I really have an issue with pain specialists. (I apologize to those on here who are. I know there is one who used to post regularly. It is not that they are bad, it's just the system).
We understand we are not that good at treating pain. That is why there are specialists. Here in Maine, we now have to get EVERYONE under 100 mg Morphine equivalents. Except cancer. Again, not making light of cancer, but every entity thinks that cancer is the only pain.
I continue to get emails from MOC telling me I have until 12/15/16 to finish my last part, where I do this survey thing that takes weeks to months. The problem is you have to enter all this information onto the site and once you get it in, there is a one month waiting period. Every time I get one, I tell them that if they want to supply a locum tenens to me for one week, I will be happy to read through their useless Part 4 of the MOC.
There is one section of the MOC which is worth doing. The board that is doing the email weekly where you answer a clinical scenario and can research it is on top of it. That is the way to learn. Who cares if it is open book or open Internet. You still learn.
I can't stand the MOC. And, when I finally pass, I can pay them $1200. ABP. It's a joke.
