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U P C O M I N G H E A LT H E V E N T S
SEPTEMBER
Blood Cancer Awareness Month
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
Healthy Aging Month
National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness
Month
National Childhood Obesity Awareness
Month
National Cholesterol Education Month
National Food Safety Education Month
National ITP Awareness Month
National Pediculosis Prevention Month/
Head Lice Prevention Month
National Preparedness Month
National Recovery Month
National Sickle Cell Month
National Yoga Awareness Month
Newborn Screening Awareness Month
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
Pain Awareness Month
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
Month
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
Sepsis Awareness Month
Sexual Health Awareness Month
Sports Eye Safety Month

National HIV/AIDS and Aging
Awareness Day (Sept. 18)
Falls Prevention Day (Sept. 24)
Sport Purple for Platelets Day (Sept. 25)
World Rabies Day (Sept. 28)
National Women's Health and Fitness
Day (Sept. 30)
World Heart Day (Sept. 29)

NOVEMBER
American Diabetes Month
Bladder Health Month
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
(COPD) Awareness Month
Diabetic Eye Disease Month

Remember license renewal entails
compulsory CME credits for child abuse
prevention and also for opioids.
For more important details check
the PAMED website (www.pamedsoc.
org) including their FAQ on PALS (the
Pennsylvania Licensing System) for insight
into:
2. When do I need to upload
supporting documentation?

National Epilepsy Awareness Month

3. Do I need to register for the PDMP?
requirements?

National Family Caregivers Month
National Healthy Skin Month
National Hospice Palliative Care Month
National Stomach Cancer Awareness
Month
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
Prematurity Awareness Month

World Prematurity Day (Nov. 17)

National Suicide Prevention Week (Sept.
6-12)

Great American Smokeout (Nov. 19)

National School Backpack Awareness
Day (Sept. 16)

Don't delay with CME! Check the
PAMED website for more details or call
our county medical society staff (610)
892-7750.

National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness
Month

Usher Syndrome Awareness Day (third
Saturday)

National Celiac Disease Awareness Day
(Sept. 13)

T

he renewal deadline is October
31, 2020 for osteopathic
physicians and December 31,
2020 for allopathic physicians.

1. Where is my renewal notice? .

World Alzheimer's Month

World Sepsis Day (Sept. 13)

2020 Is A License
Renewal Year For
All Pennsylvania
Physicians

Lung Cancer Awareness Month

World Antibiotic Awareness Week
(Nov. 11-17)

World Suicide Prevention Day (Sept. 10)

Important
Reminder

GERD Awareness Week (Nov. 17-23)

4. Who is required to fulfill the opioid
CME requirements?
5. I do not maintain professional
liability insurance; can I renew my
active-unrestricted license?
6. Do I qualify for a CME exemption?
7. If I answer a question incorrectly,
can I change my answer after
submitting my renewal?
8. How do I pay my renewal fee?

International Survivors of Suicide Day
(Nov. 21)

9. What if I did not renew my license
in time?

National Family Health History Day
(Nov. 26)

10. Where can I find additional
information?
The PAMED website also has
guidance for Active-Retired Licenses and
Reactivating a Medical License.
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