Compassion Fatigue: The Cost of Caring for Medical Professionals

Wednesday, Oct 23, 2024 • 12 pm to 1 pm

Virtual

Training Sessions

Abstract

Medical staff are in a unique position to interact with people during stressful times in their lives. People often trust their medical practitioners with intimate information, including trauma. Listening to and sharing the burden of the pain and frustration of others can result in compassion fatigue, and damaging your ability to perform job tasks optimally. Preventing or addressing compassion fatigue through self-care is important to maintain health and stability, prevent staff turnover, and mitigate medical errors.

Objectives

  • Identify sources of work stress that contribute to compassion fatigue.
  • Develop a plan of self-care to combat symptoms of compassion fatigue.
  • Learn two ways that compassion fatigue impacts outcomes in the medical setting.

Accreditation

PHYSICIAN (CME)

The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

NURSING (CNE)

A maximum of 1.0 nursing contact hours will be awarded. Participants will be able to claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the program.

SOCIAL WORK

As a Jointly Accredited Organization, University of Pittsburgh is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. University of Pittsburgh maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1.0 continuing education credits.

Psychologist (APA)

Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs.

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