Physician Burnout: Impact on Patient Empathy and Care

An estimated 30%-40% of physicians experience burnout in their career, this online course will address the impact of physician burnout with faculty, Mary B. Reyes, Ph.D., and Carmen R. Jimenez, Psy.D. 

Target Audience

Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Respiratory Therapists (Direct Delivery), Social Workers, Clinical Chaplains, Medical Students and other interested healthcare professionals.

Learning Objectives

  • Recognize signs and symptoms of physician burnout.
  • Identify potential ways to advocate for organizational change as it pertains to burnout.
  • Develop and implement ways to advocate for personal resiliency.
Additional information
Bibliography: 

Dyrbye, L. N., & Shanafelt, T. D. (2011). Physician burnout: a potential threat to successful health care reform. Jama, 305(19), 2009-2010.

Lacy, B. E., & Chan, J. L. (2018). Physician burnout: the hidden health care crisis. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 16(3), 311-317.

Course Summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 General certificate of attendance
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Clinical Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Mental Health Counselors
  • 1.00 Nurse Practitioners
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Nursing
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Respiratory Therapy
Course opens: 
09/01/2022
Course expires: 
07/31/2024
Part of: 
Well-being e-Learning Series

Carmen R. Jimenez, Psy.D. 
Clinical Psychologist 
Well-Being Department
Baptist Health South Florida

Mary B. Reyes, Ph.D. 
Clinical Psychologist 
Well-Being Department
Baptist Health South Florida

Carmen R. Jimenez, Psy.D., faculty for this educational activity, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose, and has indicated that the presentation and discussion will not include off-label or unapproved product usage.

Mary. B. Reyes, Ph.D., faculty for this educational activity, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose, and has indicated that the presentation and discussion will not include off-label or unapproved product usage.

Ana M. Viamonte Ros, M.D., conference director for this educational activity, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose. 

Non-faculty contributors and others involved in the planning, development and editing/review of the content have no relevant financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies.*

*Ineligible companies – Companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Disclosure Policy and Disclaimer

Baptist Health South Florida is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Baptist Health has been re-surveyed by the ACCME and awarded Commendation for 6 years as a provider of CME for physicians.
              
Baptist Health South Florida designates this enduring material 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.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 General certificate of attendance
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Clinical Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Mental Health Counselors
  • 1.00 Nurse Practitioners
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Nursing
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Respiratory Therapy
Please login or register for a Baptist Health CME account to take this course.

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