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Schwartz Center Rounds®
The Schwartz Center Rounds are a multidisciplinary forum where caregivers
discuss difficult emotional and social issues that arise in caring
for patients. Participants engage in an interactive discussion about
the topic presented and share their experiences, thoughts and feelings.
More than 25,000 clinicians attend Rounds annually at over 100 sites
in 25 states, and the Rounds are continually expanding to new sites.
Difficult Conversations: Schwartz Center Educational Rounds
An offshoot of the Schwartz Center Rounds, Difficult Conversations was developed for medical, nursing and allied health professional students, the next generation of caregivers. Using the same format as the Rounds, the Schwartz Center successfully piloted this program in 2003 at the MGH Institute for Health Professions in Boston to help students respond to the difficult social and emotional aspects of patient care. Northeastern University in Boston also offers the program.
Clinical Pastoral Education Fellowships
Clinical Pastoral Education Fellowships for Health Care Professionals enable physicians, nurses, social workers and other clinicians to participate in a program that teaches them how to integrate spiritual care giving skills into their professional practice. The program is currently offered at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, MA; and Yale-New Haven Medical Center in New Haven, CT.
Grantmaking
Grants fund projects in four key areas: communication skills, cultural
competency, end-of-life care/bereavement, and spirituality. Since
1997, more than 120 grants have been awarded to more than 100 nonprofit
organizations located primarily in the Northeast.
Examples of grants awarded by the Schwartz Center include:
Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA — to improve communication between caregivers and patients and families at the end-of-life, particularly at transition points in the continuum of care
Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA — to develop a model residency program to teach communication skills in compliance with the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) requirements
Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY — for a narrative teaching intervention where clinicians write "parallel charts" about what they and their patients are feeling. The goal is to increase empathy and improve communication among oncology staff.
MATCH-UP Interfaith Volunteers, Boston, MA — for the "What's Up, Doc?" workshops to help elders and their providers communicate more effectively
Public Education
Speaker series and public panel discussions raise awareness about the patient-caregiver relationship in our changing health care environment.
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