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MedBoard Matters

Medical regulation is an important but complicated topic. Join host Jean Fisher Brinkley to explore the North Carolina Medical Board’s mission and responsibilities and learn how NCMB protects the public. Patients and medical professionals – this podcast covers everything you need to know about the medical board, and then some!

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Demystifying the NCMB Investigative Process Jan 29, 2022

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In this episode of MedBoard Matters host, Jean Fisher Brinkley talks with NCMB’s Chief Investigative Officer, Pat Berckmiller about the North Carolina Medical Board's investigative process to help dispel and demystify it for our licensees.
Find resources mentioned in this podcast here.
Host: Jean Fisher Brinkley
Guest: Pat Berckmiller
Producer: Sylvia French-Hodges

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Email your questions to: podcast@ncmedboard.org.

Clinicians’ critical role in protecting children from abuse Dec 17, 2021

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In this episode of MedBoard Matters host, Jean Fisher Brinkley speaks with some of North Carolina's foremost experts in addressing child maltreatment and focuses on the clinicians’ critical role in protecting children from abuse.
Visit the Board's resource page to access the links mentioned in this episode.
Host: Jean Fisher Brinkley
Guests: Molly Berkoff, MD, MPH, Melinda Manning, JD, MSW, Karen Burke-Haynes, MD
Producer: Sylvia French-Hodges

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Email your questions to: podcast@ncmedboard.org.

Our very first mailbag episode Nov 30, 2021

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In this episode of MedBoard Matters, we dig deep into our mailbag to answer some of our frequently asked questions and spend a good portion of the episode focused on Physician Assistants and some of the key responsibilities and practice guidelines in place for them.
Check out the resources and web links mentioned in this episode.
Host: Jean Fisher Brinkley
Guest: Memory Dossenbach
Producer: Sylvia French-Hodges

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Email your questions to: podcast@ncmedboard.org.

Urgent need for outside medical reviewers Oct 29, 2021

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What is an outside medical reviewer and why does the Board need them? What do they do? How can they help preserve self-regulation in medicine? All of these questions are answered in this episode of MedBoard Matters. Host, Jean Fisher Brinkley talks with NCMB’s Chief Legal Officer Thom Mansfield and Deputy General Counsel Brian Blankenship about how the Board uses outside reviewers and why they’re so important.
Learn more about the process on the Board's website.
Read the Expert Reviewer Manual here.
To indicate your interest in providing outside medical reviews, contact reviewers@ncmedboard.org or call 919-326-1100, x282.
Host: Jean Fisher Brinkley
Guests: Thom Mansfield and Brian Blankenship
Producer: Sylvia French-Hodges

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Email your questions to: podcast@ncmedboard.org.

One year later... Sep 29, 2021

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This is a special episode of MedBoard Matters because – it’s our birthday. The month of September marks one full year of podcast episodes, and we thought it appropriate to pause and observe that milestone. Host, Jean Fisher Brinkley shares some thoughts about what we’ve learned in our first year of podcasting, and where we are headed next with this endeavor.
Host: Jean Fisher Brinkley
Produced by: Sylvia French-Hodges

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Email your questions to: podcast@ncmedboard.org.

Covid-19 vaccination push: A conversation with NC DHHS's Dr. Betsey Tilson Aug 18, 2021

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In this episode, you are going to hear straight from State Health Director and NC DHHS Chief Medical Officer Dr. Elizabeth “Betsey” Tilson about why it’s so important to get vaccination rates up in North Carolina and how pivotal our healthcare providers are to this effort. Dr. Tilson also shares information about several tools that have been developed to help shape conversations for patients who have been reluctant to get vaccinated.
Check out those resources on our website.
Host: Jean Fisher Brinkley
Guest: Dr. Elizabeth “Betsey” Tilson
Producer: Sylvia French-Hodges

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Email your questions to: podcast@ncmedboard.org.

How to look up a doctor or PA on the Board's website Jul 29, 2021

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Are you ready to become a more informed patient? In this episode of MedBoard Matters, host, Jean Fisher Brinkley walks listeners through how to perform a provider search on the Board's website and the anatomy of a licensee page. She also answers some pretty key questions about the types of information the Board collects and what it means to healthcare consumers.
Host: Jean Fisher Brinkley
Producer: Sylvia French-Hodges

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Email your questions to: podcast@ncmedboard.org.

Mandatory use of NC CSRS Jun 28, 2021

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In this episode of MedBoard Matters, host, Jean Fisher Brinkley reviews the STOP Act requirement to check the NC Controlled Substances Reporting System (NC CSRS) before prescribing certain controlled substances which go in effect July 7, 2021. Jean also talks with Stephanie Johnson, Manager of the PDMP Utilization Project for NC CSRS about recent updates to the system and the ease of practice integration through EHR systems.
See all of the resources referenced in the episode here.
Host: Jean Fisher Brinkley
Guest: Stephanie Johnson
Producer: Sylvia French-Hodges

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Email your questions to: podcast@ncmedboard.org.

Ep. 11 Preview: Mandatory use of NC CSRS Jun 21, 2021

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Mandatory use of NC CSRS goes in effect July 7, 2021. In our next episode of MedBoard Matters, host, Jean Fisher Brinkley will give physicians, physician assistants and other controlled substances prescribers the information they need to ensure they are in compliance by July 7th.

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Email your questions to: podcast@ncmedboard.org.

Signing a death certificate: Why it matters May 29, 2021

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In this episode of MedBoard Matters, host, Jean Fisher Brinkley talks about the medical professional’s obligation to certify deaths and the havoc that results when this obligation is not fulfilled.
Resources mentioned in the podcast are located on the Board's podcast page.
Host: Jean Fisher Brinkley
Guest: Dr. Karen Burke-Haynes
Producer: Sylvia French-Hodges

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Email your questions to: podcast@ncmedboard.org.

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