Activity ID
9371Expires
May 26, 2025Format Type
InternetCME Credit
1.5Fee
$0 - $67.50CME Provider: Massachusetts Medical Society
Description of CME Course
Presented by the Committee on Ethics, Grievances, and Professional Standards, the Ethics Forum alerts physicians to the ethical implications of issues that arise in daily practice and offers information on issues at the intersection of ethics, medicine, and professionalism. The Ethics Forum at the Massachusetts Medical Society’s Annual Meeting recorded on May 10, 2022 explores public health disinformation disseminated by health care professionals and the efforts to combat it.
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Educational Objectives
Identify the ethical concerns that arise when physicians publicly disseminate public health disinformation.
Describe the sources of ethical and professional guidance and potential interventions and ethics/ board actions that can result from the spread of disinformation by physicians.
Appreciate the role of professional associations and state medical boards in addressing physician promulgation of public health disinformation
Keywords
Ethics, Professionalism
Competencies
Interpersonal & Communication Skills, Professionalism
CME Credit Type
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
Practice Setting
Rural, Urban
