Laws Related to Continuing Medical Education
Fluoroscopy License

In 2001, the Department of Health Services instituted the requirement that California-licensed physicians and surgeons who have fluoroscopy licenses need to earn ten (10) approved continuing education credits in the two years prior to the expiration of their certificate in Fluoroscopy.

Pain Management - AB487

AB487 states that all physicians, with the exception of pathologists and radiologists, must collect 12 hours of CME on the topics of pain management and the treatment of terminally ill and dying patients by December 31, 2006.
Please check our CME Calendar for upcoming Pain conferences.
Another great resource is AMA Online Series.

 

Geriatric Medicine - AB1820

AB1820 requires general internists and family practice physicians with patient populations in which over twenty-five percent of patients are at least 65 years of age to complete at least twenty percent of their CME in the field of geriatric medicine.
Please check our CME Calendar for upcoming Pain conferences.
Other resources: Geriatric Medicine for Primay Care Physicians