SMA Disclosure Policy and Conflict of Interest Resolution:
It is SMA's policy that all individuals involved with the planning and implementation of the content of an SMA CME/CE activity are required to disclose to the audience (1) any relevant financial relationships with entities producing healthcare goods or services consumed by or used on patients, and (2) unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices discussed in their presentation. Conflicts of Interest will be resolved prior to the activity and disclosures will be noted on a slide at the beginning of the lectures and in the program information.

Target Audience:
Physicians of all specialties and practices, medical students, residents, clinical pastoral education residents, nurses, social workers, hospital chaplains, counselors and ministerial staff affiliated with hospitals.

Purpose/Need:

Developing effective and caring relationships with your patients requires caring for the physical aspects and the person who presents with the disease.  Recognizing the patient is not just the one with the disease, but a person who has likes and dislikes, they can be irritable at times and happy at others just like you.  It can be as important to know how the patient experiences illness as it is to treat the illness.  If you can open a dialogue with this patient, you can not only inform them, but be a supportive professional to find a solution to this problem.

Learning Objectives:

1.  Identify the importance of naming in organizational systems

2.  Classify three ways in which the patient is submerged

3.  Analyze spiritualities role in reminding us of the human being

Activity Evaluation:
Participants may evaluate this activity by rating statements located on the CME Credit/Evaluation form.