Activity ID
1719Expires
December 31, 2024Format Type
InternetCME Credit
1Fee
$25-$95CME Provider: Drexel University College of Medicine
Description of CME Course
Mutual caring between clinician and patient only thrives within the mutually understood boundaries of a professional relationship. Occasionally, unexamined feelings or misinterpreted communications by patient or clinician lead to incursions beyond those boundaries, and such incursions always threaten the relationship. In this module, we explain the principles to address boundary issues such as operationalizing altruism, seeking to understand the patient’s and your own motives and needs, being vigilant about the power differential inherent in clinician-patient relationships, and consulting with colleagues or mentors when a problem arises.
Diplomate Engagement
Self-assessment questions tailored to each specific module topic are required upon module completion. Multiple choice questions required; open-ended discussion questions are optional.
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Commercial Support?
NoNOTE: If a Member Board has not deemed this activity for MOC approval as an accredited CME activity, this activity may count toward an ABMS Member Board’s general CME requirement. Please refer directly to your Member Board’s MOC Part II Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment Program Requirements.
Educational Objectives
Describe "boundary-challenging" situations that clinicians commonly encounter.
In individual and group settings, reflect on appropriate boundary limits for clinicians in general and yourself personally.
Describe strategies for deciding how to respond to commonly encountered boundary-challenging situations.
In boundary-challenging situations, demonstrate ability to compassionately appeal to professional standards, state a general principle to which you adhere, clarify the nature of the relationship or postpone a decision.
Keywords
Online, Communication, Videos, Evidence-Based, Patient-Centered, Professionalism, Interpersonal Skills, Medical Knowledge, Brain Injury, Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Neuromuscular Development, Pediatric Rehabilitation, Spinal Cord, Sports, Pain Medicine
Competencies
Interpersonal & Communication Skills, Professionalism
CME Credit Type
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
Physician Well-being activity
Personal Resilience
Practice Setting
Academic Medicine, Inpatient, Outpatient, Rural, Urban, VA/Military
National Quality Strategies and/or Quadruple Aim Care Processes
Communication Skills, Assessment, Quality Improvement, Professionalism, Physician-Patient Relationship
