Colleen Camenisch, MBA & Misty Vaughan Allen, M.A.
Online CME Credit
Fee: $50.00
Provides 0.75 hour(s) of CE/CME credit (Presented on March 28, 2023; Reviewed March 28, 2025; Expires March 28, 2025)
The Impact of Moral Injury - Nevada Physician Wellness Coalition (NPWC)
Overview
The Nevada Physician Wellness Coalition was developed by physicians in Nevada for physicians. The coalition is a completely independent Nevada non-profit 501c3 organization. Our mission is to address the devastation and negative community impact of physician burnout and suicide.
Physician burnout has become an epidemic and the number of physicians that have depression is significant along with the number of physician suicides. This topic has not been widely discussed and many physicians are still unaware of the problem and what options exist to help support them.
To view all session topics presented by the Nevada Physician Wellness Coalition, please click here.
Learning Objectives
Following participation in this course, participants should be able to:
- Identify the high rates of burnout as well as apply the skill sets and resources available to treat burnout and/or depression
- Adopt personal strategies to enhance self-care and therefore enhance patient care
- Recognize signs of suicidal ideation and incorporate strategies for preventing suicide and offering resources to colleagues who show sign
Presenters
Colleen Camenish, MBA, Executive Director, Nevada Physician Wellness Coalition
Misty Vaughan Allen, MA, Suicide Prevention Coordinator, Nevada Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public & Behavioral Health, Office of Suicide Prevention
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Accreditation Designation Statements
The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Continuing Education Credit
This program provides 0.75 CME credit toward the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners' requirement for 2 hours of training related to suicide prevention, intervention and detection every 4 years.
Nurses: The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine approves this program for 0.75 hours of nursing continuing education credit.
As an accredited provider of continuing medical education through the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine must ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its educational activities. In order to assure that information is presented in a scientific and objective manner, The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine requires that anyone in a position to control or influence the content of an accredited activity disclose all financial relationships within the prior 24 months with any commercial or proprietary entity producing health care goods or services relevant to the content being planned or presented. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated. Following are those disclosures.
All other presenters, planners or anyone in a position to control the content of this continuing medical education activity have indicated that they do not have financial relationships with ineligible companies related to the content of this activity.
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, 2013, Risk factors, protective factors, and warning signs.
Center for Disease Control, 2018 Vital Signs
Brooks, Elizabeth 2016, Preventing Physician Suicide Identify and Support At-Risk Physicians. American Medical Association. Resource: https://edhub.ama-assn.org/steps-forward/module/2702599
DesRoches et. al. 2010, Physicians' Perceptions, Preparedness for Reporting, and Experiences Related to Impaired and Incompetent Colleagues. JAMA
Henry, Tanya (2022, January 18). Medicine’s great resignation? 1 in 5 doctors plan exit in 2 years. American Medical Association. Resources: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/physician-health/medicine-s-great-resignation-1-5-doctors-plan-exit-2-years
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Louise B Andrew, MD, JD et. al. 2022, Physician Suicide. Medscape
Racine, Melanie, 2018, Chronic pain and suicide risk: A comprehensive review. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry
Shannafelt, Tait et. al. 2022, Changes in Burnout and Satisfaction With Work-Life Integration in Physicians During the First 2 Years of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Mayo Clinic Proceedings
Talbot, Dean et. al. 2018, Physicians aren’t ‘burning out.’ They’re suffering from moral injury.’ First Opinion
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Resources for People at Risk for Suicide
Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: 988
Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741
Veterans Crisis Line: 988 press 1
Emergency services, 9-1-1, local hospitals
MOST Team Non-emergency dispatch 775-334-2677
Problem Gamblers Helpline: 1-800-522-4700
VA Healthcare System: 1-888-838-6256
Mobile Crisis (youth)—SN/Rural: 702-486-7865 NN: 775-688-1670
The Trevor Lifeline: 1-866-488-7386
Reno Behavioral Healthcare Hospital 775-393-2249
Desert Parkway 877-663-7976
NV 211
Telemedicine: Counseling programs, private therapist