Activity ID
2201Expires
February 9, 2025Format Type
InternetCME Credit
1Fee
$113CME Provider: Louisiana Medical Mutual Insurance Company (LAMMICO)
Description of CME Course
With the rise of social media as a preferred communication platform, every industry has become a target of negative reviews. The rise in websites that facilitate negative commentary has proliferated. Unfortunately, negative comments are often divisive, angry, and can feel like personal attacks on an otherwise reputable institution or individual provider. This monograph describes the recommended ways for a healthcare worker to properly respond to a negative online commentator or reviewer.
Diplomate Engagement
Correct answers to the post-test; Comparative performance to peers; Post activity follow up
ABMS Member Board Approvals by Type
ABMS Lifelong Learning CME Activity
Allergy and Immunology
Family Medicine
Ophthalmology
Plastic Surgery
Psychiatry and Neurology
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
Identify the ethical and practice aspects of any decision to respond, or not to respond to a negative review.
Restate the elements of a defamation claim and why such a claim is often undesirable.
Apply the basic tenets of state board policy of the use of social medial by physicians.
Keywords
Social Media, Defamation, Ethics, Online Communication
Competencies
Interpersonal & Communication Skills, Professionalism
CME Credit Type
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
Physician Well-being activity
Personal Resilience
Practice Setting
Inpatient, Rural, Urban, VA/Military
National Quality Strategies and/or Quadruple Aim Care Processes
Communication Skills, Information Management/Computer Applications, Medical Ethics
