Human Trafficking

Physician-Led CME Addresses Human Trafficking - 01/22/2024

Physicians can play an important role in spotting and potentially helping human trafficking victims during doctors’ visits. With the help of a Texas Medical Association leader, they’re learning how.

Trafficked in Texas: Physicians Play a Role in Identifying Human Trafficking Victims - 11/06/2023

Physicians play a unique role in identifying human trafficking victims; TMA CME can help.

Human Trafficking CME Required for Medical License Renewal - 10/27/2022

To raise awareness of and help curb human trafficking in Texas, state legislators passed a law requiring direct patient care physicians who renew their medical license after Sept. 1, 2020, to take one hour of CME that addresses human trafficking.

TMA Human Trafficking CME Meets Medical License Renewal Requirements - 10/27/2022

Physicians who renew their medical licenses after Sept. 1, 2020, are required to take one hour of CME that addresses human trafficking. TMA has now published its own CME course to educate physicians on how to identify, treat, and respond to people who are at risk or who have been trafficked.

Earn Required Human Trafficking CME During TMA’s Winter Conference - 01/25/2021

To raise awareness of and help curb human trafficking in Texas, state legislators passed a law in 2019 requiring physicians to take one hour of CME on the topic in order to renew their medical licenses. You can meet that requirement by attending the Texas Medical Association’s 2021 Winter Conference, which will be held entirely virtually Jan. 29 and 30.

A Different Kind of Patient: CME from TMA Helps Docs ID Human Trafficking Victims - 01/04/2021

A newly revised Texas Medical Association CME teaches physicians how to recognize human trafficking victims who come into their office, and how to help these patients escape what’s sometimes referred to as “modern-day slavery.”