Physician Wellness: A Path to Reconnection
Accredited for 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
Thursday, February 10, 2022
Noon – 1 p.m. ET
Fee:
Members: Free
Nonmembers: $75
Registration required
Program description:
This program features Jane M. Bridges, MD, an ISMA member physician and Vincennes diabetologist, who will share her personal experiences with burnout and other forms of “unwellness” facing physicians. Dr. Bridges will speak about practical ways physicians can take control of their wellness, even while working in a health care system that may not have sufficient resources to address physician unwellness. She will share her own experiences with burnout to assist other physicians who may be trying to find their way through the challenges of dealing effectively with their particular stressors. Dr. Bridges chairs the Practitioner Health and Wellness Committee at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes and represents District 2 on the ISMA Commission on Physician Assistance.
Objectives:
At the end of this webinar, attendees will be able to:
- Define physician unwellness as a continuum
- Describe consequences of unwellness
- Identify resources for assistance to manage warning signals of stress and burnout
Speaker:
Jane Bridges, MD
Diabetologist, Good Samaritan Hospital
Medical Director, Welch Diabetes Educational Center
About our speaker:
Dr. Jane. M. Bridges graduated from the Indiana University School of Medicine in 1987. She is an endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism specialist in Vincennes, Indiana, with over 35 years of experience in the medical field. Dr. Bridges currently chairs the Practitioner Health and Wellness Committee at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes and represents District 2 on the ISMA Board of Trustees and Commission on Physician Assistance. She is considered a champion for physician wellness and resilience due to burnout, having experienced it herself.
CME information
Designation Statement: The Indiana State Medical Association (ISMA) designates this live webinar for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Accreditation Statement: The Indiana State Medical Association (ISMA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Disclosure Policy: In accordance with The Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, educational programs sponsored by the ISMA must demonstrate balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor. Prior to the activity, all faculty, authors, editors and planning committee members participating in an ISMA-sponsored activity are required to disclose to attendees any financial relationships with an “ineligible company” whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
Disclosure Statement: There are no relevant financial relationships to identify, mitigate or disclose because the content of this activity is non-clinical in nature.
If you have questions, contact ISMA Continuing Medical Education staff at 800-257-4762 or seminars@ismanet.org .
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Feb. 10, 2022, at 11:30 a.m. ET
REGISTRATION DETAILS
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