The Tennessee Medical Foundation is among 85 organizations across the state to receive grant awards in the first round of funding by Tennessee’s Opioid Abatement Council. The TN OAC was created to manage the disbursement of proceeds from lawsuits relating to opioids. A total of $81 million in grants was approved in March 2024. “The…
The TMF is extremely proud to present its 2023 Annual Report: Restoring Providers. Protecting Patients. Our messages from TMF leaders focus on the two-fold mission — supporting, advocating for, and restoring health providers to health and wellbeing; and protecting patients by helping to make sure their providers are at their best when delivering care.…
TMF Physician’s Health Program participants and graduates can register now for the 2024 Caduceus Retreat. The 37th retreat is scheduled for Friday, June 7-Sunday, June 9, at the Franklin Marriott Cool Springs in Franklin, TN. Details and links are on the TMF Caduceus Retreat web page at e-tmf.org/2024-caduceus-retreat. This year’s Saturday program, entitled “Your Future…
The Tennessee Medical Foundation is delighted to announce leadership changes on its Board of Directors and Physician’s Health Quality Improvement Committee (PHQIC), including two new members. “The Tennessee Medical Foundation is pleased to welcome new Board member Lee McLellan as Treasurer and new PHQIC member Dr. Brigham Scallion. We are also happy to announce that…
TMF Medical Director Dr. Michael Baron is a contributing author to a chapter on “Fitness for Duty” in the January 2024 edition of the Encyclopedia of the Neurological Sciences. Written for neurologists who specialize in Fitness for Duty evaluations of health professionals, the chapter describes the key considerations for these FFD evaluations for safety-sensitive workers,…
As the TMF celebrates 45 years of Saving Lives, Saving Careers in 2023, we are also honoring the 34th observance of National Recovery Month. Every September, the TMF joins recovery-focused organizations and individuals in raising public awareness surrounding mental health and addiction recovery. We promote and support new evidence-based treatment and recovery practices, the strong…
Tennessee’s health professional peer assistance programs are joining together to present the 2023 Mental Health, Recovery, and Suicide Prevention Summit on Saturday, September 23, from 10:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at the Tennessee Pharmacists Association Education Center, located at 1732 Lebanon Pike Circle in Nashville, TN. Details and registration are available on the TPA website. Sponsored by…
Registration is now open for the 2023 Caduceus Retreat, an annual event for current and former TMF Physician’s Health Program (PHP) participants and their families. Presenting speakers include Chip Dodd, PhD, son of the late TMF Medical Director David Dodd, MD, along with Colton Shannon, PhD, and Phil Herndon, MA, both of River Tree Center…
The Tennessee Medical Foundation is pleased to present its 2022 Annual Report. This year’s theme, 45 Years of Hope and Healing, highlights program pioneers, leadership, and milestones since its birth in 1978, as well as data from programs and services, and major accomplishments over the past year. The Annual Report pays homage to the late…
TMF Medical Director Dr. Michael Baron will be presenting along with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention at the upcoming Federation of State Physician Health Programs Annual Education Conference, slated for May 2-6 in Minneapolis, MN. Dr. Baron and AFSP’s Laura Hoffman will be sharing data and outcomes from our TN-PSQ mental health screening tool,…