Series Description: 

Schwartz Rounds is a nationally recognized 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) Learning 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

Other Healthcare Professionals

Learning Objectives- After Attending this Activity, Learners Should be Able to:

1) Recognize the impact of family and caregiving support in the patient experience
2) Review how communication barriers affect quality of care, experience of care, and patient care outcomes.
3) Apply coping strategies for witnessing patient suffering.
4) Discuss strategies to engage in behaviors associated with improved compassionate care. 

Accreditation

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Sutter Health and Society of Critical Care of Medicine. In support of improving patient care, Sutter Health, is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Credit Designation Statement

Sutter Health designates this RSS activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ for physicians, 1.00 continuing professional development contact hours for nurses, 1.00 knowledge-based contact hours for pharmacists, and 1.00 approved continuing education hours for social workers. Learners should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Note to Other Disciplines: Non-Physician Participation Credit (AKA - AMA PRA Category 1 Credits HOURS™) Continuing Medical Education is acceptable for meeting the continuing education requirements for Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Psychologists, Registered Nurses, and Respiratory Care Practitioners. For other disciplines, please check with the regulatory board for your discipline to confirm what type of credits meet the continuing education requirements. Continuing education hours for nurses accredited by ANCC, via Joint Accreditation.

Attendance & Credit Claiming

Text the 6-letter attendance verification code to (916) 866-7913 to claim credit.