CME Webinar: Compassionate Care for the Fasting Patient During Ramadan
Please join us for a live, CME-accredited webinar on Tuesday, Feb. 3, that will educate clinicians on providing compassionate and culturally sensitive care to fasting patients during Ramadan.
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Recognize the unique health risks fasting poses to patients during Ramadan, such as dehydration, glycemic emergencies, and exacerbation of chronic conditions.
- Respect and accommodate patients’ spiritual beliefs while navigating ethical dilemmas in clinical care.
- Apply culturally sensitive communication strategies to engage fasting patients in shared decision-making regarding their health.
Speaker:
Mohamed Hagahmed, MD, MPH, FACEP, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center; EMS Medical Director
In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), and the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program to provide continuing education for the health care team. The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 1.0 contact hour. Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.
Provider is responsible for verifying CME eligibility.