1 CME Credits
53 STUDENTS ENROLLED
This course is intended to provide you with the tools and resources to support the mental health and wellness of medical professionals. It is vital for medical professionals to take care of their mental health. This course discusses screening tools, obstacles and barriers, risk and protective factors, safety planning, and resources for you to reach out to for help.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this course, participants will:
- have an increased knowledge of mental health screening tools
- be able to identify protective and risk factors
- be able to overcome obstacles and barriers that interfere with asking for help
- have an understanding of the 2022 Healthcare Provider Protection Act and its implications for Maine
Course Structure
This course is self-paced and available to any user who registers with the Maine Medical Association, Center for Quality Improvement Learning Lab. The course consists of multiple sub-sections or units and will contain various elements, including video lessons, hyperlinks to readings and web resources, and pre-and post-tests for you to gauge your knowledge and understanding of the course topic.
Estimated Time to Complete: 60 minutes
Note: The course is divided into short digestible units (10-20 minutes in length) that can be completed in small increments.
Disclosures
The planners, presenters, and speakers do not have any relevant financial relationships to disclose. Their position titles and organizational affiliations are those at the time the course was recorded.
Guy Cousins, LCSW, LADC, CCS
Director
Medical Professionals Health Program
Elisabeth Fowlie Mock, MD, MPH, FAAFP
Board Certified in Family Medicine & Addiction Medicine
Clinical and Policy Advisor to the Maine Prescription Monitoring Program
Office of Behavioral Health, Maine DHHS
Amy Carter, BSHA-M
Director
Maine Medical Association, Center for Quality Improvement
Janet Johnson
Administrative Assistant
Maine Medical Association, Center for Quality Improvement
Funding: This module is made possible by the generous support and funding from our partners at the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine.
Original Launch: September 1, 2023
Renewed: July 1, 2026
Expires: June 30, 2029
Assessment and Grading
This course begins with a pre-test that will test your knowledge and allow you to gauge your baseline understanding of the topics to be covered. At the end of the course, there is a post-test. A comparison of your pre-test score and post-test score will help you assess how much knowledge you’ve gained on the topic.
To Obtain a CME Certificate or a CME Certificate of Participation
- Complete all the units within the course
- Complete the Survey Monkey evaluation at the end of the course
Upon completion of the evaluation in Survey Monkey, including the required demographic information, a CME Certificate will be emailed to M.D.s and D.O.s and a CME Certificate of Participation will be emailed to all other learners. These certificates will be emailed within 10 business days of completing the evaluation.
Joint Providership Statement
The Hanley Center for Health Leadership and Education designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Hanley Center for Health Leadership and Education and the Maine Medical Association, Center for Quality Improvement. The Hanley Center for Health Leadership and Education is accredited by the Maine Medical Association Committee on Continuing Medical Education and Accreditation to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
None of the planners or presenters for this activity have relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Table of Contents
Getting Started
- Test Your Knowledge: System Level Care: Taking Care of the Medical Professional’s Behavioral Health and Wellness
Course Units
- Unit 1: Introduction & Case Study
- Unit 2: Screening Tools: Safe-T, ACOK, Columbia
- Unit 3: Protective and Risk Factors
- Unit 4: Safety Plan
- Unit 5: Obstacles & Barriers to Help
- Unit 6: How MPHP Can Become a Protective Factor and Resource for You
- Unit 7: 2022 Healthcare Provider Protection Act
- Resources
Course Wrap Up
- Post Test: System Level Care: Taking Care of the Medical Professional’s Behavioral Health and Wellness
- Evaluation Survey: System Level Care: Taking Care of the Medical Professional’s Behavioral Health and Wellness