MedBoard Matters

On this episode of MedBoard Matters, we interview two former Board Members (and Presidents) and our current Board President, Dr. Christine Khandelwal and uncover what drew each of them into pursuing service on the North Carolina Medical Board. Plus we outline the process for becoming a Board Member and much more.View the resources mentioned in this episode here.Host: Jean Fisher BrinkleyGuests: Dr. Tim Lietz; Dr.  Eleanor Greene; Dr. Christine KhandelwalProducer: Sylvia French-HodgesFollow the North Carolina Medical Board on X (formally Twitter), Facebook, and LinkedIn.Email your questions to: podcast@ncmedboard.org.

On this episode of MedBoard Matters we are partnering once again with NC DHHS to raise licensee awareness of a worrying resurgence of an illness considered all but eradicated: syphilis. Host, Jean Fisher Brinkley talks with Dr. Victoria Mobley, Medical Director of the HIV and Sexually Transmitted Disease section of the state Division of Public Health on ways clinicians can aid in the efforts to combat congenital syphilis.View the resources mentioned in this episode here.Host: Jean Fisher BrinkleyGuest: Dr. Victoria Mobley, NC DHHSProducer: Sylvia French-HodgesFollow the North Carolina Medical Board on X (formally Twitter), Facebook, and LinkedIn.Email your questions to: podcast@ncmedboard.org.

In this episode of MedBoard Matters, we are talking all about medical corporations and NCMB’s role in helping to register them in accordance with state law. Host, Jean Fisher Brinkley talks with the Board's Corporations Coordinator Malinda Sink about the key things our licensees should do when "hanging out their shingle".View the resources mentioned in this episode here.Host: Jean Fisher BrinkleyGuest: Malinda SinkProducer: Sylvia French-HodgesFollow the North Carolina Medical Board on X (formally Twitter), Facebook, and LinkedIn.Email your questions to: podcast@ncmedboard.org.

Problems and misunderstandings with physician supervision of PAs, NPs and other APPs are perennial issues in North Carolina Medical Board (NCMB) enforcement cases. In this episode of MedBoard Matters, Host, Jean Fisher Brinkley talks with John Goldfield, PA-C, who is an Assistant Medical Director with the NCMB about his experiences building successful relationships with supervising physicians.Host: Jean Fisher BrinkleyGuest: John Goldfield, PA-CProducer: Sylvia French-HodgesFollow the North Carolina Medical Board on X (formally Twitter), Facebook, and LinkedIn.Email your questions to: podcast@ncmedboard.org.

In this episode of MedBoard Matters, Host, Jean Fisher Brinkley talks with Clare Studwell, Founder & CEO of Flow Strategy about the survey results from our 2023 Licensee Survey. The Board asked providers to weigh in on topics ranging from their employment challenges to changes in opioid prescribing  to implementation of telemedicine in their practices. Listen in and see what we learned.Visit our website to access some of the resources discussed on the episode. Host: Jean Fisher BrinkleyGuest: Clare Studwell, Founder & CEO of Flow StrategyProducer: Sylvia French-HodgesFollow the North Carolina Medical Board on X (formally Twitter), Facebook, and LinkedIn.Email your questions to: podcast@ncmedboard.org.

In this episode of MedBoard Matters, Host, Jean Fisher Brinkley talks with Dr. Robyn Jordan, Medical Director of the UNC Addiction Medicine Fellowship about a new eight hour continuing medical education (CME) series that focuses on the treatment of opioid use disorder. This series satisfies the new one-time DEA training requirement that is part of the Medication and Treatment Access or MATE Act. Resources mentioned in the episode can be found here. Host: Jean Fisher BrinkleyGuest: Robyn Jordan, MD, PhD, Medical Director of the UNC Addiction Medicine FellowshipProducer: Sylvia French-HodgesFollow the North Carolina Medical Board on X (formally Twitter), Facebook, and LinkedIn.Email your questions to: podcast@ncmedboard.org.

In this episode of MedBoard Matters, Host, Jean Fisher Brinkley and the Board's Director of Legal Department Operations, Carren Mackiewicz,  discuss the Board’s revamped compliance & monitoring program and cover what the Board is doing to ensure that licensees who are ordered by the Board to do something  - either in the interim or permanently - are in compliance.ResourcesMedical board disciplinary terms and conceptsRecent Board actionsHost: Jean Fisher BrinkleyGuest: Carren Mackiewicz, Director of Legal Department Operations for the North Carolina Medical BoardProducer: Sylvia French-HodgesFollow the North Carolina Medical Board on X (formally Twitter), Facebook, and LinkedIn.Email your questions to: podcast@ncmedboard.org.

