Empowering Learners at Bedside: The Best Practice Guide for Bedside Rounds

Course Overview

Even though bedside rounds (BSR) provide ample opportunities for observing and engaging learners, many clinician-educators may be hesitant to use BSR for many reasons - patient and learner dissatisfaction, patient complexity, lack of bedside teaching skills, hesitancy to discuss sensitive matters, or time-constraints. The evidence suggests multiple benefits of BSR over card-flipping rounds (Things We Do No for Reason: Card Flipping Rounds). It is a time for us to return to the bedside.

We are a group of hospitalists at university-based programs (Internal Medicine, Med-Peds, and VA-based) who uses BSR as the primary teaching rounds method. Our workshop aims to help clinician-educators overcome common anecdotal fears by teaching and practicing the best practice advice for BSR. Following a short didactic about the best practice advice for BSR, we plan to divide the workshop into 3 sections based on the MiPLAN framework (Meeting-5"I"-PLAN). In the "M" section, we will discuss how to get buy-in from and prepare learners. In the "5i" section, we will discuss and practice how to empower learners at bedside. "PLAN" section will provide opportunities to discuss teaching approaches after the bedside presentation. Our workshop will be interactive by exchanging the common pitfalls and ideas; by reflecting on pre-recorded videos of BSR examples; and by practicing skills among participants.

Learning Objectives

You will be able to discuss ways to prepare learners for bedside rounds.
You will be able to practice behaviors that empower learners at bedside.
You will be able to ask effective questions (and/or teach) at bedside.

Speakers

Hirotaka Kato MD
University of Kentucky College of Medicine

Alan Hall MD
University of Kentucky College of Medicine

Julie Kolinski MD
University of Kentucky College of Medicine

Joseph R. Sweigart MD
University of Kentucky College of Medicine

Additional Information

Year Published: 2022 - AIMW