OMA CME Course on Pain Management

Deadline for obtaining CME: Jan. 2, 2009

In an effort to help physicians fulfill the state mandatory requirement of 6 hours of CME on pain management, the OMA is offering courses around the state (including several videoconferencing locations). Course dates and locations are as follows:

  • September 25: Portland - OMA Headquarters
  • October 1: Bend - The Riverhouse
  • October 9: Medford - Smullin Health Education Center
  • October 10: Eugene - Phoenix Inn Suites
  • October 28-Portland - OMA Headquarters

The following cities will join the Portland location via video conference: Coos Bay, La Grande, and Roseburg

For additional registration, program or location details, please view the Challenges in Pain Management course brochure at www.theoma.org/painmgmt. If you have questions on registering for this OMA course, please contact Christi Donaugh at (503) 619-8000 or christi@theoma.org .

As a reminder, ALL licensees of the Oregon Medical Board, except lapsed, telemedicine and teleradiology licensees, MUST COMPLETE the following two-part mandatory continuing medical education in the subjects of pain management and/or the treatment of terminally ill and dying patients before Jan. 2, 2009:

  • A one-hour pain management course specific to Oregon provided by the Pain Management Commission of the Department of Human Services (course available at http://whalespoken.org/DHS/pain/training.shtml); and
  • A minimum of six CME credit hours in the subjects of pain management and/or the treatment of terminally ill and dying patients. Any combination of CME coursework focusing on pain management and/or treatment of terminally ill and dying patients may be used to fulfill this requirement.

For more information on this requirement, including a set of Frequently Asked Questions and a list of other organizations offering pain management courses, visit www.oregon.gov/OMB/topics.shtml#RULES_PAIN_MANAGEMENT.

Page updated: 8/12/2008

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Linda L. Humphrey, MD, FACP
Oregon Chapter Governor

Mary Olhausen
Phone: 360-892-1814
Fax: 360-326-1844