Congratulations
to TxPEC Champions
The Texas Partnership for
End-of-life Care (TxPEC) honors a number of TAPM members among those awarded for
"Excellence in End-of-Life Care." And the Gala was a Blast!
Request
for Experts to Assist TSBME
As part of S.B.104,
authorization and funding was granted to the Texas State Board of Medical
Examiners to create a panel of experts to assist in reviewing Board
investigations.
Amendments
to the Texas Advance Directives Act
During the 78th Texas
Legislature Regular Session, several amendments were added to the Texas Advance
Directives Act. These are summarized here, with links to some of the
important additions and changes.
TAPM 2003 Annual Business
Meeting
TAPM held its annual business
meeting on April 4, 2003 immediately after the TexMed 2003 End-of-Life
Educational Track. New officers were elected and plans for the upcoming
year were drawn. For more information click
here.
TAPM to Help Accredit CME
After a pilot
project, TAPM is ready to assist its members in accrediting their end-of-life
and other palliative presentations for physician Continuing Medical Education.
Through a relationship with the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP),
TAPM can, for a small fee to defray costs, obtain AAFP Prescribed credit
(equivalent to AMA Category 1) for programs designed for and presented to
physicians. For details, click here.
Controlled Substances Face Regulatory Barriers in California
Regulatory barriers
to prescribing Schedule II controlled substances are greater in California than
in any other state. One group of pain specialists, the Southern California
Cancer Pain Initiative (SCCPI) -- along with 32 other pain organizations -- is
working to eliminate those barriers. Together, they propose to eliminate
triplicate forms and to incorporate the use of an electronic monitoring program
for controlled substances. For the rest of this article from Pain
Medicine News Jan/Feb 2003, click here
TAPM Presents at TexMed 2003
As part
of the Texas Medical Association's Annual Session, TAPM has been invited to
present a half-day program on end-of-life issues. For details: click
here.
Last Acts'
Means to a Better End: A Report on Dying in America Today
