About the Conference
The goal of this educational activity is to facilitate personal and professional growth by empowering attendees with actionable strategies and inspirational conversation with other women in surgery. This is an opportunity for women surgeons to connect and grow together over an impactful two days related to a variety of featured topics.
Practice Gaps and Needs
Women physicians and surgeons report higher levels of burnout, lower levels of professional fulfillment, and are less likely to be in leadership positions than male physicians. This course will use validated measures to help participants learn about their own biases, characteristics, and individual leadership strengths and weaknesses.
Intended Audience and Scope of Practice
This activity is designed to educate female surgeons and surgeons in training about research based advances in wellness and professional development in medical settings.
Elements of Competence
This CE activity has been designed to improve learner competence and focuses on the American Board of Medical Specialties’ areas of practice-based learning and improvement, interpersonal and communication skills, and professionalism.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of the activity, the healthcare team will be able to:
• Identify at least three (3) factors for burnout and develop a plan to address each factor.
• Describe two (2) skills for responding to microaggressions and denote which one they will incorporate into their practice.
• State the importance of accountability in establishing wellness and leadership goals.
Credit
Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, the University of Wisconsin–Madison Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership (ICEP) 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.
Credit Designation Statement
The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP designates this live activity for a maximum of 10.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Continuing Education Units
The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP, as a member of the University Professional & Continuing Education Association (UPCEA), authorizes this program for 1.025 continuing education units (CEUs) or 10.25 hours.
General Information
Dates: May 15-16, 2019
Place: Grand Geneva Resort and Spa
7036 Grand Geneva Way
Grand Geneva, Wisconsin 53147
262-248-8811
For Further Information
Veronica Watson
Outreach and Continuing Education Program Manager
Department of Surgery | UW Health
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
K4/729 | 600 Highland Avenue | Madison, WI 53792-7375
Phone: 608-263-7697
Refund Policy
Requests for cancellation must be submitted in writing to help@icep.wisc.edu. Cancellation requests received at least 96 hours prior to the conference will allow a full refund except for the $25 nonrefundable processing fee. No refunds will be made for cancellations received fewer than 96 hours prior to the activity.