NCMS Board Nominations Close Monday, July 3
Nominate your colleagues for a leadership position on the North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) Board of Directors by Monday, July 3, the deadline for nominations. To make it easier, this year we have an online process. Simply go to this link, create an account and make your nomination. The positions open for nominations are:
NCMS Board of Directors:
- President-Elect
- NCMS Secretary-Treasurer
- Board of Directors, Region 3 Representative
- Board of Directors, Region 4 Representative
- Board of Directors, At-Large Member
Nominating & Leadership Development Committee positions for election:
- Region 2 Representative
- Region 3 Representative
- Region 4 Representative
To review who currently serves on our Board of Directors and see the geographic location for each of our regions, visit our Board of Directors webpage.
Problem Solved: CMV Certification
If you need an answer or a problem solved regarding your practice, as a North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) member you have access to our Solution Center Coordinator, Belinda McKoy, who is standing by to help you solve the problem or answer your question. Call (919-833-3836 x142) or email Belinda the next time you need a problem solved.
Here is a common question Belinda receives:
Q: Are physicians who conduct physical examinations for interstate commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers required to be certified?
A: As of May 21, 2014, all commercial drivers must be examined by a medical professional listed on the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners.
Please visit The Complete Guide to Medical Examiner Certification for details.
Still Time to Voice Your Opinion on NCMS Governance
At the 2014 North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) House of Delegates, proposed amendments to the NCMS Constitution and Bylaws were passed to re-engineer the NCMS governance structure. The goal of the proposed amendments is to establish a policymaking process within the NCMS that is more accessible and efficient. One option to be considered is to develop a mechanism for NCMS members to bring issues to the Board of Directors for discussion and action on a timely basis, rather than waiting for the House of Delegates to meet annually.
Following the House of Delegates meeting, NCMS President Robert Schaaf, MD appointed a Bylaws Modernization Task Force. As part of their work, all members have been contacted by email to respond to an online survey. The NCMS has contracted with McLaughlin & Associates, a national public opinion firm, to conduct this Internet survey of all NCMS members. This survey will assist in determining how best the NCMS can represent its members.
The survey launched on Friday, January 9 and is being administered by McLaughlinOnline.com, an Internet polling service fully owned and operated by McLaughlin & Associates, and powered by Qualtrics, an online data collection engine.
Please take a few minutes to complete the survey you received via email now if you haven't already done so to give the NCMS leadership valuable information about your expectations for member representation and how you prefer to engage with us and other professional organizations. The survey will only take a few minutes of your time, and will be invaluable to the NCMS and its leadership. Thank you in advance for your participation in this survey.
Note: To ensure valid results, the survey is email specific and can only be accessed through the email sent to your address on Jan. 9. A reminder email with link to the survey and the password was sent on Jan. 14.
Learning Opportunities
"A Gift to Your Family: Advance Health Care Planning" presented by the NC Bar Association Health Law Section, Saturday, Jan. 24, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Community Family Life & Recreation Center @ Lyon Park (1309 Halley Street, Durham, NC, 27707). Read more.
CCNC Project Lazarus Training, A Guide to Rational Opioid Prescribing for Chronic Pain will assist prescribers of pain medications to understand and treat chronic pain and safer opioid prescribing. The seminar will include a complimentary dinner and dialogue with other concerned professionals. Find the place and date that works for you and register below:
Each of these will offer 3 prescribed credits of AMA Category 1.
NC Dermatology Association Annual Meeting, Jan. 23-25, Grandover Resort, Greensboro, NC. The meeting has been approved for 11.75 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit and 11.75 hours of AAD Category 1 Credit. Get the details and register today.
MAHEC's Spring CE offerings include:
February 19th – May 28: “MAHEC Motivational Interviewing for Health Care”
March 13-14: “Everything Has Changed: New Prevention & Management Recommendations in Primary Care”
March 24: “Practical Matters in Dementia Care”
April 30: “Finding Stability: Management to Live Better with Parkinson Disease or Essential Tremor”
May 6-8: “MAHEC Women’s Recovery Conference”
May 8: "Healthcare Express Track"
May 12: “You’re Looking at Me Like I Live Here and I Don’t – A Unique Documentary About Living with Alzheimer’s and Post-Film Panel Discussion”
Save-the-Dates: June 3-6: “Southeast Pain Symposium”
Cleveland Clinic Florida has three cutting-edge medical symposiums coming up in February 2015. They are part of Cleveland Clinic Florida’s week-long Digestive Disease Institute’s Education Week. Visit the website for details.
- 26th Jagelman / 36th Turnbull International Colorectal Disease Symposium, Feb. 10-15, 2015 at the Harbor Beach Marriott Hotel in Fort Lauderdale, FL.
- 4th Annual Gastroenterology & Hepatology Symposium, Feb. 12 – 14, 2015 at the Harbor Beach Marriott Hotel in Fort Lauderdale, FL.
- 14th Annual Surgery of the Foregut Symposium, Feb. 14 – 18, 2015 at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, FL.
Save March 4, 2015 for North Carolina Pregnancy & Opioid Exposure Project’s conference, “Pregnancy & Opioid Exposure: Improving Outcomes for Women, Infants, and Families” in Greensboro. Learn the current and emerging approaches to best support families at risk for experiencing opioid exposed pregnancies in North Carolina. Medical, behavioral health, justice, child welfare and other professionals working with women of childbearing age, and their infants, are encouraged to attend.
ICD-10 Boot Camp, NCMGMA's General Code Set Training, March 26 & 27, 2015, 8 am – 5 pm, Women's Educational Center, Greensboro, NC. This intensive 2-day, 16-hour, General Code Set Training is designed specifically for coding staff and intended to give attendees a comprehensive understanding of guidelines and conventions of ICD-10 as well as fundamental knowledge of how to decipher, understand and accurately apply codes in ICD-10. This Training is approved for 16 CEUs through AAPC. Get more information and register.
Sixth Annual Addiction Medicine Conference, April 10-11, Asheville, Learn more and register.
Save the date -- June 12, 2015, for Go SIMple, an opportunity to learn about the hottest trends in simulation education from experts. The training session will be held at Campbell University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Lillington, NC.