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THCI National Conference
Leading Curricular Change
:
Skills and Strategies for Success

September 9-10, 2004
The Charles Hotel
1 Bennett Street
Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA


Conference Agenda
 
Thursday, September 9, 2004
7:00 - 8:00 a.m. Breakfast and Registration
8:00 - 8:15 a.m. Welcome and Program Introduction
Robin Richman, MD
Chief Medical Officer, Tufts Health Care Institute
8:15 - 9:00 a.m. Keynote Presentation:
The ACGME Outcome Project: 2004

Jeanne Heard, MD, PhD
Director of Residency Review Committee Activities, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education

Dr. Heard will address:
  • ACGME accreditation requirements for the general competencies, including those related to educational experiences, assessment methods, evaluation and program improvement
  • The implementation timeline for the ACGME's Outcome Project and types of citations issued by RRCs
  • Education experiences and assessment methods residency programs have implemented
  • Resources available to program directors and faculty
Interactive Session I:
9:00 - 10:30 a.m.

The ACGME Outcome Project: An Opportunity for Conducting Scholarship in Medical Education
Michael E. Whitcomb, MD
Senior Vice President
Association of American Medical Colleges, and Editor-in-Chief, Academic Medicine

Dr. Whitcomb will address:

  • Principles to guide the conduct of scholarship in medical education
  • Factors that lead to success in publishing medical education scholarship
  • Opportunities that the ACGME project offers for the conduct of scholarship in medical education
Discussants -- Published Models

Greg Ogrinc, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine and of Community and Family Medicine, Dartmouth Medical School
Assistant Fellowship Director, White River Junction VA
Hospital National Quality Scholars Program

Cynthia Silber, MD
Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education
Jefferson Medical College

10:30 - 10:40 a.m. Break
Breakout Groups
10:40 - 12:00 p.m.

Systems-based Practice and Practice-based Learning and Improvement: Designing a Curricular Project with the End in Mind
Interactive breakout sessions

Workshop Leaders

Stewart Babbott, MD
Director, Faculty and Resident Development
Baystate Medical Center

Carol Carraccio, MD
Association Chair for Education
Department of Pediatrics
University of Maryland Medical Center

Robert Englander, MD, MPH
Director, Inpatient Management and Services
Connecticut Children's Medical Center

Cynthia G. Silber, MD

Take-aways from the panel and breakout groups will include:
  • Reviewing successful, published curriculum innovation models
  • Learning a model to move from desired educational outcomes to curriculum innovation
  • Completing a mini-curriculum change project plan to implement at the participant's own institution
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Lunch and Exhibits

Session II:
1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
 (break time to be  determined by  presenter)

Mastering the Hidden Dynamics of Change
Robert Kegan, PhD
The William and Miriam Meehan Professor in Adult Learning and Professional Development; Educational Chair, Institute for Management and Leadership in Education, and Co-director, Change Leadership Group, Harvard Graduate School of Education; Faculty member, Harvard Macy Institute

Take-aways from Dr. Kegan's interactive workshop will include:

  • Recognizing and deciphering the barriers to curriculum change
  • Recognizing the nature of psychological roadblocks in others and yourself
  • Bridging the gap between plan and action
4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Networking Reception: Cocktails and Hors d'Oeuvres

Friday, September 10, 2004
8:00 - 8:45 a.m. Breakfast and Registration
8:45 - 9:00 a.m. Welcome and Session Overview
Rosalie Phillips, MPH
Executive Director, Tufts Health Care Institute
Interactive Session III
9:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.
 (break time to be  determined by  presenter)

Negotiation, Conflict Resolution and Leadership Skills for Curricular Change: Talk the Talk & Walk the Walk
Leonard Marcus, PhD
Lecturer on Public Health Practice, Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health, and founding Director of the Program for Health Care Negotiation and Conflict Resolution at the Harvard School of Public Health

Take-aways from Dr. Marcus's interactive, skill-building workshop will include learning how to apply:

  • A step-by-step process to identify sources of conflict and generate agreement on curricular priorities and action items
  • A method to create buy-in and support for curriculum change and implementation
  • A model of multi-dimensional problem solving to enhance organizational learning and performance
12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Lunch and Exhibits
1:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Negotiation Skills Session, cont'd

4:00 - 4:30 p.m. Reflections and Take Home Lessons
Moderators: Rosalie Phillips, MPH and Robin Richman, MD
4:30 p.m. Conference Adjourns