STFM Spirituality Interest Group members*support STFM in New Orleans!
38th STFM Annual Spring Conference
"Conflict, Collaboration, and Resolution: Family Medicine Education in the 21st
Century"
April 30-May 4, 2005
New Orleans Marriott New Orleans, LA
The New Orleans Marriott will be the site for the 2005 STFM Annual Conference,
April 30-May 4. If you attend only one conference this year, come to the one
that is more than presentation and plenary talks; where learning is as likely to
take place in networking activities and the hallways between sessions as it is
during the planned program; where you will get to know the other attendees
because the value of the conference is in the people who gather there to
network, consult, and mutually inspire each other.
This year's meeting will include the following educational sessions of special
interest to our Group, including*.
Monday, May 2, 2005 10:30 AM
L11A Computer-assisted Learning in Medical Ethics and Communication Skills:
Resolving Clinical Conflicts, Janet Fleetwood, PhD; Eugene Hong, MD
Ethical dilemmas pose complex conflicts in family medicine, and resolving these
conflicts often goes beyond textbook solutions. MedEthEx Online, our natural
language computer-assisted-learning program available free on the Internet,
provides an educational resource for residents to improve ethical reasoning and
communication skills. Our program includes video images, graphics, and sound.
Four scenarios feature patients addressing HIV and confidentiality,
physician-assisted suicide, cultural competency and patient decision-making, and
adolescent health. By clicking on icons and reading the on-screen instructions,
the learner interacts with videotaped patients, accesses resources in ethics,
law and communication, and obtains "consultations" from experts in clinical
specialties, medical ethics, culture, and spirituality. Participants will use
MedEthEx Online, review educational outcome data, and discuss integrating
computer-assisted learning in ethics and communication into residency education.
L12A Sharing Spirituality With Patients: The Role of Family Physicians
Florence Gelo, DMin
Through interactive case studies, the presenter (a board-certified chaplain and
behavioral science faculty in a department of family medicine) will familiarize
participants with the clinical relevance of religion and spirituality in the
patient-physician relationship and introduce a basic method of spiritual
assessment that can be duplicated for residency programs.
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Tuesday, May 3, 2005 1:45 PM
RJ3 Spirituality and Health Care Education in Family Medicine
Dana King, MD
Objective: This study evaluated the current status of spirituality training in
family medicine residency training programs. Methods: We surveyed 138 randomly
selected US family medicine residencies regarding their spirituality and health
care curriculum. A response rate of 73% (101/138) was obtained. Results: Almost
all (92%) of program directors said spirituality teaching was important, but
only 31% of programs have a specific curriculum to guide the spirituality and
health teaching of their residents. The most common factor(84% of programs with
a structured curriculum) correlated with having a spirituality curriculum and
perceived effective education efforts was the presence of a faculty with
specific interest, expertise, or training in spirituality and health education.
Conclusions: Residency programs with trained faculty are more likely to have
structured spirituality teaching.
National Showcase for Family Medicine Education:
Each year, approximately 1,000 family physicians, nurse practitioners,
psychologists, behavioral scientists, and other family medicine educators gather
together at the STFM Annual Conference to network, teach, and learn. This is a
unique, one-of-a-kind conference for all involved in family medicine education!
Outstanding Plenary Speakers:
"Cultural Humility in the Era of Cultural Competence"
Melanie Tervalon, MD, MPH
"The End of the Beginning: The Redesign Imperative in Family Medicine"
Joseph Scherger, MD, MPH
What Can Findings From Practice-Based Research Contribute To The Training Of
Physicians?
Ronald Epstein, MD
"What I Learned About Collaboration, I Learned In Kindergarten"
Martha Medrano, MD, MPH
Optional Educational Opportunities in Preconference and Electronic Classrooms:
PRECONFERENCE EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS:
1) Developing FFM New Model Practices in Residencies: Learning from Experience
($145 additional fee.)
This full-day educational session developed by leaders in STFM will include an
Overview of the Future of Family Medicine and the New Model; Electronic Health
Records; Open Access; Group Visits; Quality Improvement/Patient Safety;
Organizational Responses; and Change Management.
2) Faculty Development Series-Invitation to Excellence: A National Model for
Academic Skills Preparation:
Workshop I: "Teaching and Learning Skills" ($195 additional fee; Enrollment for
workshop is limited to 25.)
3) Faculty Development Series-Invitation to Excellence: A National Model for
Academic Skills Preparation:
Workshop V: "Career Development for Clinician Educators" ($100 additional fee;
Enrollment for workshop is
limited to 25.)
HONE YOUR TECHNICAL SKILLS IN HANDS-ON COMPUTER WORKSHOPS:
(additional fee of $95 each; workshops are limited to 20 participants.)
* From Toys to Tools: PDA's in Education & Clinical Care
* Answering Clinical Questions with Evidence at the Point of Care
* Using Predragon Forms for Research Data Collection with Palm Devices
* The Objective Structured Computer Exam
* All You Really Need to Know About PowerPoint
* On-line Competency-focused Simulated Clinical Sessions: Teaching and
Assessing Our Learners
* Getting Started with Reference Manager
* Advanced PowerPoint Presentations: The Cure for Boring Babbling Presenters
* Simple, Inexpensive Web-based Collaboration & Information Sharing
Register for the Conference*there are 3 easy ways to register!
1) On-line registration:
http://www.stfm.org/AnnualConf/AN03/index.htm
2) Fax registration: Print attached form, complete, and fax with credit card
information to 913-906-6096.
3) Register by mail: Print attached form, complete, and mail to STFM, 11400
Tomahawk Creek Parkway, Ste. 540, Leawood, KS 66211.
Hotel Reservations:
The STFM conference room-block at the Marriott is currently sold-out. For
assistance in locating and securing other nearby accommodations, please call
Chris McDonald at "A Room With A View," 800-780-4343.
If you have any questions or need any additional information, please contact
Priscilla Noland at STFM, 800-274-2237, ext. 5410 or
pnoland@....
On behalf of STFM and your fellow members of our Group, we look forward to
seeing you in New Orleans!
Sincerely,
Stephen Kliewer D.Min
Dana King, MD
STFM Spirituality Group Co-Chairs
PS: PLEASE SEND YOUR IDEAS ABOUT WHAT SHOULD BE INCLUDED AS PART OF A CORE
CURRICULUM INSPIRITUALITY AND MEDICINE TO THE LIST SERVE. SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS
WITH THE ENTIRE GROUP. WE WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS THIS IN NEW ORLEANS.
ALSO - BE SURE TO JOIN US FOR THE INTEREST GROUP BREAKFAST ON SUNDAY, MAY 1 AT
7AM , AND FOR OUR GROUP MEETING ON TUESDAY AT 12:30PM. AGENDA WILL INCLUDE A
LOOK AT THE SURVEY, A DISCUSSION ABOUT CORE COMPETENCIES, AND SETTING GOALS FOR
THE COMING YEAR.
Stephen Kliewer. D.Min.
Assistant Professor
Rural Resource Center and Department of Family Medicine
Oregon Health and Science University
Phone: 541-426-4524
Cell: 541-398-0547
FAX 541-426-3035
Email:
kliewers@...
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