Schwartz Center Rounds is a multidisciplinary forum where caregivers discuss difficult emotional and social issues that arise in caring for patients. Since 2007, caregivers at Vanguard MacNeal Hospital have been meeting every other month to discuss a topic that is helpful. The group is led by a facilitator and a panel presents on the selected topic. The Schwartz Center Rounds act as a reminder of how to practice good, compassionate medicine. Topics have included:

• Hope and Miracles, 09/15/09
• Delivering Bad News, 11/17/09
• Being Abused in the Workplace, 01/19/10
• Humor Heals, 03/16/10
• When Patients Discriminate, 05/18/10
• Special Event: Employee Art Fair 09/10
• How Patient Safety Errors Affect You: The 2nd Victim, 11/16/10
• Civility in the Midst of Crisis, 2/15/11
• An Honest Discussion About Sentinel Events, 3/15/11
• Compassionate Care vs. Cost Effectiveness, 05/17/11

To find out more about Schwartz Center Rounds, please visit their website: www.theschwartzcenter.com.