Event Date: Thursday, September 24, 2026 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. PST
Presenters: Anne Weisman, PhD, MPH, LMT, Kathryn Houk, MPH, MLIS, AHIP-D and Eric D. Aguila, MD
Location: Attend from your desktop, or phone via Zoom
Discover how hearing a patient's story can deepen empathy, strengthen human connection, and enrich clinical practice. Through the VA's My Life, My Story project, you'll experience the impact of narrative medicine and hear from leaders from the VA and the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV who will share practical strategies for integrating it into education and healthcare settings.
Click here to register for the session and CME credit.
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1) Define narrative medicine and explain its core principles, including empathy, reflection, and the importance of patient stories in clinical care.
2) Describe the goals and structure of the VA My Life, My Story project, including how it is implemented and its role in enhancing patient-centered care within the VA system.
3) Recognize the clinical and educational benefits of integrating patient narratives into medical practice, including improved communication, trust-building, ethics, and provider well-being.
4) Identify opportunities to participate in or support the MLMS project within their own VA facility or community clinical setting.
5) Practice a simple narrative medicine activity that can be applied in a local educational setting.
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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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