October 2026 Florida Mandatory CME Topics

Navigating Florida’s Medical Landscape is a restream of CME Track 1 from the FMA 2026 Annual Meeting. This program helps you maintain your Florida medical license while addressing the most urgent issues affecting physicians across the state. CME Track 2 Women's Health. CME Track 3 Men's Health.


Navigating Florida’s Medical Landscape is a restream of CME Track 1 (Mandatory CME Courses) from the FMA 2026 Annual Meeting. This program helps you maintain your Florida medical license while addressing relevant issues affecting physicians across the state. Featured courses include Florida Laws, Rules & Ethics; Domestic Violence; Controlled Substance Prescribing and Prevention of Medical Errors.

Registrants can also gain immediate access to the recordings of the two additional CME tracks from Annual Meeting: CME Track 2 – Women's Health: Menopause & Healthy Aging and CME Track 3 – Men's Health: Midlife Transitions & Active Aging. Each track must be added to your itinerary during registration and payment made if applicable.   

Register by 5 p.m. ET on Friday, Oct. 30, to access recordings of all three tracks through midnight on Monday, Nov. 30. Registration also provides the opportunity to engage with presenters by submitting your questions to events@flmedical.org.

FMA members save up to $750 on 13 hours of CME and gain immediate access to 45+ complimentary hours of course credit, including mandatory topics, plus more than 100 additional free and discounted courses through the FMA Webinar Library and CME catalog - educational benefits worth more than $3,000.

Restream Topics and Details

When: Oct. 30, 2026, 9:00 AM ET - 5:00 PM ET
Where: Restream from FMA Headquarters in Tallahassee, FL

9:00 - 10:00 a.m. | Florida Laws, Rules & Ethics (1 credit)
This session, required for osteopathic physicians licensed in Florida, is intended to demystify Florida's physician licensure and regulatory process and to highlight the top legal and ethical issues currently affecting Florida-licensed physicians. Allopathic physicians who complete this course can earn general CME credit.

Presenter: Mike Igel, Esq., Co-Chair, Johnson Pope's Health Care Team

10:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. | Domestic Violence (2 credits)
This session fulfills the renewal requirement (two credits every six years) for allopathic and osteopathic physicians licensed in Florida. The content is intended to remind physicians that sometimes the little things they do in everyday practice, like detailed documentation and simple screenings, can make a huge difference in the lives of patients.

Presenters: Ryan Hall, MD, Clinical and Forensic Psychiatrist and FMA Secretary: and Ruby Peters, Human Trafficking Educator, Catholic Charites Bureau of the Diocese of St. Augustine & NE FL Human Trafficking Coalition Ambassador  

12:15 - 12:45 p.m. | Lunch Break

12:45 - 2:45 p.m. | Controlled Substance Prescribing (2 credits)
This session fulfills the CME requirement for Florida-licensed MDs and DOs who are registered with the DEA and authorized to prescribe controlled substances. The course will highlight updated and new prescribing laws and rules; emphasize the current standards for prescribing controlled substances, particularly opiates; review alternatives to opiates, including nonpharmacological options; and address the risks of opioid addiction following all stages of treatment in the management of acute pain.

Presenter: Joshua Lenchus, DO, FMA Past President

3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Prevention of Medical Errors (2 credits)
This session features the mandatory content required by the Florida Boards of Medicine and Osteopathic Medicine for prevention of medical errors, including root cause analysis, error reduction and prevention, patient safety, and the most commonly mis-diagnosed conditions identified by the two Boards.

Presenter: Marc Kaprow, DO, MHA, Chief Medical Officer for Florida Medicaid at Simply Healthcare

CME Information

The Florida Medical Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CME Track 1: The Florida Medical Association designates this live course for a maximum of seven (7) AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CME Tracks 2 & 3: The Florida Medical Association designates these enduring materials for a maximum of six (6) AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure Information: The planners and speakers for these tracks have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies, except for these planners (P) and speakers (S):

