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9/17/19 - Medical Grand Rounds: Gender-based Harassment in Health Care Settings
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CERTIFICATE
INTRODUCTION
Credit Hours: CME 1.00
Target Audience:
Faculty, residents, fellows, and community physicians in General Internal Medicine and subspecialties.
Educational Objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Describe characteristics of women Veterans that increase vulnerability to effects of harassment.
- Review End Harassment Initiative Components.
- Recognize that the harassing behavior, not the harasser, is problematic.
- Describe therapeutic interventions to end harassment that preserve the dignity of all parties.
Suggested Additional Reading:
- Internal communication, National Survey on Harassment of Women Veterans performed in FY18 and FY19, Center for Women’s Health, VHA.
- McCauley, HL, Blosnich, JR, and Dichter, ME. Adverse Childhood Experiences and Adult Health Outcomes Among Veteran and Non-Veteran Women. J Women’s Health. 2015; 24(9): 723-729.
- Weitlauf, JC, LaCroix, AZ, Bird, CE, Woods, NF, Washington, DL, Katon, JG, LaMonte, MJ, Goldstein, MK, Bassuk, SS, Sarto, G, and Stefanik, ML. Prospective Analysis of Health and Mortality Risk in Veteran and non-Veteran Participants in the Women’s Health Initiative. Women’s Health Issues. 2015; 25(6): 649-657.
- Zimmerman, E, and Woolf, SH. Understanding the relationship between education and health. Discussion Paper, Institute of Medicine, Washington, DC. 2014.
- Zwack, J, and Schweitzer, J. If Every Fifth Physician is Affected by Burnout, What About the Other Four? Resilience Strategies of Experienced Physicians. Academic Medicine. 2013; 88(3): 382-389.
Authors:
Erin Brewer, MD, MPH
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Women’s Health Medical Director
Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System
No relationships with industry relevant to the content of this educational activity have been disclosed.
No relationships with industry relevant to the content of this educational activity have been disclosed.
Melissa McNeil, MD, MPH
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Professor of Medicine
Associate Chief, Division of General Internal Medicine
Chief, Section of Women's Health
Director, Comprehensive Women's Health Program
Program Director, BIRCWH Program
Director, Women's Health Fellowship
University of Pittsburgh
No relationships with industry relevant to the content of this educational activity have been disclosed.
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.