Massachusetts Medical Society

Enhancing Physician and Advanced Practice Provider Engagement and Team-Based Care

This session (recorded March 21, 2026) brings together two high-impact topics: strengthening team culture and redesigning workflows for modern care delivery. You will learn practical ways to improve engagement across physicians and APPs, support retention through effective preceptorship, and set…

Immunizations 2026: Promoting Trust and Public Health During Changing Times

Vaccination conversations are growing more complex amid misinformation, shifting regulations, and widening access gaps. This session (recorded March 21, 2026) provides an updated view of the vaccine landscape and key policy changes affecting clinicians in Massachusetts. You will learn practical,…

Physician Leadership in Shaping Health Policy

Learn how physicians are influencing the policies that shape daily practice and your patients’ care. In this session (recorded March 21, 2026), you will hear real stories from clinician leaders who have advanced legislation, worked with state leaders, and used…

Future Health: Best Practices for Advancing Care – 2025

This conference (recorded on March 19, 2025) explores how AI and digital health can transform patient care, improve engagement, and enhance clinical decision-making. Learn leadership skills, strategies for care delivery, and methods to optimize EHR and health IT to reduce…

Future Health: Best Practices for Advancing Care – 2024

The Future Health: Best Practices for Advancing Care conference, (recorded on March 22, 2024), presented by the Massachusetts Medical Society and supported by the New England Journal of Medicine, NEJM Catalyst and NEJM AI, focused on the nexus of climate…

Managing Physician-Patient Relationships

This course explores how physicians can navigate interactions with patients who express frustration, anger, or anxiety due to stress or discomfort. It emphasizes the importance of maintaining a healthy therapeutic relationship, utilizing communication techniques to diffuse tension, set clear expectations…

Navigating Mental Health in Primary Care

This course provides primary care providers with essential knowledge on how to identify, assess, and manage mental health conditions commonly encountered in the primary care setting. With nearly 1 in 5 adults in the United States affected by mental illness,…

Maintaining Appropriate Boundaries

This course focuses on the importance of maintaining ethical boundaries in the physician-patient relationship. It examines the physical, social, and psychological limits that define acceptable interactions between healthcare providers and their patients. By understanding the inherent power dynamics within this…

When to End the Physician–Patient Relationship: Key Considerations and Steps

This course explores the critical role trust plays in the physician-patient relationship and the factors that can erode that trust. It addresses the ethical and legal considerations involved in deciding whether to maintain or appropriately terminate a physician-patient relationship when…