Women’s Wisdom for Surviving and Thriving in Medicine (AMWA 2024)

Providence, RI US

Along with medical knowledge and bedside manner, the ability to manage stress effectively is a core skill for physicians. Occupational health research has demonstrated that failure to manage emotional fatigue and buffer stress can lead to medical complications in healthcare workers, worse patient outcomes, burnout, and depression (Arnsten 2021). Prolonged exposure to severe stress can cause physicians to leave the profession (Banerjee 2023) and has been linked to physician suicide (Dutheil 2019). In this lecture, psychologist and Professor Emerita, Dr. Carol Landau, will discuss how physicians can recognize signs of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization and review the steps individuals can take to mitigate the negative impact of untreated stress. Attendees will also explore system-wide barriers and solutions to decreasing the intense pressures that are ubiquitous in medical training and in the healthcare workplace (Underdahl 2024).

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be better able to:

  • Define burnout, including the two factors of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization.
  • Raise awareness of the systemic issues that lead to burnout in residency, while understanding that individual strategies can be helpful.
  • Identify sleep disruption and deprivation as a major factor in experiencing stress and potentially leading to depression.
  • Explore the negative impact of perfectionism on women professionals.
  • Review the positive role of social support in buffering stress.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 1.00 Attendance
    Participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance stating this program is designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. This credit is accepted by the AAPA and AANP.
Course opens: 
01/11/2024
Course expires: 
01/31/2025
Cost:
$0.00
Part of: 
AMWA Northeast Regional Conference
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
222 Richmond Street
Providence, RI 02903
United States
Faculty
 
Carol Landau, PhD
Clinical Professor Emerita, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of Medicine
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
 
 
Planning Committee
 
Amalia Bay
M3 Medical Student
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
 
Meghan Flanagan, MS 
CME Coordinator, Office of Continuing Medical Education
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
 
Laura Henriques
Administrative Coordinator, Office of Women in Medicine and Science
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
 
Angela McCarthy
M2 Medical Student
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
 
Pooja Prasad
M2 Medical Student
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
 
Katherine M. Sharkey, MD, PhD
Assistant Dean for Women in Medicine and Science
Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine and Psychiatry & Human Behavior
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
 
Maria Sullivan
Director, Office of Continuing Medical Education
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University is accredited by the Accreditation Council of Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Physicians: The Warren Alpert Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

All Other Health Care Professionals: Participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance stating this program is designated for 1.0 hour AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 1.00 Attendance
    Participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance stating this program is designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. This credit is accepted by the AAPA and AANP.

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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