Medical Ethics: Employee Assistance Programs (EAP): When Mental Wellness Meets Work

Thursday, February 20, 2025, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, Online

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), American Nurses Credentialing Center (1.00 hours), Mississippi Nursing Foundation (1.00 hours), MS Board of Examiners for Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists (1.00 hours), NBCC Credit(s) (1.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (1.00 hours)

Medical Ethics will be live on Teams this month. .

1. Describe how EAP's professional assistance and resources are designed to help employees address difficulties related to emotional concerns, relationships, substance abuse, as well as many others concerns, and thus allows the employee to better focus on improving patient care at all levels.
2. Articulate how EAP's benefits the healthcare industry in maintaining a productive and safe environment for employees and patients. 
3. Identify the services offered by EAP's and how directing employees, with a need, to seek out EAP assistance must remain an ethical priority.

1. All learners will self-report through the post-evaluation of knowledge gained in resources available to employees through EAP and ways this may improve patient care by maintaining a productive and safe environment for employees and patients.
2. All learners will self-report through the post-evaluation an agreeance on the ethical priority to direct employees, with a need, to seek out EAP assistance.

The Mississippi State Medical Association is a member of the Southern States CME Collaborative (SSCC).  North Mississippi Medical Center is accredited by the SSCC to provide continuing medical education for physicians.  NMMC designates this Live Activity course for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

NMMC is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Mississippi Nurses Foundation, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.  This activity has been awarded for 1.00 contact hour(s). CE#00192-EDI-2301.

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Cancellations received in writing no less than 20 days before the course will be refunded, less a 20% administrative fee. No refunds will be made on cancellations received after that date. Please send cancellation requests to North Mississippi Health Services at [email protected].

North Mississippi Health Services reserves the right to cancel or postpone this program if necessary; in the event of cancellation, course fees will be fully refunded. We are not responsible for other costs incurred such as non-refundable airline tickets or hotel penalties.

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