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10/7/21 - Anesthesiology Journal Club - Efficacy and Safety of Cannabidiol Plus Standard Care vs Standard Care Alone for the Treatment of Emotional Exhaustion and Burnout Among Frontline Health Care Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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INTRODUCTION

Credit Hours: CME 1.00

Target Audience:

Anesthesiologists and anesthesiologists-in-training and other anesthesia professionals, nurse anesthetists and anesthesia assistants.

Educational Objectives:

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

  • Discuss the risks and benefits of Cannabidiol
  • Identify healthcare worker burnout
  • Assess the literature involving healthcare worker burnout and treatment

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

    Suggested Additional Reading

    • Schaufeli WB, Desart S, De Witte H. Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT) - Development, Validity, and Reliability.  Int J. Environ Res Public Health. 2020;17(24):9495.
    • van der Wal RAB, Wallage J, Bucy MJL. Occupational stress, burnout and personality in anesthesiologist. Current Opinion in Anesthesiology. 2018;31(3):351-356.
    • West CP, Dyrbye LN, Sinsky C, et al. Resilience and Burnout Among Physicians and the General US Working Population. JAMA Netw Open. 2020; 3(7):e209385.
    • Pappa S, Ntella V, Giannakas T, Giannakoulis VG, Papoutsi E, Katsaounou P. Prevalence of depression, anxiety, and insomnia among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Brain Behav Immun. 2020;88:901-907
    • Sholler DJ, Schoene L, Spindle TR. Therapeutic efficacy of cannabidiol (CBD): a review of the evidence from clinical trials and human laboratory studies. Curr Addict Rep. 2020;7(3):405-412


    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), 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 is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Each physician 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:
    David Wideman, MD — PGY-2 resident, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
    No relationships with industry relevant to the content of this educational activity have been disclosed.
    Loni Brueckmann, MD — PGY-2 resident, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
    No relationships with industry relevant to the content of this educational activity have been disclosed.
    Stephen M. McHugh, MD, FASA — Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
    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.