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Cognitive (Over)Load in Hospital Medicine: Impacts on Diagnosis and Approaches to Mitigating - On Demand 2026
Pagers ping, patients stack, and diagnosis can wobble under cognitive overload. In this session, clinicians who juggle competing demands will unpack Cognitive Load Theory with vivid cases, reveal how interruptions skew thinking, and illuminate which system tweaks matter most. You’ll evaluate patterns, critique workarounds, and design load‑aware habits and team cues to reduce error and strain, leaving with tools you can apply on the next round.
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On-Demand
Expires on Apr 05, 2029
Credit Offered
0.75 CME Credit
0.75 ABIM-MOC Point
0.75 Participation Credit
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Learning Objectives
After completing this activity, learners should be able to:
  1. Define core principles of Cognitive Load Theory (CLT) and the impact of excessive load on diagnostic decision-making.
  2. Identify common contributors to cognitive overload in hospitalist workflows and their implications for clinician well-being and patient safety.
  3. Understand personal and systems-level strategies to mitigate cognitive overload in hospital settings.
Faculty
  • Katie Raffel, MD
  • Michelle Knees, DO
  • Laura Freese, MPAS, PA-C
Faculty Disclosures
The individuals in control of content for this activity have no relevant relationships with ACCME-defined ineligible companies to disclose unless listed here. Any relevant relationships were mitigated prior to the start of this activity.
CME Credit Statement
The Society of Hospital Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

MOC Credit Statement
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 0.75  MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

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