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Research shows that compassion is great medicine, enabling patients to thrive, caregivers to rediscover their passion for healing, and health systems to prosper. Our programs build engaged and resilient healthcare staff who are prepared to provide the most compassionate, patient-centered care possible.

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By joining the Schwartz Center healthcare member community, your organization signifies its commitment to compassionate care and joins hundreds of healthcare organizations throughout the U.S., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand and 190 sites throughout the U.K. and Ireland that recognize the critical role of compassion in improving quality, reducing costs and improving patient satisfaction.

If your organization is interested in joining our healthcare member community, please complete the brief membership inquiry form and a Schwartz Center staff member will reply.

Healthcare Member Benefits

  • Schwartz Rounds® – A unique and important contribution to the culture within healthcare organizations, the Schwartz Rounds allow for interdisciplinary conversation about some of the most complex and compelling dilemmas that health professionals face as they balance compassionate care with the strenuous demands of their daily work. Additional fee associated with training. Details below
  • Stress First Aid (SFA) Program – Provides a framework to identify and mitigate the negative impacts of stress before they impair staff health and well-being
    • Stress First Aid Basics Training Program – A 60-minute web-based training that introduces the core concepts of SFA for healthcare workers
    • Stress First Aid Train the Trainer Program – An eight-hour cohort training program that provides organizational teams with the knowledge, skills and resources needed to implement and promote SFA across an organization. Additional fee associated with training. Details below
  • Individualized Program Support – Ongoing, as-needed support for Schwartz Center programs from a designated Schwartz Center Member Experience Advisor

Schwartz Rounds® Program Package

The Schwartz Rounds program offers healthcare workers a regularly scheduled time during their fast-paced day to openly and honestly discuss the social and emotional issues they face in caring for patients and families, to connect with one another, and to find respite from the many stressors that challenge the healthcare workforce today. The program has been shown to enhance compassion, improve teamwork, and reduce caregiver stress and isolation.

Benefits include:

  • All of the above Healthcare Membership Benefits
  • Schwartz Rounds – Training and orientation, ongoing support, materials and resources to implement the Schwartz Rounds program across your healthcare organization
  • Virtual Schwartz Rounds – Training, support and resources to convene Schwartz Rounds online
  • Unit-Based Schwartz Rounds – Training, support and resources to convene Schwartz Rounds for distinct healthcare teams or units
  • Trauma-Informed Facilitation Skills – Training based on the core actions of Stress First Aid, developed to guide Schwartz Rounds leaders as they plan and facilitate difficult conversations in difficult times
  • Schwartz Rounds Consultation – Virtual Schwartz Rounds observation by a designated Member Experience Advisor of a Schwartz Rounds session with follow-up feedback and guidance as requested
  • Facilitation Workshops – Workshops designed and led by Schwartz Center staff to help Schwartz Rounds program leaders refine key facilitation skills through observation and participation
  • National Schwartz Rounds – Invitation to participate in an international, single-topic Schwartz Rounds conducted across the Schwartz Center member community. Past topics have included the impact of the opioid epidemic and adverse events. Access will include topical facilitation guides, case studies and other resources
  • Coming soon: Schwartz Rounds Marketing Toolkit – Templates, images and content to assist with promoting Schwartz Rounds across your organization

Stress First Aid Train the Trainer Package

Benefits include:

  • Stress First Aid Train the Trainer Program – An intensive 3-month training and project planning
    program designed to provide key organizational leaders with the knowledge base, skills, and tools
    they need to create a customized implementation plan for Stress First Aid at your organization
  • Stress First Aid Content Modules – Ongoing access to SFA content modules for organizational
    trainers to use with internal teams
  • Stress First Aid Consultation – Ongoing guidance and support from Schwartz Center Program
    Advisor
  • Community Connections – Monthly facilitated conversations with Schwartz Center members and
    staff about Schwartz Center programs
  • Coming soon: Continuing Education Credits – More details available soon!

Annual Compassion in Action Healthcare Conference – Member-exclusive registration pricing for multi-disciplinary international healthcare conference

Expert on-site trainings – Special pricing for trainings on topics such as burnout, compassionate communication, hiring for compassion and more

Compassion in Action webinar series – Learn from international experts on compassionate care, hosted by Schwartz Center Chief Medical Officer Beth Lown, MD (live and archived post-broadcast)

Schwartz Center thought leadership events – Special pricing to events on topical issues related to compassionate care (e.g., The Impact of Technology on the Patient-Caregiver Relationship)

Schwartz Center white papers – Access to research on topics such as the impact of compassion on health outcomes, best practices and recommendations for creating a compassionate healthcare environment

Schwartz Center Member Day – Invitation to member-exclusive programming and recognition dinner at the Annual Compassion in Action Healthcare Conference

Member Community website – Exclusive access to the Schwartz Center member website and resources *

Member Community newsletter – Monthly newsletter highlighting Schwartz Center program and event updates

Schwartz Rounds Peer Mentor – Connecting members with one another to provide peer guidance and support (coming soon) *

Community Gathering Toolkit – Created to help convene members regionally to share best practices and connect with other Schwartz Center member organizations (coming soon) *

* Available to healthcare members conducting the Schwartz Rounds program

Corman IMPACT Honors – Eligibility to submit for the recognition program which celebrates innovation in compassionate healthcare

Annual Kenneth B. Schwartz Dinner for Compassionate Healthcare – Special pricing for the celebration of the National Compassionate Caregiver of the Year Award

National Compassionate Caregiver of the Year Award Toolkit – Access to materials and resources to develop a recognition program within your organization to feed into the national Schwartz Center program (coming soon)

Schwartz Center’s healthcare member badge and logo – For use on marketing materials to distinguish your organization’s commitment to compassionate, collaborative care

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