Online - Fight, Flight, Freeze...Laugh: Using Humor to Combat Vicarious Trauma

This program was captured at Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida Pediatric Grand Rounds on May 8, 2024. Pediatric Grand Rounds (PGR) is designed to improve the broad practice of pediatric medicine. In effort to foster curiosity and discussion surrounding concepts related to children’s health, this regularly scheduled series presents a wide variety of topics with a diverse speaker panel for interprofessional clinicians.

Target Audience

Pediatric interprofessional clinicians

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

Apply evidence-based humor-based resilience-building exercises and techniques to decrease stress, enhance coping strategies, and promote a smoother transition between work and home environments for improved overall well-being.
Differentiate between constructive and destructive uses of humor in healthcare settings.
Recognize appropriate contexts and potential risks associated with using humor in patient care and team interactions.

Contact Information: If you have any questions regarding this course please contact the Course Coordinator, Tinessa Callinan at [email protected]

Course summary

Available credit:

1.00 MOC ABP - Pediatrics
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn up to 1.00 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit.
1.00 MOC ABS – Surgery
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirements of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.
1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
In support of improving patient care, Nemours Children’s Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Nemours Children’s Health designates this activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
1.00 ASWB Approved Continuing Education (ACE) Credits
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Nemours Children’s Health is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 1.00 general continuing education credits.
1.00 Continuing Education
This activity is designated for 1.00 continuing education credits.

Course opens:

05/08/2024

Course expires:

05/07/2026

Cost:

$0.00

No one in control of content for this educational activity has 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.

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