Event Date: Thursday, May 21, 2026 from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.PST
Presenter: Will Bynum, MD, PhD
Location: Attend from your desktop, or phone via Zoom
Discover how shame affects physicians, medical culture, and patient care—and what we can do about it in our May Speaker Series session. This session explores the psychology of shame, current research, and strategies to advance shame-competent healthcare.
Click here to register for the session and CME credit.
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1) Define and differentiate shame and guilt and describe why this distinction matters.
2) Outline triggers, contributing factors, and effects of shame in healthcare settings.
3) Describe specific identity processes implicated in shame experiences and their impact on ethical patient care.
4) List specific strategies for advancing shame competence in healthcare settings.
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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.
All presenters, planners or anyone in a position to control the content of this continuing medical education activity have indicated that neither they nor their spouse/legally recognized domestic partner has any financial relationships with commercial interests related to the content of this activity.
Colleen Camenisch - Ownership Interest: equilibrium-MBSR, LLC, Mindfulness Standard, LLC
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CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT*
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine and Nevada Physician Wellness Coalition (NPWC). 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 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine approves this program for 1 hour of nursing continuing education credit. Nevada State Board of Nursing provider number 120894-1.
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.
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