Overcoming Distress in Medicine

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Overcoming Distress in Medicine

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1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (Enduring)
1 ETHICS

Course Number:

PHW-DISTRS/GEN

Access:

Available until January 01, 2023

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What is your organization’s or institution’s integral approach to overcoming its clinicians’ and learners’ emotional and moral distress? Marginalizing distress in any form can erode communication and affect patient outcomes. Physicians, medical students, and their organizations can help diffuse distress by recognizing its sources and adopting resources and strategies – both personal and institutional – that help distressed individuals cope.

Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:

Identify factors that lead to compassion fatigue and personal distress;
Highlight components that facilitate compassion, discussion, and reflection to overcome emotional exhaustion; and
Classify resources and coping strategies for students, residents, and physicians related to stressful events.

Competencies
This program addresses the following desirable physician attributes: Professionalism, Patient care, Interprofessional practice, Practice-based learning and improvement, and Interpersonal communication skills.

Target Audience
This program is developed for physicians, residents, and students of medical professionals in all specialties.

Released: Jan. 1, 2020
Expires: Jan. 1, 2023

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No refunds or exchanges will be processed for this program.

1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (Enduring)
The Texas Medical Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Texas Medical Association designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

On select courses, the Texas Medical Association requires physician to complete 70-percent of the test questions correctly to receive credit for this course.

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1 ETHICS
This course has been designated for 1 credit(s) of education in medical ethics and/or professional responsibility.