Physician Suicide: When It’s Close to Home

September 15, 2022

The rate of suicide among physicians is almost twice as high as for the general population. Sadly, many of our own suffer silently, but few talk about it or seek help. Physicians who experience suicidal ideation have been shown to be less likely to seek the help they need, and, on average, more than one physician takes his or her life every day. Even if you personally do not struggle with depression, somebody you work with almost certainly does.

Please join us for this important Clinical Well-being lecture, Physician Suicide: When It’s Close to Home. Guest speaker Betsy Gall will share her personal story, and Baptist Health’s Graciela Jimenez, LMFT, and Rachel Rohaidy, M.D., will discuss the signs, symptoms and experiences associated with burnout, depression and anxiety among physicians and appropriate resources for support.

Live webinar only. Please register for Zoom link.

Baptist Health South  Florida is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Baptist Health South Florida maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Target Audience

Medical staff, Psychologists (intermediate), Interdisciplinary healthcare team, members of the community.

Learning Objectives

  • Define disproportionate suicide rates and driving factors occurring within physician communities; debunk myths with facts. 
  • Address individual and organizational resources to prevent suicide and burnout.
  • Identify perception of mental health among various generations of physicians. 
  • Discuss the impact of suicide on colleagues, interventions used by medical students and resources accessible to medical staff. 
Course Summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.50 Psychology CE
  • 1.50 General certificate of attendance
  • 1.50 Florida Board of Clinical Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Mental Health Counselors
  • 1.50 Nurse Practitioners
  • 1.50 Florida Board of Nursing
  • 1.50 Florida Board of Pharmacy
  • 1.50 Florida Board of Psychology
Course opens: 
06/12/2022
Course expires: 
10/29/2022
Event starts: 
09/15/2022 - 6:00pm EDT
Event ends: 
09/15/2022 - 7:30pm EDT
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Live Webinar
FL
United States

Elizabeth Gall 
Widow of oncologist Matthew Gall, M.D., who died by suicide in 2019
Minneapolis, Minnesota 

Graciela Jimenez, LMFT 
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Baptist Health South Florida

Rachel Rohaidy, M.D. 
Psychiatrist 
Baptist Health South Florida

Elizabeth Gall, Graciela Jimenez, LMFT, and Rachel Rohaidy, M.D., faculty for this educational activity, have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose, and have indicated that the presentations or discussions will not include off-label or unapproved product usage.

Ana Viamonte Ros M.D., director of this activity, has indicated that she has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose, and that the presentation or discussion will not include off-label or unapproved product usage.

Mayra Villalba, ARNP, Mary Reyes, Ph.D., and Carmen Jimenez, Psy.D., planners of this activity, have indicated that they have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose, and that the presentation or discussion will not include off-label or unapproved product usage.

Jason James, M.D., Michele Benjamin, M.D. and Leo Hyunh, M.D., panelists of this activity, have indicated that they have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose, and that the presentation or discussion will not include off-label or unapproved product usage.

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 live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity has been approved for 1.5 credit hours, CE Broker Course #20-943918, by the Florida Boards of Medicine, Osteopathic Medicine, Psychology (intermediate), and by the Florida Council of Physician Assistants.

Psychologists must remain for the entire session in order to receive any continuing psychological education credit. 

This activity has also been approved for 1.5 credits for Nurse Practitioners, Nurses. Baptist Health South Florida CE Broker Provider #50-182.

Available Credit

  • 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.50 Psychology CE
  • 1.50 General certificate of attendance
  • 1.50 Florida Board of Clinical Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Mental Health Counselors
  • 1.50 Nurse Practitioners
  • 1.50 Florida Board of Nursing
  • 1.50 Florida Board of Pharmacy
  • 1.50 Florida Board of Psychology
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