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Aug 30 2019

A brief introduction to MAT for opioid use disorder

 Categories:  Special Features MAT may just be the “buzziest” term in medicine. Anyone who follows the opioid overdose epidemic and efforts to… Read More…
Aug 30 2019

Project ECHO: Support for MAT providers, new and established

 Categories:  Special Features Getting started with medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder can be an intimidating prospect,… Read More…
Aug 30 2019

June-July 2019 Board Actions Report

 Categories:  Board Actions Report This report displays actions taken in June-July 2019. View the Adverse Actions Report Read More…
Aug 27 2019

We’re the Medical Board and we’re here to help. No, really!

  Barbara E. Walker, DO  Categories:  President’s Message At a national meeting I attended about a year ago, an international medical regulatory official shared a story that neatly… Read More…
Aug 19 2019

Q & A with Dr. Jana Burson: Elements of quality MAT

 Categories:  Special Features Clinicians who are unfamiliar with addiction medicine are sometimes skeptical about the value of opioid treatment… Read More…
Aug 8 2019

Adverse Actions Report - April-June 2019

This report displays adverse actions taken during April 2019 - June 2019. View the Adverse Actions report for April-June 2019 Read More…
Aug 8 2019

Celebrating the continued development of the PA profession in North Carolina

  Katharine D. Kovacs, PA-C  Categories:  From the Office of the Medical Director I recently had the opportunity to reunite with six PAs I trained with, a group of women I have now known for more than 40… Read More…
Aug 8 2019

Year in review: A look back at data from 2018

Here is a look back at some of the data from 2018 (A .pdf file is available below). You can view this and other expanded… Read More…
Aug 8 2019

NCMB Position Statements: Changes in 2018

 Categories:  Position Statements NCMB regularly reviews and revises, as needed, its existing position statements. Here are the position statements the… Read More…
Aug 8 2019

New position statement: Clinician obligation to complete certificates of death

 Categories:  Position Statements North Carolina law requires that when a death does not meet criteria for jurisdiction by the Medical Examiner (N.C. Gen.… Read More…