As an ISMS member, you have access to more than 40 hours of no-cost online CME courses, including coursework that enables you to complete all of your State of Illinois-mandated CME for licensure renewal. Coursework must be complete before renewing your license(s). The deadline for renewal is Sept. 30, 2020.

Sexual harassment prevention training

Physicians must complete 1 CME hour of sexual harassment prevention training for renewing a medical license. Each of the on-demand courses below is designed to fulfill the 1 CME hour requirement on its own. ISMS provides three different hour-long options, but physicians only need to take one course. 

• #MeToo and Medicine: Sexual Harassment Prevention Training for Illinois Docs
• Sexual Misconduct in the Medical Setting, Part 1: Among Colleagues
• Sexual Misconduct in the Medical Setting, Part 2: Defining Boundaries in the Clinician-Patient Relationship

Opioid education

Physicians must complete 3 CME hours on safe opioid prescribing for renewing a controlled substance license. These on-demand courses all count toward that total, offering various options for physicians to fulfill the required 3 CME hours. 

• A Guide to New Opioid Prescribing Rules: An Update from the IDFPR
• The Opioid Alternative Pilot Program
• Identification of Patients with Substance Use Disorder in the Primary Care Setting
• Establishing a Buprenorphine Practice: What You Need to Know
• Pain Management and Opioids: Balancing Risks and Benefits
• Opioids: Best Practices, Overdose Risk Factors, and Naloxone Co-Prescribing
• The Prescription Monitoring Program in Illinois: A Clinical Tool in Improving Prescribing Decisions

  If you have questions, please contact the ISMS Health Policy Research and Advocacy team by calling 800-782-4767 ext. 1470, or by sending an email.

Attention physician practices

The federal government, as well as the State of Illinois, continues to create programs and release funding designed to provide financial relief to medical practices and other small businesses that are negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

To keep up with these changes, access ISMS’ newly updated COVID-19-Related Financial Resources and Opportunities for Physician Practices. The latest update includes financial relief for physicians who participate in Illinois Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

If you have questions, please contact the ISMS Health Policy Research and Advocacy team by calling 800-782-4767 ext. 1470, or by sending an email.

Due to the public health emergency, unique challenges have come into play pertaining to work-life balance. ISMS offers a free webinar that will cover strategies to help you find equilibrium in this COVID-19 era.  

Balancing Work-Life Responsibilities During COVID-19 will take place June 25 from noon to 1 p.m. CME offered.

Register here.

Language Link, one of your many ISMS Benefit Partners, offers interpretation and translation services at a discount for you. 

These services can be delivered via conference call, remote video or by on-site personnel.  

If you have hearing-impaired or non-English-speaking patients, providing effective communication is not only necessary for securing an accurate diagnosis and developing a treatment plan, it is also required by Illinois law. 

ISMS members receive a 30 percent discount on per-minute fees, with no monthly minimum and no sign-up fee.

Check out Language Link.

Thank you for joining the Illinois State Medical Society (ISMS)!

ISMS is the community for all physicians to be heard in Illinois. Your membership in ISMS provides you with some incredible opportunities and access to a team of individuals working tirelessly to provide you the resources and support you need throughout your medical career.

ISMS is dedicated to addressing your needs and to making positive changes in the healthcare environment in our state. Welcome to ISMS!

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