Resources & Information

July-August 2021 Digital Forum

Can NC get COVID-19 vaccination rates up enough to stop the spread?

Articles

• NC DHHS makes direct appeal to clinicians: help us boost COVID-19 vaccination
• CDC advisory: inappropriate Ivermectin use is causing serious illness
• State Health Director calls for NC to boost COVID vaccination rates now
• Share your opinion with NC DHHS: Readiness to support the state’s COVID-19 vaccination goals
• NCMB selects Board officers for 2021-2022
• Mandatory use of NC CSRS: tell NC DHHS how it’s going
• May-June 2021 Board Actions Report

May-June 2021 Digital Forum

In this edition of the Forum, Board President Venkata Jonnalagadda reflect on NCMB’s long term commitment to clinician wellness, we discuss the impending mandatory CSRS use requirement, which takes effect July 7, 2021, and medication-assisted treatment experts opine about the recent decision to waive the extensive training requirement for clinicians who want to treat patients for addiction with the drug buprenorphine.

March-April 2021 Digital Forum

Happy spring! This issue includes a call for applicants for FOUR seats on the North Carolina Medical Board, including positions for physicians, a PA and one NP. Train up to correctly certify deaths and register to use the state’s new online death registration system, coming soon to your county. And, the 2020 NCMB Annual Report is now available.

January-February 2021 Digital Forum

In this issue of the Forum, NCMB President Venkata Jonnalagadda, MD, encourages licensees to help patients overcome potential resistance to the COVID-19 vaccine, NC DHHS Secretary Mandy Cohen, MD, discusses why she’s feeling optimistic about COVID-19 in North Carolina on the latest episode of NCMB’s podcast, and we deliver a heads up about mandatory use of the NC Controlled Substances Reporting System: this is happening, and soon.

January 2021 Forum - Special Edition

In this special edition of the Forum, NCMB President Venkata Jonnalagadda, MD, the role of NC clinicians in supporting the state’s goal of vaccinating the maximum number of people possible against COVID-19. Learn how to register as a vaccinator and get all the latest information on where things stand with COVID in North Carolina.