Enduring CME Course: Ethics Talk: How to Avoid Hyper Medicalization and Iatrogenic Child Abuse

Activity ID

10748

Expires

February 1, 2026

Format Type

Enduring

CME Credit

0.25

Fee

$30

CME Provider: AMA Journal of Ethics

Description of CME Course

This activity is comprised of five multiple-choice questions based on the content of an AMA Journal of Ethics podcast about medical child abuse, sites of pediatric neglect, and how clinicians can best carry out their responsibilities as mandatory reporters. The featured guests are Dr Andrea Asnes, a professor of Pediatrics and board-certified child abuse pediatrician who directs the Yale Programs for Safety, Advocacy and Healing; and Dr Sundes Kazmir, a pediatrician who specializes in evaluating child abuse and an assistant professor of Pediatrics at Yale University. The target audience for this activity includes clinicians of all specialties as well as other health care professionals. This interview was recorded on November 3, 2022.

Disclaimers

1. This activity is accredited by the American Medical Association.
2. This activity is free to AMA members.

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General Information on CME Activity

Educational Objectives

1. Identify key ethical values or principles at stake, as described in the program
2. Distinguish among factors of ethical, clinical, legal, social, and cultural significance
3. Articulate how central themes of clinical and ethical relevance in the program can influence health care practice
4. Explain at least one way in which micro-level clinical ethics questions intersect with broader macro-level policy questions in health care

Keywords

Pediatrics, Child Abuse, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Ethics

Competencies

Medical Knowledge, Professionalism

CME Credit Type

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

DOI

10.1001/ama.2022.0001293