SPIRITUALITY AND MEDICINE
Speaker:
Scott Bedwell, M.D.
Chairman, Department of Surgery
Saint Vincent Health Center
Event Date:
August 14, 2009
Objectives:
At the conclusion of this activity, the participant should be able to:
-Discuss the role of spirituality in medicine and clinical care of patients, and develop a language of spirit which we all can speak.
-Review how to introduce spirituality into patient interactions and take a religious history.
-Recognize research findings on the implications of spirituality in clinical practice.
Accreditation:
Saint Vincent Health System is accredited by the Pennsylvania Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Designation:
Saint Vincent Health System designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the educational activity.
Disclosure:
It is the policy of Saint Vincent Health System that anyone in a position to control content including faculty and planners disclose real or apparent conflicts of interest relating to the topics of this educational activity. Any and all conflicts of interest will be identified and resolved prior to the conference. Faculty are required to also disclose discussions of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during their presentation(s). All disclosures will be announced to the participants prior to the educational activity.
No educational grants have been received in support of this activity.
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Date of Expiration:
August 14, 2010
Archive Program:
CME credit is not available for this program. To watch the presentation and print the handouts click on the links below.
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