December 8, 2026 The Power of Perspective: Preparing for & Processing Difficult Conversations

December 8, 2026

This is a live, virtual activity.

Join us for this 8-part lecture series featuring topics chosen by your peers. This series is intended to increase your comfort and confidence in talking to patients about alcohol and in offering them support, solutions and treatment while supporting you in holding difficult conversations. Let’s grow together over lunch.

Session 8: The Power of Perspective: Preparing for & Processing Difficult Conversations
Speaker: Kerri Palamara, MD

Target Audience

This activity is intended for any healthcare professional interested in talking to patients about alcohol use.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

  1. Distinguish between the various treatment options for alcohol use disorder (AUD) and unhealthy alcohol use (UAU).
  2. Identify special populations at risk for AUD
  3. Examine the value of a learning orientation to improve practice
  4. Describe steps to be taken to prepare for difficult conversations with patients

Additional Information

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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 Participation
Course opens: 
05/04/2026
Course expires: 
02/08/2027
Event starts: 
12/08/2026 - 12:00pm EST
Event ends: 
12/08/2026 - 1:00pm EST
Cost:
$0.00

Kerri Palamara, MD, MACP

Kerri Palamara, MD, MACP is the Gill and Allan Gray Family Endowed Chair in Internal Medicine, an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and a primary care internist at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). She serves as Department of Medicine’s Medical Director of Well-being for Mass General Brigham and co-leads the MGB ELEVATE Physician Leadership Program. A national leader in physician coaching, Dr. Palamara directs the MGB Physician Coaching Program and the American College of Physicians’ Physician Peer Coach Training Program, helping expand coaching programs to over GME training programs and professional societies nationwide. She is a board member of CHARM and co-leads its GME Well-being Leaders CME Course. Her work focuses on clinician well-being, leadership development, coaching, and thriving medical teams.

In support of improving patient care, Mass General Brigham 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.

Credit Designation Statements

AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM
Mass General Brigham designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 Participation

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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