Lunch and Learn: Respect: Physician Nurse Alliance Panel Discussion - March 3, 2026
This will be a panel discussion between nurses and physicians as well as interdisciplinary team members about communication and collaboration. Please see nurse planner document for full details including practice gap and evidence to support gap.
Target Audience
Physicians, Nurse practitioners, Residents/Fellows, Nurses
Learning Objectives
- Discuss examples you observed of effective communication between nurses and physicians.
- Describe how nurses and doctors exchange information clearly, accurately, and collaboratively especially when engaging in emergent or time-sensitive situations.
- Identify which approaches help keep the dialogue focused on the patient while ensuring everyone’s voice is heard.
- Discuss how one would repair professional relationships after communication breakdown.
Lauren Johnson, MSN, APRN, AGACNP-BC
Joycelyn Arnett, MSN, RN, CMSRN
Karen Gillard, MHRM, CPXP
Mustafa Mehmood, DO
Rubila Qazi, BSN, RN
Sonali Patel, MD
Stephanie Casey, RN
Houston Methodist is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
To be awarded 1.00 continuing professional development hours, the participant must attend the program in its entirety and complete the evaluation tool.
Available Credit
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Houston Methodist is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Houston Methodist 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.
- 1.00 Attendance
- 1.00 Nursing Contact Hours
Houston Methodist is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Houston Methodist will award up to 1.00 nursing professional development contact hours for this activity.
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