I'm Sorry: Benefits and Limitations of State Apology Laws
Tracking # 20-846768
Course overview
After an adverse event, patients look to their physician for empathy and an understanding of what happened. Physicians may defer this difficult conversation for fear of exposing themselves to a lawsuit. State apology laws were enacted to protect and promote statements of sympathy. This activity seeks to provide the physician with the communication skills and resources to carry out this conversation.
Subject areas
This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.
Arizona Board of Podiatry Examiners
Podiatrist
1h
Continuing medical education related to the practice of podiatry
Florida Board of Medicine
Medical Doctor
1h
General (AMA Category I)
Florida Physician Assistants
Physician Assistant
1h
General (AMA Category I)
Georgia Composite Medical Board - Physician Assistants
Physician Assistant
1h
Physician Assistant General CME
Georgia Composite Medical Board - Physicians & Telemedicine
Institutional Physician
1h
General CME
Physician
1h
General CME
Telemedicine
1h
General CME
Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners - Physicians & Surgeons
Physician & Surgeon
1h
Category I CME
Michigan Board of Medicine
Medical Doctor
1h
Category 1 Hours
Medical Doctor Compact License
1h
Category 1 Hours
Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Doctor of Osteopathy
1h
AMA Category I
Medical Doctor
1h
AMA Category I
Physician Assistant
1h
AMA Category I
New Hampshire Board of Medicine
Physician
1h
Category 1 Hours
New Mexico Medical Board
Medical Doctor
1h
General CME - AMA/AOA Category 1
Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision - Medical Doctors
Medical Doctor
1h
Category I CME
Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision - Physician Assistants
Physician Assistant
1h
Category I CME
South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Doctor of Osteopathy
1h
Legal Medicine
Medical Doctor
1h
Legal Medicine
South Carolina Board of Podiatry Examiners
Podiatrist
1h
Continuing medical education related to the field of podiatry
State Medical Board of Ohio
Doctor of Medicine
1h
AMA Category I
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
1h
AMA Category I
Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Medical Doctor
1h
AMA Category I CME
Tennessee Board of Osteopathic Examination
Osteopathic Physician
1h
AMA Category I CME
Disclosure statements
The authors, editors, reviewers and planning committee members for this activity have no relevant financial relationships with an ACCME-defined ineligible company to disclose.