Schwartz Rounds

What are Schwartz Rounds? The Schwartz Rounds program is part of our organization’s approach to fostering workforce well-being and a culture of compassion. Schwartz Rounds sessions are opportunities to gather with colleagues to reflect on the emotional impact of our work. Each session begins with 3 or 4 panelist storytellers who share an experience related to the topic for that session. The session conversation is then opened up to all participants to share their own reflections and stories. Come to Schwartz Rounds and connect with your colleagues, reconnect with your meaning and purpose, and help us cultivate a compassionate culture for ourselves and the patients and families we serve.


Upcoming Schwartz Rounds: Friday, March 28, 2025. Please RSVP here by March 20th to receive a calendar invite and guarantee a lunch for yourself.

Topic: A patient's long journey home: CHA compassion knows no bounds 

Facilitator: Suzanne Kuhl, LICSW
Host: Liz Gaufberg, MD, MPH

Discussants: Sharen Froilan, BSN, RN- Clinical Leader West 3

Paula Cushner, MSN, RN, ANP-BC- Health Care for the Homeless (retired)

Nicole Holguin, MD- President of the Medical Staff; Hospitalist Site Chief, Everett Hospital

Greg Lines, MD, MPH- Medical Director, Health Care for the Homeless


Location & Time: Macht Auditorium, Cambridge Hospital | 12:00-1:00PM

A light lunch will be available starting at 11:45am

*Please note: these rounds will be held in-person and will not be video recorded 


Target Audience: All employees, affiliated clinicians, trainees and other authorized  personnel

CME / CE:

  • CME credit through the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) is available (attendance required)

  • CME credit through HMS is not available, but please contact your department to see if you qualify through other sources.

  • One nursing contact hour will be awarded to nurses who attend the entire program and complete the nursing evaluation.

Past Schwartz Rounds topics at CHA include:

  • When Caring Feels Daring: Violence in Healthcare

  • Pain Management: When Easing Pain is not Easy

  • Family Matters: When Goals of Care do not Align

  • Letting Go Gracefully after a Difficult Journey

  • Meeting at the Crossroads: Psychiatry & Obstetrics

  • Sitting with Uncertainty: When the Hospital becomes Home

  • When Behavior is a Barrier to Care

  • Requiring Recurrent Resources: Hard to Swallow

  • Noticing Moments of Compassion

  • Self Compassion: Turning Kindness Inward

  • When There is no Right Answer

  • Five Weeks of Boarding in the Emergency Room: Placement Challenges for Patients with Psychiatric and Developmental Needs

 
 

Photo Credit: The Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare