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PROMOTING EXCELLENCE IN MEDICAL PRACTICE, LICENSURE AND REGULATION
The Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) is a national non-profit organization representing the 70 medical and osteopathic boards of the United States and its territories. The FSMB leads by promoting excellence in medical practice, licensure, and regulation as the national resource and voice on behalf of state medical and osteopathic boards in their protection of the public.
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FSMB Releases Annual Summary of Board Actions Report
The FSMB released its Summary of 2011 Board Actions report, a compilation of disciplinary actions initiated by state medical boards during the previous year. In 2011, medical boards took a total of 6,034 disciplinary actions, an increase of nearly 400 actions from 2010. Read the Summary of 2011 Board Actions report.
FSMB Releases 2012 Annual Report
The FSMB released a Centennial edition of its 2012 Annual Report, with a special section highlighting FSMB’s history and its century of service, partnership, innovation and leadership with state medical boards. The report includes updates on FSMB initiatives in a wide array of areas, including advocacy and policy, Maintenance of Licensure, license portability and much more. Read the annual report.
FSMB Elects New Officers
Delegates at the FSMB’s 100th Annual Meeting, held April 26-28 in Fort Worth, Texas, elected new officers, board members and committee members. Lance A. Talmage, MD, of the State Medical Board of Ohio, assumed the position of Chair of the FSMB Board of Directors, and Jon V. Thomas, MD, MBA, of the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice, was elected Chair-elect. Learn more.
FSMB Adopts New Policies on Social Media, Reentry to Practice
The FSMB House of Delegates adopted new policies on several key medical regulatory issues. The Model Policy Guidelines for the Appropriate Use of Social Media and Social Networking in Medical Practice provide recommendations for state medical boards to consider in educating their licensees on the proper use of social media and social networking websites. The Report of the Special Committee on Reentry to Practice encourages boards to develop a standardized process for physicians and physician assistants to demonstrate their competence prior to reentering practice after an extended absence from clinical practice.
Expanded edition of Responsible Opioid Prescribing Now Available
The FSMB Foundation has released a newly revised second edition of Responsible Opioid Prescribing. The expanded edition offers important new material, including research on opioid prescribing not available when the first edition was published in 2007, and updated recommendations for prescribers.
Responsible Opioid Prescribing: A Clinician's Guide offers clinicians effective strategies for reducing the risk of addiction, abuse and diversion of opioids that they prescribe for their patients in pain. Written by pain medicine specialist Scott M. Fishman, M.D., this revised and expanded edition offers important new material, including research on opioid prescribing that was not available when the first edition was published in 2007, and updated recommendations for prescribers. The update is especially important given the rise of opioid abuse and related deaths in the United States as well as the ongoing need for legitimate patient access to pain medications. Click here for more information.
FSMB Launches Centennial Website
2012 will mark the 100th anniversary of the Federation of State Medical Boards. In honor of this historic event, the FSMB is excited to launch its Centennial website.
The website showcases past and present leadership, an interactive map linking to micro-histories of each state medical and osteopathic board, photo galleries of meetings and leadership, as well as videos focused on the value of state boards and the service of the FSMB to its membership. Visit the Centennial website for updates on additional activities and events the FSMB has planned to celebrate its 100th anniversary.
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