Activity ID
11129Expires
August 22, 2026Format Type
EnduringCME Credit
0.5Fee
$30CME Provider: American Medical Association
Description of CME Course
In this episode, we are joined by Dr Joanna Turner Bisgrove, a Family Medicine physician, Member of the American Medical Association Council on Science and Public Health and anti-ableism advocate. Dr Bisgrove outlines her experience as a physician with hearing impairment in a pandemic that required everyone to wear masks, limiting her ability to read lips and hear her patients. She discusses her struggles and triumphs, and shares her ultimate message of how physicians can truly be inclusive while not sacrificing the safety of patients and themselves.
Disclaimers
1. This activity is accredited by the American Medical Association.
2. This activity is free to AMA members.
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Educational Objectives
1. Describe challenges faced by health care professionals with hearing loss that were amplified during the COVID-19 pandemic
2. Explain why accommodations that support patient-provider communication for those with hearing loss are important
3. Identify accommodations that can support health care professionals with hearing loss
4. Recognize ways to improve inclusivity for individuals with hearing loss in health care settings
Keywords
Audiology and Hearing, Otolaryngology, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, Ethics
Competencies
Medical Knowledge, Professionalism
CME Credit Type
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
DOI
10.1001/ama.2022.0002170
