Prescribing CME requirement

CME rule changes

• Physician CME rule
• Physician assistant CME rule
• NC Rules Review Commission

CME information and resources

• Controlled Substances CME FAQs
• General CME FAQs
• CME logging form - licensees are NOT required to submit documentation unless requested

Conferences

• Southern Pain Society's 34th Annual Meeting - New Orleans, LA Nov. 13–Nov. 15, 2020 (up to 15.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™) Cost:$60.00-$420.00

In Person Controlled Substances CME Opportunities

Free

None at this time

Low Cost (~$100-250)

• Treating Pain Safely: An Update for Prescribers - MAHEC October 22, 2020 5:30 PM–8:45 PM (up to 3.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™) Cost: $45.00 (early bird); $60.00

Free Online Controlled Substances CME Opportunities (Maintained as a courtesy; Not an exhaustive list)

• MAHEC's Project ECHO® for Chronic Pain (5-Part Video Teleconference Series) August 18, 2020 - October 13, 2020 (up to 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ for every module completed)
• SCOPE of Pain (2 hours via Boston University School of Medicine) (Expiration Date: 02/28/2021)
• Beyond the Opioid Epidemic: Reframing Pain (Online) - SouthEast AHEC (up to .75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits) (Expiration Date: 03/19/2021)
• Beyond the Opioid Epidemic: Expectations and De-escalation (Online) SouthEast AHEC (up to .75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits)(Expiration Date: 03/19/2021)
• SCOPE of Pain Podcast Series via Boston University School of Medicine (2.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™) (Expiration Date: 4/19/2021)
• RECORDED WEBINAR Controlled Substance Prescribing Part 1: CDC Guideline and Controlled Substance Reporting System - Wake AHEC (1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™) (Expiration Date: 06/30/2021)
• RECORDED WEBINAR Controlled Substance Prescribing Part 2: Acute Pain and Adopting Tools for Change in the Clinic - Wake AHEC (1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™) (Expiration Date: 06/30/2021)
• RECORDED WEBINAR Controlled Substance Prescribing Part 3: Chronic Pain and Addiction Medicine - Wake AHEC (1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™) (Expiration Date: 06/30/2021)
• Providers Clinical Support System SUD 101 Core Curriculum - 22 online modules covering a variety of SUD topics (AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ available per module taken) (Expiration date: 07/26/2022)
• CO*RE/ASAM Pain Management and Opioids: Balancing Risks and Benefits - Up to 2.5 PRA Category 1 Credits™)

Low Cost (~$100-250) Online Controlled Substances CME Opportunities

• Optimizing Perioperative Pain Management: An evidence-based approach - American College of Surgeons Division of Education (up to 8.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™) Cost: $125.00/$175.00
• Treating Pain Safer: One hour Online Course for Safe Opioid Prescribing (MAHEC) Cost: $25.00 (Expiration Date: 03/15/2021)

Learn more

• Request a presentation on the new CME requirement and related topics