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"Getting feedback from the actors about what it felt like to be on the family side of the conversation [was valuable]. We can never ask a family’s opinion of how situations are handled or what parts were pivotal to them. This is the BEST professional training I’ve ever been to by far."
- Recent participant, PERCS workshop
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Robert D. Truog, MD invited to write article for 200th Anniversary of NEJM
In the article, "Patients and Doctors – The Evolution of a Relationship," which was published in the February 2012 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, Dr. Truog discusses how the relationship between patients and doctors has evolved along three interrelated axes – clinical care, research and society – over the past several decades. As part of the 200th Anniversary Article, Dr. Truog was also interviewed about issues in medical ethics and the physician-patient relationship.
Read more and listen to the interview.
To read an interview with Dr. Truog by Pauline W. Chen, MD about transparency in the doctor-patient relationship, click here.
Sigall K. Bell, MD awarded a Gold Professorship
"The voices that most need to be heard in healthcare are too often those least likely to speak - patients, family members, clinicians-in-training, and staff who occupy the lowest rungs of the hierarchy. What conversations addressing humanism and its impact on patient safety should be happening, but currently are not?" These are the words of Dr. Sigall Bell, IPEP’s Co-Director of Patient Safety and Quality Initiatives. As a Gold Professor, Dr. Bell will teach and mentor trainees, create patient-centered curriculum and conduct research to improve patient care. Read more
Medical Error Book Published
We are pleased to announce the publication of Talking with Patients and Families about Medical Error. The book is authored by IPEP Executive Director Robert Truog, MD and IPEP Senior Scholar David Browning, MSW, with co-authors Judy Johnson, JD, and Thomas Gallagher, MD, and includes a forward written by Lucian Leape, MD. Published by Johns Hopkins University Press in December 2010, the book is a guide to innovative education and thoughtful clinical practice in this challenging area of clinical and organizational practice. To read more, or for ordering information and discount, click here.
Our book will soon be available in Italian! Stay tuned for more information…
Medical Education Book Published
We are delighted to announce the publication of A Practical Guide to Teaching and Assessing the ACGME Core Competencies, Second Edition. IPEP’s Director of Academic Programs, Elizabeth Rider, MSW, MD, authored the book with co-author Ruth Nawotniak, MS, C-TAGME. David Leach, MD, former Executive Director of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), wrote the foreword. The book provides research, best practices, strategies and tools for teaching and assessing the core medical education competencies required for residency programs, many medical schools, accreditation organizations, and specialty and licensing boards in the US and internationally. To read more, or for ordering information and discount, click here.
