p>
<p align="left">April 18</p>
<p align="left">May 16</p>
<p align="left">June 20</p>
<p align="left">July 18</p>
<p align="left">August 15</p>
<p align="left">September 19</p>
<p align="left">October 17</p>
<p align="left">November 21</p>
<p align="left">December 19</p>
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<p align="left">All meetings will be held during the 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. (EST) time slot. Please mark your calendars. </p>
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<p align="left">_______________________________________________________________________</p>
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<p align="left">Those individuals planning to participate by telephone at the January 17th meeting should contact Bill Flagg at the Cary Medical Center (voice- 207-498-1376 or e-mail- bflagg@carymed.org) for call-in information. </p>
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<p align="left">JANUARY 17, 2006 MBSG MEETING </p>
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<p align="left">AGENDA: PART I - 5:00 - 5:45 P.M. (EST)</p>
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<p align="left">1. Introductions</p>
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<p align="left">2. Review of applicants and nominees for the MBSG Steering Committee</p>
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<p align="left">3. Formal wording of 2005 benzodiazepine survey question</p>
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<p align="left">4. Status report of 2005 conference products</p>
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<p align="left">5. Discussion on direction for the MBSG Drug Policy Group to take in the future</p>
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<p align="left">6. Advance discussion of potential topics for the Fall 2006 annual MBSG conference</p>
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<p align="left">AGENDA: PART II - 5:45 - 6:30 P.M. (EST)</p>
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<p align="left">1. Introductions</p>
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<p align="left">2. Review of applicants and nominees for the Unused Medicine Group Steering Committee </p>
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<p align="left">3. Discussion of documentary on bad drug donation and waste medicines</p>
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<p align="left">4. Development of Maine certification for good drug return programs</p>
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<p align="left">5. Resident competition for Fall 2006 annual MBSG conference on the topic(s) of benzodiazepine use, misuse, and abuse and/or waste medicines</p>
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<p align="left">Lenard W. Kaye, D.S.W.</p>
<p align="left">Professor, School of Social Work</p>
<p align="left">Director, Center on Aging </p>
<p align="left">5723 Donald P. Corbett Building, Rm 334</p>
<p align="left">University of Maine</p>
<p align="left">Orono, Maine 04469</p>
<p align="left">telephone: 207-581-3483; fax: 207-581-4490</p>
<p align="left">e-mail: len.kaye@umit.maine.edu</p>
<p align="left">www.mainecenteronaging.org</p>
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