CONCURRENT SESSION VI - RESEARCH: A CAUTIONARY TALE OR A NEW ERA

THE PUBLIC PHYSICIAN (PRESENCE ON SOCIAL MEDIA)
Bryan Vartabedian MD, Baylor College of Medicine
Learning objectives:
1. To define social media and the way that it is changing the doctor-patient relationship
2. Understand the emerging role, benefits and risks of the healthcare provider in public conversation and social media
3. Recognize the potential moral obligation of the physician to participate in public discourse

NEW MODELS IN PUBLISHING: “BUYER BEWARE”!
William Balistreri MD, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Learning objectives:
1. Discuss the trend to Open Access (OA) Publishing and the potential benefits
2. Outline approaches to differentiate legitimate OA publishers from “Predators”

PROMOTING WELLNESS AND PREVENTING BURNOUT
Karen Murray MD, Seattle Children’s Hospital
Learning objectives:
1. Learner will understand the impact of burnout on the individual, care system, and patient care
2. Learner will recognize the seriousness of burnout to gastroenterologists
3. Learner will become more equipped with strategies to mitigate burnout and promote wellness