COVID-19 Resources

For a full list visit ccmsonline.org

- Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccination Operational Planning Guide

- Pfizer one-page guide on forumuations

- How to have crucial conversations with vaccine-hesitant patients | AMA STEPS Forward™ toolkit on adult immunization

- Vaccine Flyers: English | Spanish | Creole

- Employer Mandated Vaccinations, Sample Policy and Procedures Form

- What's new | COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines (nih.gov)

More updates and resources available online

FMA's Medical License Renewal Guide

Is your Florida medical license set to expire on Jan. 31, 2022 (MDs), or March 31, 2022 (DOs)? Read the FMA 2022 Florida medical license renewal guides for allopathic physicians and osteopathic physicians. Keep these guide handy to avoid renewal delays and

get up to speed on exemptions and CME benefits. 

Read Allopathic Guide >

Read Osteopathic Guide >

Renew Your CCMS/CCMSA Membership Today!

CCMS: The 2022 CCMS dues deadline is Dec. 31, 2021. Look for invoices to arrive in the mail soon for members who pay individually, or to practice administrators for group payment. Members and groups can also pay online at ccmsonline.org/membership. If you are enrolled in autopay and have any changes or questions, please email us or call (239) 435-7727 at your earliest convenience. Thank you for renewing!

CCMS Alliance: CCMSA invites physician spouses and CCMS members to join/renew their membership in the Alliance - CCMSA President's Letter/Membership Form

Renew CCMS Membership >

Renew CCMSA Alliance Membership >

CCMS Physician Member Survey Results

View our responses on member physicians who are accepting new patients to help with your referral needs. Member physician who would like to be included, be sure to complete the CCMS Member Survey to help us better connect with CCMS members, and connect members with each other. The survey also offers to collect and share member cell phones with each other for those who provide permission solely for this purpose. To request a list of members who’ve given permission, contact CCMS.



View Survey responses >

Complete the CCMS Member Survey >

Physician Wellness Wellness Program



Tip of the week: "The Stress Continuum"

Confidential, cost-free counseling/coaching sessions with the CCMS Physician Wellness Program (operating via telehealth or in-person during the COVID-19 outbreak) are open to all CCMS physician members. *Update: CCMS is extending the offer of sessions to non-member physicians during the pandemic.



Learn more / Schedule a session >

The CCMS Board of Directors would like to help physician members report COVID/vaccine misinformation on social media. If physicians discover false or misleading COVID/vaccine content online, they can report it to the hosting social media platform. To follow are step-by-step instructions on how to report misinformation on each social media website. Additional information on the dangers of COVID misinformation: AMA adopts policy to combat disinformation by health care professionals | American Medical Association (ama-assn.org)

Facebook:

• To report a specific post, click the ellipsis icon - set of 3 periods […] - on the top right corner of the post and select “report post”.
• Select the problem that best describes your complaint. You can choose from several reasons why you’re reporting the post—for instance “False Information”, “Spam”, or “Something else”. Depending on your selection, there may be additional question prompts. 
• Click the “Submit” button.
• Comments: Laptop: To report a comment, select the ellipsis icon next to the comment and select “Give Feedback or Report this comment”. After this step, the process is then the same as reporting posts. iPhone: click on comment, click “Find Support or Report Comment”. After this step, the process is then the same as reporting posts.

Twitter:

• Click the ellipsis icon on the top right corner of the post and select “report tweet”.
• Select the problem that best describes your complaint. Depending on your selection, there may be additional question prompts. 
• Another window may appear asking you to add more tweets from this account to your report. Select up to five additional tweets that may help prove this is repeat behavior from the account, then click “Add”. 
• The final window offers you options to block or mute the account. Otherwise, click “Done”.

Instagram:

• To report a specific post, click the ellipsis icon on the top right corner of the post and select “report”.
• Select the problem that best describes your complaint. You can choose from a number of reasons why you’re reporting the post—for instance “It’s spam”, “False information”, or “Misleading or Possible Scam”. Depending on your selection, there may be additional question prompts.

LinkedIn:

• To report a specific post, click the ellipsis icon on the top right corner of the post and select “report this post”
• Select the problem that best describes your complaint.
• Click the “Submit” button