During this webinar, Elizabeth Métraux, CEO, Women Writers in Medicine will explore insights gleaned from years studying provider wellness, leaving attendees with concrete models and methods for fostering a sense of community among colleagues that has the power to mitigate burnout, make meaning, and compel change. Following her presentation, Ms. Metraux will be joined in conversation by Schwartz Center CMO Dr. Beth Lown.
As a Duke-Johnson & Johnson Nurse Leadership Fellow, speaker Juliette Blount, MSN, NP, sought to unpack the intersection of race and healthcare by exploring how race affects the care we provide, patients’ perceptions and experiences, and, ultimately, health outcomes. During this webinar, Ms. Blount will invite participants to think hard and deeply about our individual identities and how they inform our relationships of care. We’ll explore definitions of race, ethnicity, and culture; interrogate assumptions about racism and implicit bias; and delve into how social determinants inform our understanding of health and wellness. Following her presentation, Ms. Blount will be joined in conversation by Schwartz Center CMO Dr. Beth Lown.
As EVP & COO of the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Foundation, Daniel Wolfson leads the Choosing Wisely® campaign, a vast multi-year effort to promote conversations between clinicians and patients about how to avoid care that may be unnecessary and could cause harm. Such conversations, and such care, rely on a relationship of trust between patient and clinician. During this webinar, we’ll hear from Mr. Wolfson about how and why the ABIM Foundation came to lead this effort, explore the relationship between trust and compassion, and consider ways to build and rebuild trust in healthcare. After his presentation, Mr. Wolfson will be joined in conversation by Schwartz Center CMO Beth Lown, MD.
Whether you are a new or experienced facilitator, this webinar will help you refine your Schwartz Rounds facilitation skills and cover tips for guiding sessions, handling silence, redirecting conversation to the social-emotional aspects of care and helping panelists get to the “heart” of their story.
Ready to get your Schwartz Rounds off the ground but unsure where to start? New to the program and facing unexpected challenges? Looking for fresh ideas to strengthen your program? This webinar will focus on ways for new Schwartz Rounds teams to establish a successful program from the start. Jan and her team recently launched a thriving program at Saint Agnes. In this webinar, she shares their experiences recruiting and establishing a planning committee, selecting topics and identifying panelists for their first sessions and educating colleagues about the program.
In this special Office Hours webinar, you’ll hear how the Schwartz Rounds team at UVA planned and facilitated a Schwartz Rounds session in the aftermath of the violence in Charlottesville in August 2017, and how it helped hospital staff process their experiences as individuals and as a community. This webinar was moderated by Beth Lown, MD, the Schwartz Center’s Medical Director, who led a series of Schwartz Rounds at Boston-area hospitals in 2013 and 2014 in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing.
In 2017, as the effects of opioid use devastate our communities and overwhelm our healthcare systems, the Schwartz Center invited our members to join a special, nationwide Schwartz Rounds conversation that would provide caregivers with a safe and structured forum to discuss the emotional and psychological impact of caring for patients and families affected by this crisis. More than 100 of our members participated. During this webinar Schwartz Center Medical Director Beth Lown, MD, will report on the findings from those 100-plus Schwartz Rounds, and participants will have an opportunity to ask questions or share their own experiences.
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