Internet CME Course: Rethinking Homelessness, Health, and Housing – A View from the Streets – the 2022 MMS Annual Oration

Activity ID

10175

Expires

November 1, 2025

Format Type

Internet

CME Credit

Fee

$0 - $45

CME Provider: Massachusetts Medical Society

Description of CME Course

This webinar (recorded on October 27, 2022), shares the story of how Dr. Jim O’Connell, President and Founder of Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program, transitioned from the role of Internal Medicine resident at Massachusetts General Hospital to one of the country’s first street doctors for those experiencing homelessness. Recounting his thirty-seven years of serving Boston’s most vulnerable population, Dr. O’Connell details the history of homelessness and illuminates the undue burden of co-occurring medical, psychiatric, and substance use disorders among chronically homeless persons. Dr. O’Connell reflects on the many lessons he’s learned while caring for his patients.

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Educational Objectives

Describe what is known about premature mortality and other health care disparities faced by urban homeless populations.
Identify the importance of incorporating patient feedback into a community-based health care model, including the implementation of a Consumer Advisory Board.
Detail a model of street medicine that is integrated into the community as well as the hospital.
Discuss the undue burden of co-occurring medical, psychiatric, and substance use disorders among chronically homeless persons.

Competencies

Systems-based Practice

CME Credit Type

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

Practice Setting

Physician Executives