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Drew WilsonMay 30, 2018

Newly filed compensation reports show The Advocacy Group at Cardenas Partners brought in an estimated $1.14 million in lobbying pay last quarter. Lobbyists report compensation in ranges covering $10,000 each. Florida Politics uses the middle number of a range to estimate pay. The Cardenas team — Al Cardenas, Slater Bayliss, Sarah Busk, Christopher Chaney, Stephen Shiver and Justin […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 4, 2018

America’s growing opioid crisis has prompted the nation’s largest physician-led specialty certification group to enter the fray, armed with a new strategy to better educate medical professionals on the issue in Florida and beyond. In October 2015, the American Board of Medical Specialties – which oversees 24 Member Boards – added Addiction Medicine as a […]

Peter SchorschDecember 19, 2017

Not all doctors are trained to perform all operations — which makes board certification a necessary precondition for any specialized medical procedure, particularly cosmetic surgery. Last week, a 40-year-old Louisiana woman died in a South Florida clinic from complications of cosmetic surgery. It was the fourth such death at that site since 2013. With an […]

Tag: American Board of Medical Specialties

The Advocacy Group at Cardenas Partners tops $1.1M in Q1 pay

American Board of Medical Specialties gears up to battle opioid crisis, including in Florida

Plastic surgery deaths highlight need for specialty board certification