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ForwardThe Emotional Side of Practicing Medicine
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Target Audience
DMU faculty, staff, students, residents, and members of the medical community.
Educational Need
Healthcare providers may celebrate meaningful victories with one patient and then deliver devastating news to another. The emotional demands of practicing medicine and medical training can affect clinician well-being, professional performance, relationships with colleagues, and the quality of patient care. Healthcare professionals need to recognize their own emotional responses, understand how internal and external stressors influence them, and use practical strategies to manage them effectively. Education addressing emotional awareness, self-regulation, resilience, and work-life balance can help healthcare professionals respond constructively to the emotional demands of clinical practice while maintaining effective, compassionate patient care.
Description
This educational activity explores the emotional experiences that occur throughout medical training and clinical practice and examines how these experiences can influence professional performance and patient care. Participants will consider common triggers for emotional responses, recognize how stress and emotions may affect decision-making and interactions with patients and colleagues, and examine strategies for responding to emotionally challenging situations. The session will also introduce practical approaches to reducing burnout and strengthening self-efficacy, self-regulation, resilience, and work-life balance.
Objectives
- Discuss emotional responses that may occur during medical training and clinical practice.
- Describe common circumstances and experiences that can trigger emotional responses among physicians and other healthcare professionals.
- Recognize personal emotional responses and examine how they may affect academic or professional performance and patient care.
- Identify strategies to reduce burnout and support well-being, including approaches to strengthening work-life balance, self-efficacy, self-regulation, and resilience.
Speakers
Adam Bertroche, DO
Assistant Professor, Behavioral Medicine, Medical Humanities and Bioethics, Des Moines University
Dr. Bertroche earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from Des Moines University (DMU) in 2017 and completed his psychiatry residency at the University of Kansas School of Medicine in 2021, where he received an Excellence in Scholarship Award. During his final year of residency, he served as chief psychiatry resident at the Kansas City Veterans Hospital.
At DMU, Dr. Bertroche contributes to the education and development of future healthcare professionals and provides psychiatric care through the University’s Behavioral Health Clinic. His educational interests include comprehensive suicide risk evaluation and developing approaches to differential diagnosis for common psychiatric presentations. Drawing from his experiences as both a physician and educator, Dr. Bertroche also addresses the emotional demands of medical training and clinical practice and their impact on healthcare professionals and patient care.
Grethel Perez, DO'22
Osteopathic Medical Student, Des Moines University
Course summary
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
- 1.00 AOA 1-A
- 1.00 CE Contact Hour(s)
- 1.00 Podiatry
IMPORTANT! Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, DMU is closed to external visitors. Only individuals with an active DMU badge may attend on-site.
Accreditation Statements
- DO: Des Moines University (DMU) is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians. DMU designates this program for a maximum of 1.0 AOA Category 1-A credits and will report CME and specialty credits commensurate with the extent of the physician’s participation in this activity.
- DPM: Des Moines University (DMU) is approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education as a provider of continuing education in podiatric medicine. DMU has approved this activity for a maximum of 1.0 continuing education contact hours.
MD: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Iowa Medical Society (IMS). Des Moines University (DMU) is accredited by the IMS to provide continuing medical education for physicians. DMU designates this live activity for 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.- Nurse: Des Moines University is Iowa Board of Nursing approved provider #112. This live activity has been reviewed and approved for 1.0 continuing education contact hour(s). No partial credit awarded.
- Other healthcare providers: This live activity is designated for 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.
Educational Grants
No commercial interest provided financial support for this continuing education activity.
Disclosure
The speaker(s) will disclose if any pharmaceuticals, medical procedures, or devices discussed are investigational or unapproved for use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The activity directors are responsible for determining educational content and selecting speakers.
Relevant to the content of this educational activity, the following individual(s) have no conflict(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
- Adam Bertroche, DO, Speaker
- Grethel Perez, DO'22, Speaker
Disclaimer
The information provided in this activity is for continuing education purposes only. It is not a substitute for a healthcare provider's independent medical judgment regarding diagnostic and treatment options for a specific patient's medical condition.
Available Credit
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
- 1.00 AOA 1-A
- 1.00 CE Contact Hour(s)
- 1.00 Podiatry
Price
Two attendance options:
- Des Moines University students, faculty, and staff - No registration is necessary. Attend on-site or on-line.
- All other interested individuals - Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, DMU is closed to external visitors; only individuals with an active DMU badge may attend on-site. Register through Zoom.