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Physician Payment Sunshine Act Brown Bag July 23, 2013

The UF College of Medicine, Conflict of Interest Program will be holding an informative Brown Bag session on the Physician Payment Sunshine Act (“OPEN PAYMENTS”) followed by a Q&A. If you consult with Industry, or believe you may in the future, this is an important session. OPEN PAYMENTS requires…

TBL 101: An Exciting & Interactive Alternative to Lecture-based Teaching

This workshop is the single best introduction to team-based learning (TBL).  It will be conducted in the TBL format, so participants will be expected to prepare ahead by reading a pre-workshop assignment, take a readiness assurance test during the session, and engage actively with their assigned team members.  The…

Faculty as Teachers, September 18, 2013

The Faculty as Teachers (FasT) program provides an introduction to key educational elements. The first step is learning how to write effective learning objectives – participants are given tools to practice writing learning objectives across the domains of knowledge, skills and attitudes. The next step is, based on their…

Searching and Evaluating the Medical Literature

This seminar will provide introductory skills and tools to enable participants to more effectively and efficiently engage in searching and evaluating literature related to topics in medical education. Class objectives: Participants will learn multiple methods for access literature from off campus. Participants will be introduced to criteria for selecting…

Self-assessment in Medical Education: A Core Competency

Self-assessment is key to lifelong learning, and both are skills that can and should be learned in medical school. More than 10 years ago, the ACGME adopted the six core competencies, one of which is Practice-based Learning and Assessment, which mandates that residents must be able to self-assess their…

Recognizing and Responding to Disruptive/Distressed Colleagues

This session will address common causes and consequences of disruptive behavior among healthcare professionals in the workplace.  Strategies for intervention will be discussed.  Benefits to patient safety, staff morale, and career preservation will be highlighted. Following this session, attendees will be able to:  1.  Identify factors commonly associated with…

Microskills for Clinical Teaching

Teaching in the clinical setting often occurs “on the fly” and opportunities for effective teaching and learning can be lost. Clinical teaching microskills comprise a framework clinical teachers can use to engage students and residents in their learning and also to provide critically important feedback. Attend this workshop to…

Why and How to Get to High Functioning Teams in Healthcare – June 2

This seminar will discuss how characteristics and specific behaviors of high functioning teams improve patient care. At the end of this seminar, participants will be able to: Explain the need for teamwork in healthcare to improve patient outcomes and reduce errors. Discuss general characteristics and behaviors of high functioning teams,…