WHS Scientific Day 2023

Canonsburg, PA US
May 19, 2023

Target Audience

Physician, Physician Assistant, Nurse Practitioner, Nurse, Pharmacist, Pharmacy Technician.

Learning Objectives

Understand the current state of physician burnout and depression at both a national and local level
Understand the importance of the culture of medicine and how it impacts physician wellness and burnout
Understand the impact that a well (and unwell) healthcare system plays on physician wellness and burnout
Cultivate knowledge on individual wellness practices
Create SMART goals surrounding an individual and system well-being practice

Additional Information

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 4.00 ACPE Pharmacy
    The UPMC Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a Provider of continuing pharmacy education.
  • 4.00 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.
  • 4.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 4.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
03/28/2023
Course expires: 
12/31/2023
Event starts: 
05/19/2023 - 8:30am EDT
Event ends: 
05/19/2023 - 3:00pm EDT
Hilton Garden Inn Southpointe
1000 Corporate Drive
Canonsburg, PA 15317
United States

PRESENTER BIOGRAPHIES
Caitlin Matthis, D.O. is a board-certified Family Medicine Physician in Washington, Pennsylvania. She received her medical degree from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed her residency at Washington Hospital. Dr. Matthis is a physician wellness advocate with special interest in burnout and empowering physicians to advocate for their own well-being, as well as for others around them.

Mindy Hutchinson, M.D. received her Bachelor of Science and Medical degrees from Northwestern University. She completed her medical internship and general psychiatry residency at George Washington Hospital. Dr. Hutchinson then completed a two-year fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Children's National Medical Center, where she also served as Chief Resident. She has served on several quality improvement teams, and she is a Board Member at the Jewish Healthcare Foundation. In addition to treating adults and children in Pittsburgh’s South Hills for over 25 years, Dr. Hutchinson teaches family practice residents and medical students.

Natalie Gentile, M.D. is board-certified in both Family Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine. She received a Medical Degree from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and completed her Family Medicine residency at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. Dr. Gentile is a proud Pittsburgh native from Mt. Lebanon and is grateful to serve the community through the direct primary care (DPC) model. As an attending physician at Mayo Clinic, she saw that the current primary care model in the U.S. lacks continuity, access, and time with patients. Therefore, when she moved back to Pittsburgh in 2019, she founded Gentile Family Direct Primary Care. In 2023, Dr. Gentile opened Rebel Wellness in Pittsburgh’s East End – a lifestyle medicine-oriented wellness space that offers teaching kitchen classes, personal training sessions, group fitness classes and educational workshops, along with an on-demand library of resources.

Desiree Yetter, D.O. specializes in Family Medicine and Hospice and Palliative Care. She is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine. Dr. Yetter is a physician wellness advocate and is affiliated with UPMC McKeesport and UPMC East. She completed her medical degree at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, residency at UPMC St. Margaret, and fellowship at Washington Health System.

Daniel Holt, M.D. is a board-certified Family Practice Physician. He earned his medical degree from Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine and completed his residency at UPMC St. Margaret. Dr. Holt has been the Medical Director of the Centerville Clinics Network since 2010.

Faculty Disclosure:
All individuals in a position to control the content of this education activity have disclosed all financial relationships with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

All of the relevant financial relationships for the individuals listed below have been mitigated.
Daniel Holt, M.D. CE Speakers' Bureau: Takeda (the following relationship has ended)

No other members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the University of Pittsburgh and Washington Health System. 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. 

Physician (CME)
The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 4.0 contact hours.

Pharmacy (CPE)
This knowledge-based activity provides 4.0 contact hours of continuing pharmacy education credit.

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

  • 4.00 ACPE Pharmacy
    The UPMC Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a Provider of continuing pharmacy education.
  • 4.00 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.
  • 4.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 4.00 Attendance
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Any questions, please contact Jill Hagelauer in the Medical Staff Office | (724) 579-1674 or jhagelauer@whs.org