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PBCMS is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to uniting physicians to serve the common interest of the profession, developing and maintaining the highest professional and ethical standards of the medical profession, advocating the interests of physicians and their patients, and collaborating with others to improve the community’s health.

FMA News

Mandatory Opioid CME Information
Mandatory consultation of PDMP database went into effect July 1, 2018. The following are opportunities for the Mandatory Opioid CME that are available.

Online 
Florida Medical Association
Controlled Substance Prescribing Course for MD/DO - https://flmedical.inreachce.com/Details/Information/c64bbce1-c037-4008-b6bd-1204fd149224 

Florida Department of Health HB21 FAQ - http://www.flhealthsource.gov/FloridaTakeControl/faqs

The Baptist Health South Florida CME Department 
Online Learning Program appreciates the opportunity to be able to provide the Prescribing Controlled Substances course to Palm Beach County physicians. The direct URL to the Baptist Health CME Portal is CMEOnline.BaptistHealth.net. Please contact Marie Vital Acle, MPH, MCHES by email [email protected] or phone 786-596-1668. Click here for more information. 

Live Stream
Jupiter Medical Center & Boca Raton Regional Hospital will be hosting a live stream of the FMA Mandatory Opioid CME on Friday, August 3rd from 2:45-4:45pm. This livestream content is for the new mandatory Opioid CME that is a required course for FL licensed practitioners registered to the DEA to prescribed controlled substances. The FMA will be providing the credit for this CME and will report directly to CE Broker for you. To register for Jupiter Medical Center please email Brianne Paterno at [email protected].  Click here to register for Boca Raton Regional Hospital if you plan on attending this course. 

PBCMS Board of Directors Physician Statements 

Click here to read the PBCMS Board of Directors Physician Statement on Gun Violence 

Click here to read the PBCMS Board of Directors Opioid Position Statement