Event Date: Thursday, December 11, 2025 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. PST
Presenter: Dimitrios Tsatiris, M.D.
Location: Attend from your desktop, or phone via Zoom
The culture of medicine promotes self-sacrifice and stoicism. As physicians, we are expected to ignore our feelings and keep on moving forward despite having a front row seat to human suffering. This talk will describe the negative impact of stoicism on one’s emotional health and present a healthier approach for facing adversity in medicine and life.
Click here to register for the session and CME credit.
-
Explore why medicine selects for traits such as stoicism.
Examine the historical and philosophical roots of stoicism.
Contribute to ethical and compassionate patient care by dispelling common misconceptions about stoicism.
Share evidence showing the negative effects of stoicism on happiness and well-being.
Present healthier ways of processing difficult emotions when navigating challenges in medicine and life.
-
As an accredited provider of continuing medical education through the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine must ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its educational activities. In order to assure that information is presented in a scientific and objective manner, The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine requires that anyone in a position to control or influence the content of an accredited activity disclose all financial relationships within the prior 24 months with any commercial or proprietary entity producing health care goods or services relevant to the content being planned or presented. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated. Following are those disclosures.
The following planner/presenter has disclosed the following relationship with an ineligible entity.
Colleen Camenisch - Ownership Interest: equilibrium-MBSR, LLC, Mindfulness Standard, LLC
-
This webinar is 1 hour.
Accreditation Designation Statements
Physicians: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine and the Nevada Physician Wellness Coalition (NWPC). The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education to physicians.
The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Continuing Education Credit
The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine approves this program for 1 hour of nursing continuing education credit.
Ethics Credit
This program provides 1 CME credit towards the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners' requirement for 2 hours of training related to ethics, pain management, or addiction care during each licensure period.
-