In this episode of MedBoard Matters, allow us to get a little nostalgic as we say goodbye to Mr. R. David Henderson, retiring CEO of the North Carolina Medical Board as he talks about his time at the Board and the many, many changes that have taken place at the organization over the last 26 years. Host: Jean Fisher BrinkleyGuest: R. David Henderson, retiring CEO of the North Carolina Medical BoardProducer: Sylvia French-HodgesFollow the North Carolina Medical Board on X (formally Twitter), Facebook, and LinkedIn.Email your questions to: podcast@ncmedboard.org.

In this episode of MedBoard Matters we are taking a look at the current landscape for MAT prescribing.  Host, Jean Fisher Brinkley talks with Dr. Blake Fagan, Department Chair of Family Medicine for MAHEC, the Mountain Area Health Education Center about current trends in MAT and dives into a training mandate on the horizon that impacts anyone with an active DEA registration.  Resources mentioned in this podcast:NCMB MAT Resource pageHost: Jean Fisher BrinkleyGuest: Dr. Blake Fagan, Department Chair of Family Medicine for MAHEC, the Mountain Area Health Education CenterProducer: Sylvia French-HodgesFollow the North Carolina Medical Board on X (formally Twitter), Facebook, and LinkedIn.Email your questions to: podcast@ncmedboard.org.

This episode of MedBoard Matters, dives into the second part of our two-part series on N.C. Gen. Stat. §90-5.4 (aka, Duty to Report); Specifically on our licensee's duty to report any fraudulent prescribing, drug diversion or theft of controlled substances by a licensee of the Board. Host, Jean Fisher Brinkley talks with the NCMB's Chief Investigative Officer, Pat Berckmiller and Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Karen Burke-Haynes about the types of cases the Board has seen around these activities and shares some guidance and CME resources designed to help our licensees with this difficult duty.Follow the North Carolina Medical Board on X (formally Twitter), Facebook, and LinkedIn.Email your questions to: podcast@ncmedboard.org.

This episode of MedBoard Matters, dives into the first part of a two-part series on N.C. Gen. Stat. §90-5.4 (aka, Duty to Report). This update to the NC Medical Practice Act took place in 2019 and requires medical professionals licensed by the North Carolina Medical Board to report:1. Any sexual misconduct by a licensee of the Board2. Any fraudulent prescribing, drug diversion or theft of controlled substances by a licensee of the Board.Host, Jean Fisher Brinkley talks with the medical board's two legislative liaisons, Thom Mansfield and Evelyn Contre, and also Deputy General Counsel Brian Blankenship about the statute and what it means for the licensees of the North Carolina Medical Board.Follow the North Carolina Medical Board on X (formally Twitter), Facebook, and LinkedIn.Email your questions to: podcast@ncmedboard.org.

As 2022 winds down, it seems appropriate to reflect on the year that we've had with the MedBoard Matters podcast and tell you what we have planned in 2023. But most importantly, we want to wish you all a very happy holiday season and thank you for listening to our podcast. ICYMI, here are our top three podcasts from 2022.  Patient dismissals: Preserving patient welfare when cutting tiesCultural Competence in MedicineMedication for opioid use disorder: Our best chance to turn the tide on overdose deathsSee you in February 2023!! Follow the North Carolina Medical Board on X (formally Twitter), Facebook, and LinkedIn.Email your questions to: podcast@ncmedboard.org.

Have you ever wondered what a physician assistant (PA) is and what role they play in patient care? In this episode of MedBoard Matters, host, Jean Fisher Brinkley talks with Molly Calabria, PA-C (President) and Meg Beal, MMS, PA-C (President-Elect) of the North Carolina Academy of Physician Assistants about their backgrounds, educational journeys, history of the PA profession, and more.Host: Jean Fisher BrinkleyGuests: Molly Calabria, PA-C and Meg Beal, MMS, PA-CProducer: Sylvia French-HodgesFollow the North Carolina Medical Board on X (formally Twitter), Facebook, and LinkedIn.Email your questions to: podcast@ncmedboard.org.

Can you file an anonymous complaint with the North Carolina Medical Board? The short answer is "yes", but there are some things you need to know first. In this episode of MedBoard Matters, host, Jean Fisher Brinkley talks with the Board's Complaints Manager, Shikha Sinha about the whys and the hows and covers the possible issues with trying to stay anonymous when filing a complaint against a doctor or PA.Host: Jean Fisher BrinkleyGuest: Shikha SinhaProducer: Sylvia French-HodgesFollow the North Carolina Medical Board on X (formally Twitter), Facebook, and LinkedIn.Email your questions to: podcast@ncmedboard.org.

