Target Audiences

This symposium may address the professional requirements for all healthcare professionals including Physicians, Doctors of Podiatric Medicine, Physician Assistants, Psychologists, Pathologists’ Assistants, Physical Therapists, Certified Nurse Anesthetists, Pharmacists, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners and others.

General Program Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this symposium participants will be able to:

1. Compare and contrast forms of harassment by identifying intent and behavior in academia, science and healthcare. (ACCME: Competence)
2. Analyze the costs of gender and sexual harassment to those who work in academia, science and healthcare. (ACCME: Performance)
3. Differentiate types of retaliation for reporting sexual harassment in academia, science and healthcare. (ACCME: Knowledge)
4. Develop remedies to address, ameliorate and prevent sexual harassment in academia, science and healthcare. (ACCME: Competence)

Practice Gap

Although women are increasingly employed in scientific research, health care, and academia, they are promoted more slowly, and are more likely to leave these careers. Recently, the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements have exposed the widespread impact of sexual harassment on victim's mental health and career advancement. Ignoring sexual harassment including unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical harassment of a sexual nature also harms institutions by failing to protect employees and cultivate the best talent. This symposium will examine the effect of sexual harassment on women and men across the science, academic and healthcare professions, fields in which women often predominate but have failed to reach leadership parity.

Accreditation & Designation Statements

• Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science designates this live activity for a maximum of 2AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credits commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 
  • CME credit may be appropriate for other healthcare professionals including Registered Nurses, Physician Assistants, Pathologists’ Assistants, Psychologists, and Nurse Practitioners. 
• The Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine is approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education as a provider of continuing education in Podiatric Medicine and has approved this activity for a maximum of 1 continuing education contact hours.
• Sexual Harassment Under the Microscope Symposium is approved by the Illinois Physical Therapy Association (IPTA) for 2 CEUs for Physical Therapists. 
• Psychologists and counselors attending this symposium can earn 2 hours of CE credits.
• CEI is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. Pharmacist registrants at the conference may earn a maximum of 2 contact hours or 0.2 CEUs. Type of Activity: Knowledge-based. Note: Continuing education credits for other healthcare professions may be offered.

Faculty Disclosures

A full disclosure will be announced to the audience verbally and in written format before the activity.

Commercial Support

No commercial support has been sought for this presentation.