Burnout: Prevention and Coping Tactics for Oncologists with Daniel McFarland, DO is organized by i3 Health.

Release Date: March 23, 2021
Expiration Date: March 22, 2022

Accreditation:
Physicians:
i3 Health is accredited by the American Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

i3 Health designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. 

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 0.5 Medical Knowledge and Practice Assessment MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Physician Assistants:
American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) accepts certificates of participation for educational activities approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME. Physician assistants may receive a maximum of 0.5 hours of Category 1 credit for completing this program.

Statement of Need:
Physician burnout and work-related stress are serious and prevalent issues in oncology, with nearly 45% of oncologists experiencing signs of burnout. Recently, this problem has been further exacerbated by the challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. In this episode of Oncology Data Advisor, Daniel McFarland, DO, a head and neck medical oncologist and consult-liaison psychiatrist at Northwell Health Lenox Hill Hospital, joins i3 Health for a discussion that covers the varying factors that can contribute to physician burnout, advice for oncologists who are experiencing high levels of work-related stress, and institution-level changes that can be initiated in order to reduce burnout and foster wellness and engagement among oncologists.

Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
• Identify factors that contribute to burnout among oncologists and other physicians
• Identify measures that can help to ameliorate the symptoms of burnout