24 - More Than Words: The Power of Writing in ID

Thursday, October 12, 2023

10:30 AM – 11:45 AM US ET

Location: 157 ABC

All relevant financial disclosures have been mitigated.

Moderator(s)

Michael Melia, MD (he/him/his)

ID Fellowship Program Director
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD, United States
Wendy Stead, MD (she/her/hers)

Program Director
Infectious Diseases
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA, United States

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Alison Rapoport, MD (she/her/hers)

Faculty, Division of Infectious Diseases
Harvard Medical School/Cambridge Health Alliance
Watertown, MA, United States

Faculty(s)

Debra Malina, PhD (she/her/hers)

Perspective Editor
New England Journal of Medicine
Boston, MA, United States

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Preeti Malani, MD, MSJ

Professor of Medicine
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI, United States

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AS

Amy Ship

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Disclosure(s):

Michael T. Melia, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Wendy Stead, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Alison B. Rapoport, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

CME Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
MOC Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of MOC Credit
CNE Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of ANCC Credit
ACPE Credits: ACPE 1.25 knowledge-based contact hours of pharmacy CE
ACPE Number: JA0007082-0000-23-002-L01-P

Co-organized by IDSA Medical Education Community of Practice

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:

identify the breadth of writing opportunities for ID physicians and summarize practical tips for publishing this work;
explain ways that writing can advance physician agendas in the realm of policy and advocacy as well as promote wellness and connections in healthcare communities;
indicate effective strategies for using the humanities as a way to foster empathy, wellness, and community amongst ID trainees.

Presentations:

10:30 AM – 10:55 AM US ET

Writing Opinion and Advocacy Pieces
Speaker: Debra Malina, PhD (she/her/hers) – New England Journal of Medicine
10:55 AM – 11:20 AM US ET

Tips on Successful Narrative Medicine Writing
Speaker: Preeti Malani, MD, MSJ – University of Michigan
11:20 AM – 11:45 AM US ET

Using Literature and the Humanities in Clinical Care and Medical Education
Speaker: Amy Ship