In this episode of MedBoard Matters, host, Jean Fisher Brinkley talks with two of North Carolina's leading experts and educators in utilizing medication for the treatment of opioid use disorder. Dr. Robyn Jordan and Dr. Shuchin Shukla talk about the various trainings available in our state and how stigma and hesitance to prescribe buprenorphine or methadone should not interfere with providers offering this life-saving treatment option. Resources mentioned in this podcast: NCMB MAT Resource pageHost: Jean Fisher BrinkleyGuests: Dr. Robyn Jordan and Dr. Shuchin Shukla Producer: Sylvia French-HodgesFollow the North Carolina Medical Board on X (formally Twitter), Facebook, and LinkedIn.Email your questions to: podcast@ncmedboard.org.

In this episode of MedBoard Matters, host, Jean Fisher Brinkley talks about the Board's premiere outreach program called the Regulatory Immersion Series (or RImS for short). This program takes the medical board disciplinary process to students at North Carolina medical and physician assistant programs to help early career professionals understand the role of medical regulation. Host: Jean Fisher BrinkleyGuests: Dr. Barbara Walker and Dr. Christine KhandelwalProducer: Sylvia French-HodgesFollow the North Carolina Medical Board on X (formally Twitter), Facebook, and LinkedIn.Email your questions to: podcast@ncmedboard.org.

In this episode of MedBoard Matters, host, Jean Fisher Brinkley talks with the NCMB's Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Karen Burke-Haynes about how to best preserve patient welfare when a provider dismisses a patient from their medical practice and covers the obligations they have when cutting ties. Resources mentioned in this podcast:NCMB's position statement on the Licensee-Patient RelationshipHost: Jean Fisher BrinkleyGuest: Dr. Karen Burke-HaynesProducer: Sylvia French-HodgesFollow the North Carolina Medical Board on X (formally Twitter), Facebook, and LinkedIn.Email your questions to: podcast@ncmedboard.org.

In this episode of MedBoard Matters, host, Jean Fisher Brinkley highlights the Board's 2021 annual report and speaks with Dr. Joe Jordan and Dr. Clark Gaither from the NC Professionals Health Program about a troubling threefold increase from 2020 to 2021 of public actions related to alcohol and substance use.Resources mentioned in the podcast:2021 NCMB Annual ReportNC Professionals Health Program websiteHost: Jean Fisher BrinkleyGuests: Dr. Joe Jordan and Dr. Clark Gaither from the NC Professionals Health ProgramProducer: Sylvia French-HodgesFollow the North Carolina Medical Board on X (formally Twitter), Facebook, and LinkedIn.Email your questions to: podcast@ncmedboard.org.

In this episode of MedBoard Matters, we talk with NC DHHS Sec. Kody Kinsley about the state's latest COVID-19  efforts and he shares his vision for life beyond COVID-19.  He outlines some of the key health initiatives he plans to focus on for North Carolinians including Medicaid expansion, mental health services, equity and diversity in healthcare, and the power of data analysis to help shape healthcare policy.Resources mentioned in podcast​:NC DHHS WebsiteCOVID-19 DashboardDivision of Child and Family Well-BeingWIC ProgramSimplified Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP)Healthy North Carolina 2030Blood donation eligibility letter to the FDARed Cross locations for blood donationHost: Jean Fisher BrinkleyGuest: NC DHHS Secretary Kody KinsleyProducer: Sylvia French-HodgesFollow the North Carolina Medical Board on X (formally Twitter), Facebook, and LinkedIn.Email your questions to: podcast@ncmedboard.org.

In this episode of MedBoard Matters host, Jean Fisher Brinkley talks with NC Medical Board member, Dr. Christine Khandelwal about her journey toward embracing cultural humility in her practice. She provides a great break down of what clinicians can do to enhance their own knowledge and understanding of working with patients with diverse backgrounds – not just race or religion, but a variety of other cultural differences that sometimes have an impact on the delivery of healthcare.Find resources mentioned in this podcast here.Host: Jean Fisher Brinkley Guest: Dr. Christine KhandelwalProducer: Sylvia French-HodgesFollow the North Carolina Medical Board on X (formally Twitter), Facebook, and LinkedIn.Email your questions to: podcast@ncmedboard.org.