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ForwardBeyond the Bedside: Traumatic Invalidation and Patient Care
June 8, 2026
Beyond the Bedside: Traumatic Invalidation and Patient Care examines how antisemitism and traumatic invalidation affect the psychological, physiological, and clinical experiences of Jewish patients, and how these harms may be reinforced through everyday interactions, policies, and healthcare culture. This session equips clinicians to recognize and define traumatic invalidation, apply trauma-informed communication strategies that strengthen trust and safety, and critically assess institutional barriers contributing to inequity or invisibility. Through practical, case-based learning, participants will develop actionable plans to promote trauma-informed, culturally responsive care, including policy enhancements and training initiatives that support equitable and inclusive healthcare environments.
Target Audience
This activity is intended to meet the educational needs of the healthcare team including but not limited to:
- Physicians
- Other Healthcare Professionals
Learning Objectives
After participating in this activity, learners will be able to:
- Recognize the psychological and physiological impact of antisemitism and traumatic invalidation on Jewish patients in healthcare settings.
- Define traumatic invalidation and identify how it may show up in clinical interactions, institutional policy, and team culture.
- Apply trauma-informed communication techniques that enhance trust, cultural responsiveness, and patient safety.
- Analyze institutional barriers that perpetuate inequity or invisibility for Jewish patients and staff.
- Develop an action plan to foster trauma informed change (policy updates, and training initiatives)
Faculty & Disclosure
Planning Committee
Lisa S. Schwartz, EdD, MS, CGC
Professor, Biomedical Laboratory Sciences
School of Medicine and Health Sciences
The George Washington University
Professor, Biomedical Laboratory Sciences
School of Medicine and Health Sciences
The George Washington University
Faculty
Miri Bar-Halpern, PsyD
Clinical Psychologist and Trauma Specialist
Director of Trauma Training, Parents for Peace
Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships
In accordance with The Standards for Integrity and Independence, GW requires all planners, faculty, and others in control of educational content to disclose the absence or existence of all financial relationships (of any dollar amount) with any ineligible companies within the past 24 months. We define ineligible companies as those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
GW reviews all disclosure statements to determine which financial relationships are relevant to the educational content of the CE Activity. An individual is considered to have a relevant financial relationship if the educational content an individual can control is related to the business lines or products of the ineligible company.
Disclosure Statement(s)
Absence of Relevant Financial Relationships
None of the planners, faculty, or others in a position to control content for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
Relevant Financial Relationships
Upon review of all collected information about financial relationships with ineligible companies, GW has determined that the following planners, faculty, and others in control of educational content have relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.
An individual is considered to have a relevant financial relationship if the educational content an individual can control is related to the business lines or products of the ineligible company.
[Insert name], [insert role] for this accredited CE activity, is [nature of relationship(s)] for [insert name of the ineligible company(ies)].
All relevant financial relationships listed for these individual(s) have been mitigated.
All others in a position to control content for this educational activity have no relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
Disclaimer
The information in this educational activity is provided for general medical education purposes only and is not meant to substitute for the independent medical judgment of a physician relative to diagnostic and treatment options of a specific patient’s medical condition. The viewpoints expressed in this CME activity are those of the authors/faculty. They do not represent an endorsement by The George Washington University.
Accreditation Statements
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation Statement(s)
Physicians (CME)
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
American Osteopathic Association (AOA)
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The American Osteopathic Association (AOA) recognizes AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ earned as AOA Category 2 credit.
It is the physician's responsibility to report CME credits earned directly to AOA.
Ways to report CME Credit:
- Email: Your CME Certificate to Physician Education & CME at [email protected].
- Online: Via the CME Self-Reporting Tool (login required).
Other Healthcare Professionals (Attendance)
All other healthcare professionals who successfully complete the activity will receive a Certificate of Attendance. Many credentialing bodies such as the ANCC, AANP, and AAPA accept certificates of attendance for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME. If you have doubts about whether an activity will qualify for CE, please contact your certifying organization for clarification on credit eligibility.
Available Credit
- 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
- 1.50 Completion
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