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0741-3_SMG_Hospitalist Patient Experience Seminar_Live

Sacramento, CA US
December 15, 2025

Description: 

The Hospitalist Patient Experience Seminar is designed to support healthcare teams in improving communication with their patients, primarily within the hospital setting. Topics address a clinician's role as a leader in their practice, strategies for communicating with and understanding patients from diverse backgrounds and helps them manage their own well-being including recognizing the signs of burnout that could impair care. The seminar includes didactic and interactive learning elements that help the learner practice new communication skills in a safe/brave and supportive team environment. Understanding the difference in team dynamics, patient interaction, communication pitfalls and remedies, doctors practicing with the hospital setting will better establish effective connections within the care team as improve patient engagement/outcomes.

Assembly Bills 1195 & 241- Culturally Appropriate Care which is Free of Implicit Biases:

Learners are strongly encouraged to engage in self-directed learning related to the impact of implicit biases in this clinical area via the references provided below:

Cultural Competence

  • Andrade, Sahar, and Jason Wolf. "The Role of Cultural Competence in Delivering Positive Patient Experiences."(n.d.): n. pag. Beryl Institute. Web. (white paper) - ARTICLE
  • Juckett, Gregory, MD, MPH. "Cross-Cultural Medicine." Jama 293.5 (2005): 623. Web. - ARTICLE

Implicit Bias Considerations (as it relates to the content): 

  • Dealing with Racist Patients  Kimani Paul-Emile, J.D., Ph.D., Alexander K. Smith, M.D., M.P.H., Bernard Lo, M.D., and Alicia Fernández, M.D. February 25, 2016, N Engl J Med 2016; 374:708-711 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1514939 - ARTICLE
  • Fundamentals of Health Law, U.S. Law and Discrimination in Health Care, Kimani Paul-Emile, J.D., Ph.D. | May 25, 2023 |New England Journal of Medicine - ARTICLE
  • Standing Up against Gender Bias and Harassment — A Matter of Professional Ethics, Michelle M. Mello, J.D., Ph.D., and Reshma Jagsi, M.D., D.Phil., Strategies for observed bias (n engl j med 382;15 nejm.org April 9, 2020) - ARTICLE

 

Target Audience

Target Audience: 

Physicians (MD or DO)

Learning Objectives

By the end of this learning activity, participants will be able to:

1. Demonstrate the PEV (Paraphrase, Empathize, Validate) communication strategy with patients, staff and family members.

2. Apply best practice recommendations to structure time with patients to ensure effective communication.

3. Integrate well being practices for clinicians into self-care routines to reduce the the risk of compassion fatigue.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

    Physician Credit 

    Sutter Health designates this Live activity for a maximum of 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

     

  • 4.00 Non-Physician Participation Credit

    Sutter Health designates this Live activity for a maximum of 4.00 Non-Physician Participation Credit. Non-Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    AMA PRA Category 1 Credits HOURS™ Continuing Medical Education is acceptable for meeting the continuing education requirements for Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Psychologists, Registered Nurses, and Respiratory Care Practitioners. For other disciplines, please check with the regulatory board for your discipline to confirm what type of credits meet the continuing education requirements. Continuing education hours for nurses accredited by ANCC, via Joint Accreditation.

     

Course opens: 
12/15/2025
Course expires: 
01/15/2026
Event starts: 
12/15/2025 - 8:00am PST
Event ends: 
12/15/2025 - 12:30pm PST
Rating: 
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Sutter Health University - Patrick Hayes Learning Center
2700 Gateway Oaks Dr.
Sacramento, CA 95833
United States
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Disclosure of Financial or In-Kind Commercial Support & Conflict of Interest

No one involved in the planning or presentation of this educational activity have any relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. No financial or in-kind commercial support was received to produce or promote this educational activity.   

– Provider Designee/Verification:  Fozia Ferozali, Ed.D.

Planner(s)

Michael Abate, M.D.

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Stephen Arum, BA - Hobart College; MAT Yale University; Ed.D. Columbia Teachers College

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Speaker(s)

Bashir Allahdadi

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Amrita Samra

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

In support of improving patient care, Sutter Health, is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), and the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

 

Credit Designation Statement

Sutter Health designates this LIVE activity for a maximum of 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ for physicians.

Note to Other Disciplines: Non-Physician Participation Credit (AKA - AMA PRA Category 1 Credits HOURS™) Continuing Medical Education is acceptable for meeting the continuing education requirements for Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Psychologists, Registered Nurses, and Respiratory Care Practitioners. For other disciplines, please check with the regulatory board for your discipline to confirm what type of credits meet the continuing education requirements. Continuing education hours for nurses accredited by ANCC, via Joint Accreditation.

 

Attendance & Credit Claiming


Text the 6-letter attendance verification code to (916) 866-7913 to claim credit.

Available Credit

  • 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

    Physician Credit 

    Sutter Health designates this Live activity for a maximum of 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

     

  • 4.00 Non-Physician Participation Credit

    Sutter Health designates this Live activity for a maximum of 4.00 Non-Physician Participation Credit. Non-Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    AMA PRA Category 1 Credits HOURS™ Continuing Medical Education is acceptable for meeting the continuing education requirements for Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Psychologists, Registered Nurses, and Respiratory Care Practitioners. For other disciplines, please check with the regulatory board for your discipline to confirm what type of credits meet the continuing education requirements. Continuing education hours for nurses accredited by ANCC, via Joint Accreditation.

     

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