Enduring CME Course: Responding to Physician Suicide – Building a Culture of Support and Healing

Activity ID

14246

Expires

May 13, 2028

Format Type

Enduring

CME Credit

0.5

Fee

$30

CME Provider: American Medical Association

Description of CME Course

Dr Gino Somers, Chief of the Department of Paediatric Laboratory Medicine from Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) Toronto, shares his experience adapting the AMA STEPS ForwardÆ After a Physician Suicide Toolkit to meet the unique needs of his organization. He discusses the challenges of addressing physician suicide, the importance of creating a supportive culture of wellness and how institutions can take meaningful steps toward healing and prevention.

Explore the Preventing Physician Suicide toolkit: https://bit.ly/4bYQpBP

Explore the After a Physician Suicide toolkit: https://bit.ly/3yEstFz

Explore the Collective Trauma toolkit: https://bit.ly/4c3e9Ff

The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, across the United States. Call or text 988 or text TALK to 741741.

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. Discuss the challenges of addressing physician suicide
2. Examine the importance of creating a culture of wellness
3. Identify meaningful steps institutions can take toward healing and prevention

Keywords

Professional Well-being, Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Suicide

Competencies

Medical Knowledge

CME Credit Type

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

DOI

10.1001/ama.2025.0001713

Physician Well-being activity

Personal Resilience