Credit Hours: CME 0.75

Target Audience:

This activity is directed to physicians who take care of hospitalized children, medical students, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants working in the emergency room, intensive care unit, or hospital wards.

Educational Objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

Review the epidemiology of Physician Suicide
Review of the rates of physician suicide in comparison to general population
Review factors that are specific to increase the risk of physician suicide.

Suggested Additional Reading & Joint Accreditation Statement - Note: This Accreditation Statement Supersedes All Other Statements:

Suggested Additional Reading:

Guille C, Sen S. Burnout, Depression, and Diminished Well-Being among Physicians. N Engl J Med. 2024 Oct 24;391(16):1519-1527. doi: 10.1056/NEJMra2302878. PMID: 39442042.
Zisook S, Doran N, Mortali M, Hoffman L, Downs N, Davidson J, Fergerson B, Rubanovich CK, Shapiro D, Tai-Seale M, Iglewicz A, Nestsiarovich A, Moutier CY. Relationship between burnout and Major Depressive Disorder in health professionals: A HEAR report. J Affect Disord. 2022 Sep 1;312:259-267. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.06.047. Epub 2022 Jun 24. PMID: 35760197.
Christine Moutier; Physician Mental Health: An Evidence-Based Approach to Change. Journal of Medical Regulation 1 July 2018; 104 (2): 7–13. doi: https://doi.org/10.30770/2572-1852-104.2.7
Ye GY, Davidson JE, Kim K, Zisook S. Physician death by suicide in the United States: 2012-2016. J Psychiatr Res. 2021 Feb;134:158-165. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2020.12.064. Epub 2020 Dec 24. PMID: 33385634.
Zisook, Sidney & Doran, Neal & Moutier, Christine & Shapiro, Desiree & Downs, Nancy & Sanchez, Courtney & Accardi, Rachael & Davidson, Judy. (2024). Supporting Healthcare Workers Well-Being and Suicide Prevention: The HEAR Program May 2009 – April 2023. Journal of Medical Regulation. 110. 18-32. 10.30770/2572-1852-110.3.18

Joint Accreditation Statement:
In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM.
Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

Authors:

Sidney Zisook, MD — Director of the University of California, San Diego Residency Training Program, Director of the UC San Diego Healer Education, Assessment, and Referral (HEAR) Program, Wellness Director of the Department of Psychiatry and a Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry at UC San Diego
Dr. Zisook receives grant/research support from Compass Pathways Ltd

Tony R. Tarchichi, MD — Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC.) Paul C. Gaffney Diagnostic Referral Group.
No relationships with industry relevant to the content of this educational activity have been disclosed.

No other members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

This activity is approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

The University of Pittsburgh is an affirmative action, equal opportunity institution.