Activity ID
2817Expires
November 28, 2024Format Type
InternetCME Credit
1.0Fee
$165CME Provider: Massachusetts Medical Society
Description of CME Course
Improving empathic behavior increases patient satisfaction, reduces the likelihood of malpractice law suits, decreases burnout, and improves clinician job satisfaction. A rigorous randomized controlled trial of practicing physicians showed statistically significant improvement in patient satisfaction scores for those clinicians that completed these courses.
Jointly provided with Empathetics, LLC and hosted by http://empathetics.com.
Module 1: Introduction to the Neuroscience of Empathy
This course introduces medical professionals to the neuroscience of emotions, explains the difference between sympathy and empathy, and teaches empathy best practices in a clinical setting. This one hour course provides practical, easy to implement, tips medical professionals can use immediately.
ABMS Member Board Approvals by Type
ABMS Lifelong Learning CME Activity
Allergy and Immunology
Anesthesiology
Colon and Rectal Surgery
Family Medicine
Nuclear Medicine
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Preventive Medicine
Psychiatry and Neurology
Radiology
Thoracic Surgery
Urology
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
Describe immediate and long-term rationale for improving empathy in medicine
Explain how integrating empathy into medical practice leads to both increased patient satisfaction and job satisfaction and reduced risk of malpractice
Identify practical and efficient ways to incorporate empathy into medical practice
Summarize the role of neurobiology and physiology in emotion and empathy
Keywords
Communication
Competencies
Interpersonal & Communication Skills, Practice-based Learning & Improvement, Professionalism
CME Credit Type
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
Physician Well-being activity
Efficiencies in Medical Practice, Personal Resilience, Organizational Culture of Wellness
Practice Setting
Academic Medicine, Inpatient, Outpatient, Physician Executives, Physician Scientists, Rural, Urban, VA/Military
