2025 UPMC Physician Well-being Symposium
12:30-12:45: Welcome Remarks
Jennifer Berliner, MD, Director of Physician Well-being, Co-Chair - Physician THRIVE, UPMC
Donald M. Yealy, MD, Senior Vice President, and Chief Medical Officer, UPMC
Anantha Shekhar, MD, PhD, John and Gertrude Petersen Dean, School of Medicine and Senior Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences, University of Pittsburgh School of
Medicine, UPMC
12:50-1:50: Executive Panel – Physician Q&A
Featuring:
• Donald M. Yealy, MD, Senior Vice President, Chief Medical Officer, UPMC Tim Billiar
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Moderated by:
• Sansea Jacobson, MD, Co-Chair, UPMC GMEC WELL Subcommittee, UPMC
• Jennifer Berliner, MD, Director of Physician Well-being, Co-Chair - Physician THRIVE, UPMC
2:00-3:00: Workshops
In-Person Workshops
• East Meets West! A Prescription for Wellness for Busy Physicians…From surviving to thriving!
Dr. Rowena Pingul-Ravano
• Make EpicCare Work for You: Hands on Workshop for Customization and Personalization
Dr. Gary Fischer, Dr. Jose Abad & Dr. Jon Arnold
• Putting Care into Practice: Building Resiliency and Wellbeing through Trauma Informed Care
Dr. Elizabeth Hale
• Promoting a Culture of Well-Being for Women in Medicine and Science
Dr. Sylvia Choi, Dr. Erika Friehling, Dr. Maren Lunoe, Dr. Noel Spears
• Words For Well-being: Fostering Empathy Through Narrative Medicine
Dr. Jose Abad, Dr. Chelsea Dahl, and Dr. Tara Sunder
Virtual Workshops
• Using Conversational Artificial Intelligence to Generate Clinical Notes--UPMC's Experience
Dr. Michael Curren
• Harassment and Incivility: Tools to Improve Communication and Workplace Culture
Dr. Kristin Ondecko Ligda and Dr. Denise Hall-Burton
• Make EpicCare Work for You: Hands on Workshop for Customization and Personalization
Dr. Gary Fischer, Dr. Jose Abad & Dr. Jon Arnold
3:15-4:15: Keynote: Dr. Carrie Cunningham, MD, Section Head, Endocrine Surgery Program
Associate Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Attending Surgeon, Mass General Brigham Healthcare Center (Danvers)
4:15-4:20: Closing Remarks –
Joe Losee, MD, Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Co-Chair - Physician THRIVE, UPMC
4:20-5:30: Networking Reception
In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh 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.
The University of Pittsburgh designates this [replace with applicable format: live, enduring or blended] activity for a maximum of 3.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit[s]™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Other Healthcare Professionals: Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.
Available Credit
- 3.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
- 3.50 Attendance