Sustaining Compassion and Healing Trauma
Compassion in health care
is cultivated by relationships based on empathy, dignity, and respect. The 27th
Annual Ralph C. Monroe, MD Memorial Lectureship on Sustaining Compassion
and Healing Trauma in the ‘Post-Pandemic’ World delivered on November 1, 2023 by Dr. Beth
Lown addresses the importance of demonstrating compassion for patients,
colleagues, and others in the health care workforce and how this translates to
improved well-being.
Faculty
Beth A. Lown, MD, FACH
Dr. Beth Lown is the Chief Medical Officer of The Schwartz
Center for Compassionate Healthcare, a non-profit organization dedicated to sustaining
compassion through its programs, education, and advocacy so that all who seek
and provide healthcare experience compassion.
As
Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Lown leads The Schwartz Center’s thought leadership and
content development. With her team and collaborators, she creates, implements,
improves, and evaluates new initiatives, courses and programs, convenes
conferences, and does research on compassion-related topics and
measures. She works with national organizations to advocate for resources
to support the mental health and wellbeing of the healthcare workforce. She consults and speaks locally, nationally, and
internationally about compassion, wellbeing, and social support, and has taught
communication and relational skills to health professionals across the
continuum of learning for decades.
Her current focus is on supporting healthcare leaders by implementing
actionable frameworks and programs to enable leadership teams to foster and
sustain cultures of compassion and wellbeing in their organizations.
In addition to her work with The Schwartz Center, Dr. Lown is
Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and affiliate
faculty at Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, MA, a teaching hospital of Harvard
Medical School.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, learners should be able to:
Course Fees
Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS) Physician Member: $30.00
MMS Resident/Student Member: Free
Non-Member Physician: $60.00
Non-Members Resident/Student: $15.00
Allied Health Professional/Other: $24.00
Format & Estimated Time to Complete
Video recording, 45 minutes
Accreditation and Credit Information
Accreditation Statement
The Massachusetts Medical Society is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education
for physicians.
AMA Credit Designation Statement
The Massachusetts Medical Society designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1
Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
Physician Assistants may claim a maximum of 0.75 Category 1 credits for completing this activity. NCCPA accepts AMA PRA
Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society.
Exam/Assessment: A score of 70% or higher is required to receive AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
Activity Term
Original Release Date: November 16, 2023
Review Date (s): N/A
Termination Date: November 16, 2026
System Requirements
Desktops/Laptops
Windows 10
Mac OSX 10.6 higher
Most modern browsers including:
IE 11+
Firefox 18.0+
Chrome latest version
Safari 12+
Mobile/Tablet
iOS devices beginning with OS version 10 or higher (includes, iPhone, ipad and iTouch devices)
