Schwartz Rounds

The Schwartz Rounds® program, now taking place in hundreds of organizational members in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Ireland, Australia and New Zealand offers healthcare providers a regularly scheduled time during their fast-paced work lives to openly and honestly discuss the social and emotional issues they face in caring for patients and families. In contrast to traditional medical rounds, the focus is on the human dimension of medicine. Caregivers have an opportunity to share their experiences, thoughts and feelings on thought-provoking topics drawn from actual patient cases. The premise is that caregivers are better able to make personal connections with patients and colleagues when they have greater insight into their own responses and feelings.

Please check back for upcoming Schwartz Rounds!

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