Description: 

Schwartz Rounds is a nationally supported program run by hospital planning committees that engage in case discussions about the experience of providing care. These Grand Rounds offer a multidisciplinary forum for providing support to clinicians and staff with challenging patient care situations. Schwartz Rounds allow caregivers to come together and talk about emotional and social aspects of health care. The goals of this Schwartz Rounds include:

1) Recognizing the impact of family and caregiving support in the patient experience

2) Understanding how barriers to communication affect quality of care

3) Learn coping strategies for witnessing patient suffering.

Target Audience: 

Nurse Practitioner (NP)

Nurse, Registered (RN)

Pharmacists (PharmD)

Physicians (MD or DO)

Physician Assistant (PA)

Psychologists

Social Workers

Learning Objectives: 

Upon completion of this course, learners should be able to:

1) Recognizing the impact of family and caregiving support in the patient experience

2) Summarize how barriers to communication effect quality of care

3) Discover coping strategies for witnessing patient suffering

Culturally Appropriate Care which is Free of Implicit Biases (AB 1195 & 241):

Learners are strongly encouraged to engage in self-directed learning related to the impact of implicit biases in this clinical area via the references provided below:

Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)/Cultural or Linguistic Considerations:

Lyubarova R, Salman L, Rittenberg E. Gender Differences in Physician Burnout: Driving Factors and Potential Solutions. Perm J. 2023 Jun 15;27(2):130-136. doi: 10.7812/TPP/23.023. Epub 2023 Jun 12

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10266850/#:~:text=According%20to%20a%202021%20study%2C%2062.8%25%20of%20physicians,burnout%20in%20women%20compared%20to%20men%20physicians.%205

Unconscious and Implicit Bias

Cawcutt KA, Clance P, Jain S. Bias, Burnout, and Imposter Phenomenon: The Negative Impact of Under-Recognized Intersectionality. Womens Health Rep (New Rochelle). 2021 Dec 27;2(1):643-647.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8820398/#:~:text=These%20implicit%20biases%20have%20a%20direct%20impact%20on,mistakes%2C%20stress%20and%20anxiety%20become%20internalized%20and%20externalized.

Disclosure of Financial or In-Kind Commercial Support & Conflict of Interest

No one involved in the planning or presentation of this educational activity have any relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. No financial or in-kind commercial support was received to produce or promote this educational activity. 

 – Provider Designee/Verification:  Kerri Maya, MSL, R