Physician Health First®: Choose Yourself Care —
Mental Health
Online CME
Trauma, whether physical or emotional, affects brain functionality in ways we are just beginning to understand. In these recent years, family physicians have experienced higher-than-typical stress and increased physician burnout.
Spend an hour at this free webinar led by Hani Chaabo, MD, ABOIM, and Michelle Owens, DO, FAAHPM, FAAFP. We’ll explore how trauma affects our mental health and discuss healthy ways to cope, touching upon:
- Maladaptive behaviors
- Self-compassion
- Self-reflection tools
Hani Chaabo, MD, ABOIM
Michelle Owens, DO, FAAHPM, FAAFP
Upon completion of this CME activity, you should be able to:
- Describe how trauma affects the human brain and its resulting maladaptive behaviors.
- Apply self-compassion as a well-being practice to cope with difficult experiences.
- Integrate appreciative inquiry as a self-reflective growth mindset tool.
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- Physician Health First: Building Resiliency Intersectionally During Graduate Education (BRIDGE) is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $2,200,002 with zero percentage financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.
The AAFP has reviewed Physician Health First: Choose Yourself - Mental Health and deemed it acceptable for up to 1 Enduring AAFP Prescribed credit. Term of Approval is from 2/9/2024 to 5/22/2026. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the American Medical Association as equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. When applying for the AMA PRA, Prescribed credit earned must be reported as Prescribed credit, not as Category 1.
CME activities approved for AAFP credit are recognized by the AOA as equivalent to AOA Category 2 credit.