Continental breakfast / Check-in / On-site registration

Opening remarks

8:15 - 9:15

Dr. Gregory Makoul- "Using Radical Common Sense to Improve Physician-Patient Communication"

9:15 - 10:15

Dr. Forrest Lang- Topic TBA

10:15 - 10:30

BREAK

10:30 - 11:30

Dr. James Tulsky- Topic TBA

11:30 - 12:30

Meet the Professor Luncheon

12:30 - 3:30

Plenary Session - Oral Presentations

• 12:30 - 1:00
  Assessing Mechanically Ventilated Elderly Adults in the ICU for Augmentative and Alternative Communication Strategies
  Presenter: Brooke Paull, MS, CCC-SLP
• 1:00 - 1:30
  A Curricular Innovation to Teach Disclosure of Medical Errors to Residents
  Presenter: Rachel Bonnema, MD
• 1:30 - 2:00
  Race and Patient-Provider Concordance on Treatment Recommendation for Joint Replacement
  Presenter: Leslie Hausmann, PhD
• 2:00 - 2:30: BREAK
• 2:30 - 3:00
  Variation in Decision Making for a Critically Ill Patient with End-stage Cancer: a Pilot Simulation Study
  Presenter: Amber Barnato, MD, MPH, MS
• 3:00 - 3:30
  Veterans' Information Preferences and Perceived Information Exchange in Chronic Heart Failure Care
  Presenter: Cathleen Appelt, PhD

3:30 - 5:00

Plenary Session - Poster Presentations

1. Discussions of Substance Use During the First Obstetric Visit
   Presenter: Judy Chang, MD, MPH
2. Written "Plan of Action" Enhances Both Patient Satisfaction and Compliance
   Presenter: H. Carter Davidson, MD, PhD
3. How do individuals with bipolar disorder perceive an effective provider-patient relationship?
   Presenter: Marilyn Davies, RN, PhD
4. Text page reminders to improve outpatient engagement and retention: a randomized control trial.
   Presenter: Han-chun Liang, MD, MBA
5. "They diagnosed bad heart": Exploring patients' knowledge about and experiences with heart failure
   Presenter: Keri Rodriguez, PhD
6. Impact of family-centered multi-disciplinary bedside rounds in pediatrics
   Presenter: Paul Rosen, MD, MPH, MMM
7. Educational Impact of Communication and Co-Worker Relationships
   Presenter: Catherine Witsberger, MSN, RN, BC
8. Provider Communication Cited as Barrier to Antiviral Therapy for Hepatitis C-Infected Methadone Users
   Presenter: Susan Zickmund, PhD

Department of Medicine Grand Rounds LHAS Auditorium, 7th Floor UPMC Montefiore

Dr. James Tulsky
Topic- TBA

Family Medicine Conference St. Margaret's Hospital Conference Center ABC - First Floor

Dr. Forrest Lang
Topic- TBA

GMedical Education Grand Rounds Scaife Hall- LR3

Dr. Gregory Makoul
"Defining Professionalism from the Perspective of Patients, Nurses, and Physicians"