CME Upcoming AOIA webinar to address preventing and managing conflicts with patients The webinar will occur on March 13 at 7 p.m. CT and will also cover handling conflicts with regulators and lawyers. March 3, 2025MondayMarch 2025 issue The DO Staff Contact The DO Staff Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Topics AOACMEpatient carewebinar Jeff Segal, MD, JD, will host a live continuing medical education (CME) webinar on March 13 covering working with difficult patients, how to prevent conflict before it starts and how to manage it when it occurs. Mismanaged expectations can result in conflict, and even when expectations are properly set, other conflicts may arise. The webinar will occur at 7 p.m. CST, and will include examples of these challenging situations and how they were resolved. It will also discuss dealing with related lawsuits and board complaints. Interested participants can earn one AOA Category 2-A credit by attending; the cost is $60 for AOA members, $85 for nonmembers and $20 for students/residents (please email [email protected] for discount code). Registration is now open on the AOA’s online learning platform. Related reading: Physician burnout is slowly improving, but still remains stubbornly high, Medscape report finds How adopting OMT can improve both patient outcomes and physician satisfaction More in Profession Getting a secondary MD degree as a DO—is it possible, and what could be the harm? As DOs have been targeted by businesses offering to help them earn fast, affordable MD degrees, The DO talked with two attorneys who share insights about the legality of these programs, the risks of using them and why they don’t recommend them. DO Day CME now available on-demand Access DO Day content on-demand through June 20, 2026. Previous articleChoosing what to wear during clinical rotations, residency and beyond Next articleIn Memoriam: March 2025
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