Upcoming Webinars
Continuing professional development is the process of lifelong learning in
which physicians acquire, through formal and informal activities, the
medical and nonmedical competencies they need to improve their ability to
practice medicine and provide effective patient care. Engaging in
continuing professional development is a professional obligation and also
a prerequisite for enhancing the quality of health care. The WSMA offers
continuing professional development as part of our commitment to
supporting physicians and physician assistants on their lifelong learning
journey. Questions? Contact Brendan Cox at
brendan@wsma.org or 206.956.3625.
POLST Conversation Guidance for Clinicians
Sept. 12 and 26, 2024, noon-1 p.m.
Join the Washington Serious Illness Care Coalition for a free two-part
webinar series on clinician guidance for discussing Portable Orders for
Life-Sustaining Treatment with your patients. These webinars are free for
WSMA members and nonmembers and open to all practitioner types; only one
registration is required for both sessions. This activity has been
approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
Part 1, Sept. 12: “When, and How, to Know if POLST is Right for My
Patient”
Ginny Heinitz, palliative care registered nurse for CommonSpirit/Virginia
Mason, will discuss when and how to use POLST. You will learn how, when
properly completed, the POLST form can effectively guide emergency care.
She will also discuss some pitfalls and mistakes to avoid.
You will learn how to identify patients who might benefit from a POLST and
how to assess their readiness to discuss their preferences for
life-prolonging care. You will see how to use your clinical expertise to
build rapport and normalize the conversations that can help patients be
ready for your recommendation to complete a POLST.
Part 2, Sept. 26: “May I Recommend…?”
Sharmon Figenshaw, ARNP, will discuss how to make recommendations related
to POLST for your patients who will benefit from having this form
completed to provide orders for emergency care. As a follow-up to part
one, this webinar will offer guidance on how you as the clinician can make
the choices in Section B of the POLST form accessible to your patients,
and how you can use the choices of Section B to simplify (and make less
scary) the choices in Section A (Full Code vs DNAR).
There will be a demonstration of how to ask questions that help your
patients think about what levels of care (from Section B) they would find
acceptable, and how to use your clinical expertise and judgement in
helping patients address how to have more control over the care they
receive at the end of their lives. You will see how to use the POLST
Clinician Guide to ensure that the POLST forms you complete are valid and
actionable for your patients.
Register for both sessions Sign-in required
Physician and Practitioner Wellness Webinar Series
Monday, Sept. 9, 2024, noon-1 p.m.
All physicians and practitioners are invited to join us on Monday, Sept. 9
at noon for “Wellness-Centered Leadership” with Ashleigh Rodriguez, MSN,
the second webinar in our new Physician and Practitioner Wellness Webinar
Series, a monthly educational session hosted by the WSMA and the WSMA
Foundation.
Find inspiration to take meaningful action that will reduce burnout and
improve professional satisfaction using the latest research presented in
these monthly webinars, each featuring a new expert speaker. This 11-part
series will take place at noon on the second Monday of each month and is
free for WSMA members and nonmembers.
This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
Register
Sign-in required
Health Equity M&M Webinar Series
Friday, Oct. 11, 2024, noon-1 p.m.
The WSMA and WSMA Foundation invite you to join your colleagues for the
next session of our popular Health Equity M&M Webinar Series. Think
"morbidity and mortality," but with a focus on health equity. Free for
WSMA members, this webinar series is held on the second Friday of
even-numbered months at noon.
These Health Equity M&M discussions provide a framework for
recognizing and examining our own biases and identifying the ways systemic
racism exists in our organizations. You’ll have new tools to think
critically and identify when to advocate for your patients from
historically marginalized communities, ensuring they receive the highest
quality clinical care. The Health Equity M&M discussions serve as one
of many mechanisms to address forms of systemic marginalization of
patients. During each webinar, Edwin Lindo, JD, facilitates case-based
discussions.
Lindo is the assistant dean of social and health justice in the Office of
Healthcare Equity, an associate teaching professor in the department of
family medicine, and an adjunct associate teaching professor in the
department of bioethics and humanities at the University of Washington
School of Medicine. He teaches, presents, and writes on issues of race and
racism within the field of medicine and greater society. He is
internationally recognized as a conscious voice for racial and social
justice.
This series fosters a space conducive to building a community of
professionals focused on achieving health equity, allowing for discussions
of charged but necessary topics. Each webinar is protected under WSMA's
CQIP as recognized by the Washington State Department of Health and
pursuant to RCW 70.225.040. By registering, you agree to maintain the
confidentiality of the cases discussed pursuant to RCW 43.70.510, RCW
70.41.200, and RCW 4.24.250.
WSMA members are encouraged to submit a patient case to discuss at an
upcoming session. Verbal submission of cases is the safest approach to
preserving the confidentiality of the information. If you would like to
speak with the webinar's facilitator directly, please email
kendra@wsma.org. As an alternative,
the WSMA has created an
online case submission form
for you to share information regarding a specific case. Rest assured that
your case submission is CQIP and HIPAA compliant.
This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
Register
WSMA members only—sign-in required