How to Identify Distressed Physician Colleagues and Stop Them From Dying by Suicide

Session Format

Live Webinar

Session Type

Panel Discussion

Topic Area

Bonus Category

Session Date

October 20, 2020 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM

Description

Suicide among physicians continues to affect all specialties and occurs during training and beyond. Both female and male physicians have rates of suicide that are higher than in the general population. Doctors who die by suicide have significant rates of untreated or undertreated depression. Addiction/alcoholism also plays a major role. We aim to discuss warning signs of depression in doctors, available resources, and consequences of addiction/alcoholism that go untreated. We will differentiate burnout from depression, and will emphasize societal ramifications of physician suicide.

Learning Objective 1

Recognize warning signs for death by suicide in your physician colleagues.

Learning Objective 2

Develop master strategies to respond to suicidal intent among your physician colleagues.

Summary


Availability:	On-Demand


Cost:	FREE


Credit Offered:	1 CME Credit