Activity ID
2707Expires
November 1, 2026Format Type
InternetCME Credit
0.5Fee
$25CME Provider: Louisiana Medical Mutual Insurance Company (LAMMICO)
Description of CME Course
Managing the care of an influential or famous person can be challenging and may introduce a moral dilemma. Think about the healthcare situations involving celebrities that have been in the news recently. When a “very important person/patient” shows up for care at your facility, are they treated the same as everyone else or is the care received different? Proper management of VIPs will reduce the likelihood of adverse publicity and adverse patient outcomes. This activity presents some of the issues associated with VIPs within the healthcare structure, ethical guidelines related to care and practical management strategies when this situation occurs.
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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
• Develop a practical and ethical structure for how to handle special requests for treatment advantages for “VIPs.”
Keywords
VIP, very important patient, very important patient, ethics, moral dilemma, bending rules, special treatment
Competencies
Interpersonal & Communication Skills, Systems-based Practice
CME Credit Type
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
Practice Setting
Academic Medicine, Inpatient, Physician Executives, Rural, Urban
