Revitalizing Medicine through Advocacy, Activism, and Social Media

Friday, November 21, 2025, 7:30 AM - 3:30 PM, Volney Richmond Auditorium, Seattle, WA

Clinician burnout, moral injury, and disengagement from professional advocacy are reaching crisis levels across the healthcare workforce. While wellness initiatives often focus on personal resilience, growing literature and consensus recognize the urgent need for systemic, culture-changing strategies. Revitalizing Medicine through Advocacy, Activism, and Social Media is a multi-disciplinary CME course designed for physicians and advanced practice providers who want to take an active role in shaping their professional environments, improve patient care, and foster meaningful workplace change.

Through expert-led lectures, panel discussions, and interactive workshops, this course will explore how healthcare providers can leverage advocacy, social media, and professional organizations to address workplace challenges, assess equity, and promote well-being. Attendees will gain tools to identify and act on system-level barriers in their clinical spaces, develop a professional advocacy voice, and build networks of support. Key topics include social media professionalism, health policy engagement, reducing pharmaceutical costs, navigating burnout and moral injury, and advocating for underserved patients. Participants will leave with a clearer understanding of how to transform frustration into action and build a more equitable, sustainable healthcare system—starting with their own practice.

Register to attend this course in person or participate via livestream:

$185.00 - Attend in person, includes box lunch

$160.00 - Attend via Livestream - link will be provided.

Online registration will be open through Wednesday, November 19, 2025. For registration assistance, call the CME department at 206.341.0142 or email [email protected].

The Virginia Mason Medical Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Virginia Mason Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.50  AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Parking: Parking is not included with registration. Virginia Mason's downtown parking facilities are limited and reserved for patients, therefore we offer this map of public lots with walking routes to the Lindeman Pavilion.

Seattle Public transportation: Metro Bus routes serving the First Hill neighborhood include 2, 10, 12, 60, 193, and 303. Please consult the Metro Trip Planner for route information and schedules.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ (6.50 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (6.50 hours)

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Virginia Mason Medical Center adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

Friday, November 21, 2025