Trending topic for personal/professional awareness and support; the Increasing need for work/life balance among today’s expectations for physicians; productive techniques to reduce work stressors.

There are goals and objectives. Key points of physician burnout can be identified. Understand signs and symptoms. Physician burnout can be managed with techniques such as meditation, yoga, and breathing/biofeedback.

There are accreditation statements. The American Osteopathic Association gives accreditation to the Missouri Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons. MAOPS designates this program for a maximum of .5 AOA Category 1-A credits and will report the credits for the extent of the physician’s participation.

There is a planning disclosure. The MAOPS Education Planning Committee does not have financial relationships with any organization that produces, markets, resells, or distributes health care goods or services.

There is a Grievance Policy. The nature of the grievances should be specified in writing. All grievances should be directed to the Executive Director, who will forward them to the Education & Convention Committee. Within 30 days of receipt, all grievances will be responded to. If the participant does not receive a satisfactory response, they can submit a complaint in writing to the Council on Continuing Medical Education of the AOA.