Healthy Professionals, Healthy Georgia
Providing Georgia professionals with initial triage, referral into evaluation, treatment quality monitoring, and care management of mental/behavioral health issues to include substance use disorders.
A physician-patient brings medical knowledge, professional identity, and hidden vulnerabilities to every clinical encounter – and most clinicians were never trained for it.
The Federation of State Physician Health Programs is proud to announce a first-of-its-kind live, CME-accredited webinar designed to close that gap.
When Physicians Become Patients: Providing Care for General Medical, Mental Health, and Substance Use Disorders
đź“…Â Wednesday, September 23, 2026 | 1:00-3:00 PM Eastern Time
🎓 2 CME Credits | Free for FSPHP Members; $50 for Non-Members
Led by five physician health experts – Drs. Paul Earley, Michael Baron, Alexis Polles, Chris Bundy, and Lisa Merlo – this two-hour program gives you the framework, language, and clinical tools to navigate one of medicine’s complex dynamics.
Registration is now open.
Visit the FSPHP Online Learning Center for complete webinar details and to register.
You will leave with:
- Strategies to build trust and manage boundaries with physician-patients
- Skills for addressing mental health, suicide risk, and substance use in safety-sensitive occupations
- A clear understanding of fitness-for-duty principles and how they apply to your practice
- Tools to bring this learning back to your entire healthcare community
We extend our sincere thanks to
The Physicians Foundation, whose generous support makes this webinar possible.
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Our Mission
The mission of Georgia PHP, Inc. is to improve patient care and safety through early detection, referral to evaluation and/or treatment for Georgia’s healthcare providers and veterinary professionals who are at risk to develop mental health conditions, such as stress, burnout, anxiety and other conditions including substance use disorders. We ensure public safety and best long term outcomes by monitoring the Georgia healthcare providers who need our services over multi-year time frames.
Our mission is based upon the belief that healthy medical professionals provide the best care and safest healthcare for all Georgians. As we reach more professionals, we will continue to improve public safety.
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