Forum, Fall 2017
The Fall 2017 Forum includes protocols for co-prescribing naloxone, Board member appointments, Dr. Eleanor E. Greene discussing the Board making public outreach a priority in her final President’s Message, five questions with Board Member Dr. Venkata Jonnalagadda, a new column in the Forum from NCPHP called Wellspring, a Q&A on licensee obligation to complete death certificates, and a timeline of the PA profession which celebrates 50 years of serving patients.
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- Wellspring by NCPHP: Bringing Wellness, Resilience and Recovery | by Joseph Jordan, PhD
- Raleigh pediatrician appointed to NCMB
- Happy 50th birthday to the Physician Assistant profession
- Trending Topic: Protocols for co-prescribing naloxone
- Getting to know the people of the NC Medical Board: Venkata Jonnalagadda, MD
- Pain management and addiction medicine experts needed for NCMB panel discussions
- Stay on top of NCMB news between issues
- Proposed rule defines “consultation” for PAs, supervisors
- Sitting Board Members reappointed
- May-July 2017 Quarterly Board Actions Report
- Making public outreach a priority | by Eleanor E. Greene, MD, MPH
- Licensee feedback helps shape new position statement
- Updated STOP Act FAQs
- Position Statement: Policy for the Use of Audio or Visual Recordings in Patient Care
- Licensee obligation to complete death certificates
Forum, Summer 2017
The Summer 2017 Forum includes a “quick start” guide to the STOP Act of 2017, addressing burnout from a doctor’s perspective, a Message From the President from Dr. Greene discussing caring for pain patients in the midst of mounting opioids regulation, five questions with Board Member Ralph W. Walker, JD, an article on revised opioids investigative criteria now in effect, and a call for panelists to participate in statewide series of panel discussions on responsible opioid prescribing practices.
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- FAQs: The STOP Act of 2017
- Revised opioids investigative criteria now in effect
- Workshop aims to reenergize physicians
- New structure, name for PA advisory body
- Faculty needed for upcoming controlled substances CME panel sessions
- Trending Topic: Documenting compliance with the new CS CME requirement
- Getting to know the people of the NC Medical Board: Ralph W. Walker, JD
- NCMB finalizes leadership team for 2017-2018
- Call for physician applicants: serve on the NC Medical Board
- Your “quick start” guide to the STOP Act of 2017
- Keeping your contact information accurate (and current)
- February-April 2017 Quarterly Board Actions Report
- Caring for pain patients in the midst of mounting opioids regulation | by Eleanor E. Greene, MD, MPH
- Physician Burnout: A Coach’s Perspective | by Ryan Bayley, MD
Forum, Spring 2017
The Spring 2017 Forum includes the 2016 Year in Review, information about the proposed Use of Photography in the Examination Room position statement, an article about Medicare’s new Quality Payment Program, a Message From the President from Dr. Greene discussing the new controlled substances CME requirement, five questions with Board Member Dr. Bryant Murphy, and a call for applicants to serve on the Board.
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- Applicants are needed for physician seats on the Board, for terms beginning Nov. 1
- Year in Review: A look back at data from 2016
- Need to register for NC CSRS? Our step-by-step guide makes it easy
- Board to begin collecting National Provider Identifier numbers
- Durham PA appointed to NCMB
- Getting to know the people of the NC Medical Board: Bryant A. Murphy
- Walker elected as President of national DO regulatory association
- Enhancing your licensee information page: add a “practice philosophy”
- Physician applicants needed
- Trending Topic: Checking for accuracy and completeness of online licensee information
- Seat available on the Perfusionist Advisory Committee
- What is MACRA and why should you care?
- Making the new controlled substances CME requirement as painless as possible | by Eleanor E. Greene, MD, MPH
- November 2016 - January 2017 Quarterly Board Actions Report
- Proposed position statement on the use of photography in the examination room
Forum, Winter 2017
The winter 2017 Forum includes Dr. Greene’s first Message from the President, a review of changes made to Position Statements in 2016, an infographic detailing the results of the licensee survey, an overview of proposed changes to the Safe Opioid Prescribing Initiative, and information on how to find course to satisfy the new CME requirement.
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- Spotlight: NC Controlled Substances Reporting System
- Licensee survey: here’s what you told us
- Call for applicants: physicians needed to serve on NCMB
- Board updates committee name
- Board votes to modify opioid investigations program
- Trending Topic: Finding controlled substances CME courses
- Update on PA Board Member appointment
- Getting to know the people of the NC Medical Board: Timothy E. Lietz, MD
- NCMB adopts CDC opioid guidelines
- Resolve to fight burnout and reclaim satisfaction in life, work | by Eleanor E. Greene, MD, MPH
- Using NCCSRS to improve opioid prescribing | by Steven D. Prakken, MD
- August-October 2016 Quarterly Board Actions Report
- 2016 PA compliance checks
- Position statement review: what changed in 2016?
