Physician suicide is a longstanding issue, with doctors contemplating ending their own lives as frequently as non-physicians. However, a recent survey of North Carolina doctors indicates the problem may be more severe than previously understood. Join Jean Fisher Brinkley and Dr. Joe Jordan, CEO of the North Carolina Professionals Health Program, as they discuss the alarming findings from NCPHP's recent Suicidal Ideation Survey and explore solutions to address this critical issue.

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Host: Jean Fisher Brinkley
Guest: Dr. Joe Jordan, CEO of the North Carolina Professionals Health Program
Producer: Sylvia French-Hodges

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Nearly one in three medical professionals who responded to our recent licensee survey told us they had either witnessed or been involved in a violent incident with patients in the last year. In this episode of MedBoard Matters, host, Jean Fisher Brinkley talks with Representative Timothy Reeder, MD who was the primary sponsor of a bill, now a law, called the Hospital Violence Protection Act.

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Host: Jean Fisher Brinkley
Guest: Representative Timothy Reeder, MD
Producer: Sylvia French-Hodges

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As the oldest continuously operating medical board in the United States and territories, NCMB just celebrated 165 years in operation. Host, Jean Fisher Brinkley is joined by current Board CEO Thom Mansfield and former CEO David Henderson as they test their knowledge of early Board history.

Host: Jean Fisher Brinkley
Guests: Thom Mansfield, JD and David Henderson, JD
Producer: Sylvia French-Hodges

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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.

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Host: Jean Fisher Brinkley
Guests: Dr. Tim Lietz; Dr. Eleanor Greene; Dr. Christine Khandelwal
Producer: Sylvia French-Hodges

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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.

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Host: Jean Fisher Brinkley
Guest: Dr. Victoria Mobley, NC DHHS
Producer: Sylvia French-Hodges

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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".

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Host: Jean Fisher Brinkley
Guest: Malinda Sink
Producer: Sylvia French-Hodges

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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 Brinkley
Guest: John Goldfield, PA-C
Producer: Sylvia French-Hodges

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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.

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Host: Jean Fisher Brinkley
Guest: Clare Studwell, Founder & CEO of Flow Strategy
Producer: Sylvia French-Hodges

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