Posted on January 12th, 2012 by Frank Fortin
We learned today that the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine is notifying physicians by email that effective Feb. 1, it will require continuing medical education (CME) credits on two specific clinical topics as a condition of licensure and re-licensure: pain management and end of life care. It will require three hours of CME credits [...]
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Posted on December 20th, 2011 by Frank Fortin
Starting Jan. 1, every physician applying to renew or obtain a new Massachusetts license must complete at least three credits of education and training in pain management and opioid education. According to state regulations, such education includes “but is not limited to, training in how to identify patients at high risk for substance abuse and [...]
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Posted on November 3rd, 2011 by Erica Noonan
Too often, palliative care experts say, physicians are unable to carry out their patients end-of life wishes because they were contained in a document that was incomplete, too vague, not legally binding, or simply misplaced by family members. Massachusetts is poised to join more than 14 other states with formal Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment [...]
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Posted on October 18th, 2011 by Erica Noonan
An estimated 75 percent of patients will be unable to make some of their own medical decisions at the end of their lives. More physicians and clinicians are now finding that advanced directives and living wills are often too vague or unenforceable to ensure optimal care for dying patients. To ensure patients receive the end-of-life [...]
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