November - December 2024 digital Forum
In this issue of the Forum, we do a round up of all position statements that are new, or were reviewed and/or revised in 2024, we shine a light on a concerning trend towards increased DWIs from Thanksgiving until the end of the calendar year with our latest podcast and announce three new Board Members. In addition, read all about the NC Controlled Substances Reporting System’s new “clinical alerts” initiative, browse NCMB public Board Actions for Sept-Oct 2024 and more.
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- 2024 Position Statement Year-in-Review
- NC CSRS now issuing ‘clinical alerts’ on high-risk patients
- NCMB welcomes three new Board Members
- September-October 2024 Board Actions Report
- Corporations, PAs and PLLCs: register your business by Dec. 31
- ICYMI: Catch up on our podcast
- Happy Holidays from NCMB, and remember to celebrate responsibly
September-October 2024 digital Forum
In this issue of the Forum, learn about NCMB’s efforts to help with the state’s response to Hurricane Helene, including certain waivers to make participating in medical relief efforts easier, read our outgoing Board President’s final message to licensees, get some tips on how to help patients coping with medication shortages on the latest episode of the MedBoard Matters podcast and more!
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- NCMB temporarily waives certain licensure, supervision requirements in response to Helene
- Report or view status: Directory of open western NC practices
- NCMB is a 2024 Wellbeing First Champion
- From the President: Closing my sevice with NCMB with a “heart full of gratitude” | by Christine M. Khandelwal, DO
- July-August 2024 Board Actions Report
- On the podcast: Drug shortages and helping patients through them
July-Aug 2024 digital Forum
In this issue of the Forum, Board President Christine Khandelwal reflects on higher-than expected suicidal ideation among NC physicians, and NCMB’s MedBoard Matters podcast highlights ways to help physicians who may be struggling. In the latest Lessons from the Disciplinary Committee feature, we discuss business arrangements licensees sometimes enter into without realizing they are unlawful. We also have NCMB public Board Actions for the months of May-June 2024 and more.
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- On the podcast: Addressing suicidality in NC physicians
- Lessons from NCMB’s Disciplinary Committee: Are you aiding the unlicensed practice of medicine?
- May-June 2024 Board Actions Report
- Four position statements updated
- NCMB selects leadership team for 2024-2025
- Suffering in silence: NC physicians are contemplating suicide, telling no one | by Christine M. Khandelwal, DO
May-June 2024 digital Forum
This issue features a message from Board President Christine Khandelwal, who reflects on the importance of treating opioid use addiction, and features two new position statements recently adopted by NCMB. Check out our two newest podcasts - Violence in Healthcare and a fun history quiz show in honor of NCMB’s 165th Anniversary - call for perfusionists to serve on the Perfusionist Advisory Council and share public Board Actions for March and April 2024.
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- Increasing access to treatment for opioid use disorder | by Christine M. Khandelwal, DO
- ICYMI: How well do our leaders know NCMB? A game show podcast
- Call for applicants: Perfusionist needed to serve on Advisory Council
- March-April 2024 Board Actions Report
- New position statements on defusing violent situations, use of innovative treatments
- Don’t miss it: MedBoard Matters podcast explores violence in healthcare
March - April 2024 digital Forum
This issue of the Forum features the latest installment of our Lessons from the Disciplinary Committee feature, which addresses messy practice breakups that put patients in the middle. Also, we take an up close and personal look at serving as a Board Member on the MedBoard Matters Podcast and announce our latest Annual Report and highlight video. Also, browse public Board actions for January-February 2024.
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- 2023 Annual Report & highlight video now available
- Is buprenorphine subject to the STOP Act’s prescribing limits?
- January-February 2024 Board Actions
- Lessons from NCMB’s Disciplinary Committee: Putting patients first in the midst of a practice “divorce”
- Reading this on your phone? Take our short survey
- Still time to apply for a seat on the NC Medical Board
- On the podcast: What it’s really like serving as a Board Member with the North Carolina Medical Board
January-February 2024 digital Forum
In this issue of the Forum, NCMB President Christine M. Khandelwal introduces herself and we announce a call for physician, PA and NP applicants to serve as NCMB Board Members. On the MedBoard Matters podcast, we discuss how NCMB partners with the state Department of Health and Human Services to get out key public health concerns, such as the recent resurgence of congenital syphilis, and we introduce a proposed position statement on conflicts in the healthcare setting.
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- Four clinician seats with NCMB available: physician, PA, NP applicants needed
- On the podcast: Combating congenital syphilis
- November-December 2023 Board Actions Report
- Telephone scams targeting licensees still active in NC
- From the President: Leading with gratitude | by Christine M. Khandelwal, DO
- Gabapentin now tracked in NC’s PDMP
- NCMB to consider position on conflicts in the healthcare setting