Tuesday, June 9, 2026

9:15 AM - 10:45 AM

Salon G

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Details

Dr. Claire De Souza, Dr. Kim Dary, Dr. Jennifer Picado, Dr. Lila Amirali, Dr. Lisa Giles By the end of the presentation, the participant will be able to: 1) Identify the overlay between medical diagnoses, somatization and identity formation; 2) Describe societal, cultural and systemic factors contributing to the medicalization of identity; and 3) Discuss collaborative, family-centered and evidence-based approaches to patient care that validate distress while minimizing unnecessary medicalization.