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      Need Ethics CME? Let PHR be your number one stop!

      See what physicians are saying about courses offered by the TMA Committee on Physician Health and Rehabilitation:

      “This was great. Can I take this course every year as a reminder?” (Coping with Stress in the Practice of Medicine)
      “Thank you for this educational and immediately useful course.” (Ethical and Regulatory Aspects of Managing Patients With Pain)
      “Very good; will refer back to this course from time-to-time.” (The Art and Science of Happiness) 
      “Excellent survey; very thought provoking!” (Spirituality and Medicine)

      All PHR courses are designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ in ethics and/or professional responsibility education and may be accessed on demand, through home study materials, or at live presentations by request from county medical societies, hospitals, and other entities.

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    • Healthy Physicians Healthy Patients (Register Now)
      This activity focuses on the health of the caregiver and how physician wellness translates to improved patient outcomes.  The effect of wellness activities on physical and mental health, coping methods, resilience strategies, and mindfulness techniques are among the concepts that can be applied to change personal and patient behavior. 3 AMA PRA Cat. 1 • 3 ETHICS

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    • Communication Skills: Why Bother? (Register Now)
      Improve your communication skills with patients and colleagues, thereby increasing patient and family satisfaction, strengthening the patient-physician relationship, reducing stress, and improving patient outcomes.1 AMA PRA Cat. 1 • 1 ETHICS • Expires: June 4, 2012 
    • Coping with Stress in the Practice of Medicine (Register Now)
      Learn how to effectively cope with many of the stresses encountered in the practice of medicine. The course will offer self-assessment tools, prevention strategies, treatment options, and solutions. 2 AMA PRA Cat. 1 • 2 ETHICS • Expires May 20, 2012
    • Depression and Suicide in Physicians (Register Now)
      Examine the number of physicians lost to suicide annually, describe the characteristics of major depression, identify risks for physician suicide, explain the warning signs of a suicidal physician, and summarize the ethical consequences of the effect of physician suicide to patients. 1 AMA PRA Cat. 1 • 1 ETHICS • Expires June 3, 2012
    • Domestic Violence: A Hidden Epidemic
      Asking one simple 10-second screening question can make a difference in the life of a patient.  This course discusses types and incidence of domestic violence, barriers to detecting domestic violence, potential ethical dilemmas, legal obligations, screening instruments, and effective interview techniques when assessing domestic violence. 1 AMA PRA Cat. 1 • 1 ETHICS • Expires April 19, 2014
    • Effective Strategies for Tobacco Cessation (Register Now)
      Discusses ethical responsibilities of physicians to determine tobacco use at every clinical visit. Patient stages of change and physician strategies for smoking cessation are discussed. Commonly used pharmacotherapies and brief tobacco cessation counseling are reviewed. 1 AMA PRA Cat. 1 • 1 ETHICS • Expires June 4, 2013
    • Ethical Aspects of Monitoring Physicians in Recovery (Register Now)
       Discusses ethical and professional responsibilities of monitoring physicians in recovery so as to provide responsible advocacy for the monitored physician and protect patient safety. Identifies potential ethical dilemmas that might arise for physicians who monitor other physicians. Assesses the professional responsibility of entities that oversee physician health.  1 AMA PRA Cat. 1 ▪ 1 ETHICS ▪ Expires June 4, 2013
    • Ethical Considerations in Physician Aging and Retirement (Register Now)
      Discusses signs of, and how to address, impairment in the aging physician, and encourages participants to become more aware of the personal and ethical considerations involved in planning a successful retirement. 2 AMA PRA Cat. 1 • 2 ETHICS • Expires April 22, 2014
    • How to Create and Maintain Life Balance (Register Now)
      Discusses the importance of actively initiating and maintaining balance in one's life. Reviews the importance of identifying personal core values congruent with prioritizing life activities. Provides action steps that may lead to improved patient care and a more balanced life. 1 AMA PRA Cat. 1 • 1 ETHICS • Expires June 4, 2013
    • Maintenance of Professional Boundaries and Effective Management of Challenging Patient Encounters (Register Now)
      Discusses the importance of maintaining professional boundaries while working with a wide variety of challenging patients. 2 AMA PRA Cat. 1 • 2 ETHICS • Online Course • Expires: April 22, 2014
    • Patient Safety and Peer Assistance (Register Now)
      Discover the relationship between patient safety and peer assistance, how a peer assistance committee should function to be effective and maintain credibility, and the importance of following a standardized process when referrals are received to address and uphold ethical and professional responsibilities. 1 AMA PRA Cat. 1 • 1 ETHICS • Expires May 26, 2013
    • Spirituality and Medicine (Register Now)
      Assesses the role of spirituality in physicians personal lives and the lives of their patients. Reviews how to integrate spirituality and clinical practice to enhance patient satisfaction. Discusses the principles of ethically managing spirituality in a medical practice.   1 AMA PRA Cat. 1 • 1 ETHICS • Expires June 13, 2013.
    • Substance Use Disorders in Physicians: Identification and Intervention (Register Now)
      Discusses the disease aspects of Substance Use Disorders.  Reviews essential components of conducting an intervention and steps necessary to prepare intervention team members. Explains ethical considerations involved in mandatory reporting and patient safety. 2 AMA PRA Cat. 1 • 2 ETHICS • Expires May 25, 2013.
    • The Art and Science of Happiness (Register Now)
      The module will explain the facets of the evolving science of happiness, the virtues that can contribute to happiness and well-being and show how you may improve your professional and personal lives, and the lives of your patients. 1 AMA PRA Cat. 1 • 1 ETHICS • Expires June 15, 2012
    • The Family in Addiction and Recovery (Register Now)
      The module will educate participants about addiction as a family illness and how each member, including the impaired individual, impacts the health and well-being of the family.  1 AMA PRA Cat. 1 • 1 ETHICS • Expires June 2, 2012
    • Medical Student Course: Medical Student Stress and Burnout
      A course created for medical students to help identify common causes for stress in their lives and offer healthy ways of coping with that stress. CME credits not available.