Activity ID
10847Expires
July 2, 2026Format Type
EnduringCME Credit
0.5Fee
$30CME 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 how patients can be harmed by BMI surgical guidelines and what to do if it happens to you. The featured guests are Astrid Floegel-Shetty, MA, a graduate of the Loyola Marymount University Bioethics Institute; Kratika Mishra, an MD/MBA candidate at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine in Los Angeles; and Ragen Chastain, a writer, researcher, and speaker whose work focuses on weight stigma and weight-inclusive health care. The target audience for this activity includes clinicians of all specialties as well as other health care professionals. These interviews were recorded on February 24, 2023, and March 3, 2023.
Disclaimers
1. This activity is accredited by the American Medical Association.
2. This activity is free to AMA members.
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ABMS Lifelong Learning CME Activity
Allergy and Immunology
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Ophthalmology
Orthopaedic Surgery
Pathology
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Plastic Surgery
Preventive Medicine
Psychiatry and Neurology
Radiology
Thoracic Surgery
Urology
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
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
Ethics, Diet, Lifestyle Behaviors, Obesity
Competencies
Medical Knowledge, Professionalism
CME Credit Type
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
DOI
10.1001/ama.2022.0001888