  • Lisa Chacko, MD: Advisory Board - Bayer (P and S)
  • Jason Korenblit, MD: Speaker's Bureau - Johnson & Johnson, Phathom Pharmaceuticals, and Nestle Bioscience (S)
  • Joshua Lenchus, DO: Consultant - Medline Industries, Inc. and Syncoro Health, LLC (S)
  • Timothy Marsh, DO: RIS-CKD site primary investigator (Funded By Boehringer Ingelheim/Lilly/Bayer) (S)
  • Sabrina Sahni, MD: Advisory Board - Astellas (ended in 2024); Other Financial Support: HERMedicine - CME Speaker 2026 (S)
  • Ricardo Munarriz, MD: Consultant and Speaker's Bureau - Coloplast (S)
  • Maureen Whelihan, MD: Consultant - GSK; Advisory Board - Bayer, Astelas, and theHRTclub; and Speaker's Bureau - Bayer (S) 

These relationships have been mitigated.

Member Benefit

FMA members save up to $750 on registration and get immediate access to our online CME catalog with 100-plus free and discounted courses. Click to join or renew your membership before registering!

How Does The Event Process Work?

NOTE: SCREENSHOT EXAMPLE

Two Ways To Access Event:

  1. Event reminder emails will be sent from Florida Medical Association (customercare@gotowebinar.com), which will include a JOIN WEBINAR link, one week, one day, and one hour before the event begins.

OR

  1. Go to www.flmedical.org. At the top of the page, click on Profile. Sign in with your username (email) and password.
  2. Under the Profile Menu header, locate the blue section containing profile options. Click the orange Event Access/Claim CME tab. (example shown above)
  3. Click the Access Webinar link listed next to the webinar title.
  4. Slides and/or supporting documents will be provided in the handouts section of the webinar, if available.

Post-Event:

  1. Go to www.flmedical.org. At the top of the page, click on Profile. Sign in with your username (email) and password.
  2. Under the Profile Menu header, locate the blue section containing profile options. Click the orange Event Access/Claim CME tab. (example shown above)
  3. Access to the recording will be available after review and then in the members-only webinar library.
  4. A Course Handouts link for slides and/or supporting documents will be listed next to the event, if available.

Claiming CME Credit:

  1. Log in to your FMA account profile and click the Event Access/Claim CME tab in the blue menu. (example shown above)
  2. Click the event's Claim CME Credit hyperlink.
  3. All CME credits will be reported daily on your behalf to CE Broker.
  4. CME Certificates will be available to print in your FMA Profile after credits have been reported.
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  2. Click the green Register Myself button below
  3. Click the blue Add button next to the CME or event item(s) to include in your registration
  4. Click the green Proceed to Checkout button (bottom of page) and finalize your purchase on the next page by clicking the green Submit Order button
  5. You will receive an order confirmation email after successfully completing check out.

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When
10/30/2026
Where
Restream UNITED STATES
 

Program

   

Track 1

Description
Track 1 - 7 CME Credits
This track includes state-mandated CME courses to help you maintain your Florida medical license and address key issues affecting physicians in the Sunshine State.

TitleCredit(s) Time
Florida, Laws Rules & Ethics 1.0 9:00 to 10:00 am
Controlled Substance Prescribing 2.0 10:15 am to 12:15 pm
Lunch Break 12:15 to 12:45 pm
Domestic Violence 2.0 12:45 to 2:45 pm
Prevention of Medical Errors 2.0 3:00 to 5:00 pm

Member Type Prices
Physician/PA Members Complimentary
Physician/PA Non-Members$500.00

Track
Track 1
Time
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
10/30/2026 9:00 AM

Track 2

Description
Track 2 - 3 CME Credits
This panel-based activity is designed to provide physicians with evidence-based guidance on managing the menopausal transition and promoting long-term health in midlife and older women.

Both livestream and in-person registrants will receive access to the livestream and recordings.

Member Type Prices
Physician/PA Members $125.00
Physician/PA Non-Members $250.00

Track
Track 2
Time
9/1/2026 - 10/31/2026 5:30 PM
9/1/2026

Track 3

Description
Track 3 - 3 CME Credits
This panel will address the major health challenges facing men in midlife, including hormonal changes, cardiometabolic disease, prostate health, sexual function, and mental well-being.

Both livestream and in-person registrants will receive access to the livestream and recordings.

Member Type Prices
Physician/PA Members $125.00
Physician/PA Non-Members $250.00

Track
Track 3
Time
9/1/2026 - 10/31/2026 5:30 PM
9/1/2026

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