ANNOUNCEMENTS

Clinical Mindfulness Pilot Study for Physicians Now Recruiting

A pilot study entitled Enhancing Physician Resiliency & Improving Patient Care, which includes 47 hours of instruction, will start in September 2012 and conclude in 2013.

Based on a successful program that was developed at the University of Rochester, this study will assess the impact of a Clinical Mindfulness Program on improving physician resiliency, attentiveness and other attributes associated with patient-centered care. (Download study information.)

The study is open to any physician on staff at a Baystate Health hospital (including non-Baystate Health employed physicians), and who is a current member of Baycare Health Partners. It is funded by Baystate Health Risk Management Grant program.

For more information, email Robert Smith, DO of Baystate Medical Practices - Pioneer Valley Family Medicine, in Northampton.

Save the Date: Simulation and Inter-professional Education Symposium

November 15, 2012

The 9th annual Simulation in Healthcare Symposium will explore the impact of simulation on theory and practice on multiple aspects of care:

• patient safety and resident education
• undergraduate medical education
• nursing education
• decision making
• team training
• interpersonal communication
• transitions of care
• motor skill training

For more information and to register, download the brochure.

Graduate Medical Education Program Web Updates for July

Review and update of the following pages by the administrators of each residency and fellowship program are due by the end of July.

• Program graduates and their post-grad positions
• Message from Chief Resident(s) page - updated for new chiefs