Final medical symposium June 8

MANCHESTER – Medical professionals have one more opportunity to receive free training on prescription drug abuse and diversion. The forum – which provides information about new state reporting requirements, the importance of understanding addiction, and ideas to help...
Forum addresses addiction issues

Forum addresses addiction issues

PRESTONSBURG – More than 125 professionals from across the region participated in an educational forum on addiction-related issues Saturday, November 12. The “Kentucky Medical Communities UNITED” program, hosted by Operation UNITE’s Medical Advisory Council at Allen...
Forum addresses addiction issues

Forum focuses on addiction issues

PRESTONSBURG – A free educational forum for medical professionals on addiction-related issues will be offered Saturday, Nov. 12, in Prestonsburg. Free Continuing Education Units (CEUs) will be offered for physicians, physician assistants, nurses, nurse practitioners,...

MAC members formalizing structure

PRESTONSBURG – More than a dozen providers of medical services are one step closer to formalizing an advisory council to the Operation UNITE Board of Directors. The group, representing a broad range of healthcare professions, met Thursday, March 3, to begin finalizing...
Council discusses prescription monitoring

Council discusses prescription monitoring

PRESTONSBURG – Kentucky’s efforts to monitor the sale of prescription drugs continues to be among the best in the country, but there is still much to be accomplished, the head of a national monitoring initiative told members of UNITE’s Medical Advisory Council...