Stanford Medcast Episode 6: COVID-19 Mini-series - Medicine and Misinformation

Tuesday, November 3, 2020, 12:00 AM - Thursday, August 31, 2023, 11:59 PM

Join Emmy award-winning journalist, poet, physician and author  Dr. Seema Yasmin as she provides up-to-date insights regarding communication issues facing the medical profession. With the volume of information out there, there is much misinformation, false information, disinformation, as well as accurate information. Sorting it all out can be daunting. Tune in to learn how to communicate effectively with patients and colleagues, support accurate information and avoid misinformation or disinformation especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (0.50 hours), Non-Physician Participation Credit (0.50 hours)

1. Evaluate the reasons for the communication failures facing the medical profession.
2. Adopt new behaviors to communicate effectively with patients and colleagues, using credible resources.

In support of improving patient care, Stanford Medicine 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.

Credit Designation

American Medical Association (AMA)

Stanford Medicine designates this Enduring Material for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 

References

1. American Academy of Family Physician, AAFP (April 20, 2020). Study: Effective Communication Key During Health Crises. Retrieved from https://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20200420riskcomms.html
2. Back, A., Tulsky, J.A., Arnold, R.M. (2020, April 2). Communication Skills in the Age of COVID-19. Annals of Internal Medicine. https://doi.org/10.7326/M20-1376
3. Finset, A., Bosworth, H., Butow, P., Gulbrandsen, P., Hulsman, R., Pieterse, A.H., Street, R., Tschoetschel, R., van Weert, J. (2020, May). Effective health communication – a key factor in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. Patient Education and Counseling. 103:5, 873-876. 10.1016/j.pec.2020.03.027
4. COVID-19: fighting panic with information (2020, February). The Lancet. Retrieved from 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30379-2
5. Van der Bles, A.M., van der Linden, S., Freeman, A.L.J., Spiegelhalter, D.J. (2020, March). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA, PNAS. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1913678117

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