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February 2019 Digital Forum
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- Call for applicants: Three physician Board Members seats available Nov. 1
- NCMB establishes MAT resource page
- 2018 PA compliance checks find issues in one out of three conducted
- From ineligible for licensure to Madam President | by Barbara E. Walker, DO
- New resource: Issuing a valid prescription handout
- Adverse Actions Report - December-January 2018
December 2018 digital Forum
November 2018 brought a changing of the guard, with Barbara E. Walker, DO, being sworn in as Board President. In other news, NCMB is seeking rule changes to increase PA license application and renewal fees for the first time in 13 years and the Board is working to raise public awareness of safe medication storage and disposal strategies. In his final President’s Message, outgoing Board President Tim E. Lietz, MD, reflects on NCMB’s revised mission statement and new vision statement.
Show ArticlesOctober 2018 - Bimonthly e-Forum
In October 2018, NCMB switched to bimonthly delivery of its electronic newsletter. The Board will continue to public print editions biannually, a Fall/Winter issue and a Spring/Summer issue.
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- Doing our part to prep for disaster | by Timothy E. Lietz, MD
- Free safe medication storage/disposal resource available to prescribers
- 2018 NCMB Licensee Survey: the results are in!
- Board Actions Report - Feb-July 2018
- Gov. Cooper announces appointment, reappointments
- Up to 10 percent of the emails in NCMB’s database are invalid
Forum, Spring-Summer 2018
The Spring-Summer 2018 Forum includes Dr. Timothy E. Lietz’s President’s Message on getting to the causes of physician burnout, the Board’s opioid investigative program marking two years, highlights from the 2017 program year, five questions with Board Member Jerri Patterson, NP, and much more.
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- Getting at the root causes of physician burnout | by Timothy E. Lietz, MD
- Changes to the Forum’s print edition publication schedule
- Pathbreaking opioid investigative program marks second anniversary
- Do you understand the STOP Act’s prescribing limits?
- Trending Topic: Physician obligation to complete death certificates
- Year in review: A look back at data from 2017
- Test your knowledge of the STOP Act
- National praise for NCMB’s work on opioids
- Renewal fee waiver for certain active duty licensees
- New SOPI investigative criteria proposed
- NCMB’s Parker tapped to serve in national role
- Getting to know the people of the NC Medical Board: Jerri L. Patterson, NP
- Accolades for two of NCMB’s own
- Quarterly Board Actions Report: November 2017 - January 2018