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Enhancing Professionalism through Effective Communication:
From In-Person to AI


Friday, November 22, 2024, virtually via Zoom 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. ET

Effective communication is a key factor that shapes what clinicians, patients, educators, learners, and society at large consider “professional” in the health care context. This virtual conference will examine all kinds of communication - verbal, non-verbal, and written - in the context of professionalism in health care. Professionalism is a complex combination of values, beliefs, standards, and practices. We welcome submissions related to Education, Clinical Care, Bioethics, and Public Health, the pillars of the Academy for Professionalism in Health Care.


Register for the Conference: Register for the Conference. (Members $25, Non-member $95, Post Graduate Trainees - $10, and Students are free) 

The conference schedule may be revised. 






ET PT Type Session Title Presenters
8:30 - 9:00 5:30 - 6:00 Networking
   
9:00 - 10:00 6:00 - 7:00 Preconference Workshop Yes, No, Maybe? Establishing Boundaries between Educators and Adult Learners (#65)
Aimee Langley & Megan Bullerwell
      Crafting Your Career Path: A Journey to Professional Self-Determination (#69)
Sarah-Ann Keyes & Valerie DeGregorio
10:00 - 10:30 7:00 - 7:30 Welcome & Warmup
  Elizabeth Kachur, Mary Horton, Amal Khidir & Michelle Schmude 
10:30 - 11:30 7:30 - 8:30 Concurrent - 1
   
    Panel 1 The CARE-AI Study: Creating Accountable and Responsive Ethics for Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare (#57)
Jerry Maniate, Lyn Sonnenberg & Janet Corral
    Problem Solving 1 Talking about Death: Navigating Conversations on Death in Human and Veterinary Medicine (#60)
Lauren Fine, Amy Nichelason, Margene Anderson & Calico Schmidt
    Workshop 1 What's Not Said: The Art of Observing Nonverbal Cues to Enhance Professionalism in Healthcare (#68)
Ann Blair Kennedy & Haley Wymbs
    Orals 1 Ethics, Teamwork, and Communication
 
      Enhancing Professionalism in Healthcare: Addressing Ethical Challenges of Family Interpretation for Patients with NELP (#4)
Lindsay Beaman & Amelia Barwise
      Bridging Clinicians and IT: A Case Study in Effective Teamwork (#22)
Carol Berteotti & Allison Latham
      Institutional Goals of Care initiative to Collectively Lead to Better Patient Care - Communication Is Key (#12)
Nico Nortje
      Interprofessional Communication Training for Complex Ethics Issues (#19)
Caroline Anglim & Jennifer Bartlett
    Orals 2 Support and Development of Professionalism
 
      Reframing an Early Intervention Program on Professionalism: Lessons Learned (#11) Marconi Monteiro, Jeffrey Susman & Karen Szauter
      Instructional Moments for Clinical Year Physician Assistant Students (#15)
Julie Hebert
      Enhancing Professionalism in Medical Education: Addressing the Gaps and Redefining Approaches (#17)
Joann Quinn, Amy Smith & Kira Zwygart
      Professionalism: A Longitudinal, Educational Approach to Addressing Professionalism in Undergraduate Medical Education (#29)
Clint Whitson & Elizabeth Petsche
    Poster 1 Promoting Professionalism through Technology
 
      Empowering Youth and Medical Students: The 'Big Brothers Big Sisters McGovern' Model (#39)
Rachel Nolte
      How Slack Services Can Transform a Medical Student Run Free Clinic (#49)
Victoria Kelley
      Electrocardiogram Reading Accuracy of ChatGPT (#45)
Trisha Sindhu, Kaustav Chattopadhyay, Ryan Kanungo, Ranjita Sengupta & Kusum Punjabi
      eHealth Literacy and Technology-Driven Health Behaviors amongst Racial Minoritized Women with HIV: Preliminary Findings (#47)
Isabelle Akinyemiju & Lunthita Duthely
      The EHR's Next Chapter: How Emerging Technologies Can Revive Patient-Clinician Communication (#50)
Ali  Rahman, Marissa Dulas & Maria Alkureishi
11:30 - 11:40 8:30 - 8:40 Break/Networking
   
11:40 - 12:50 8:40 - 9:50 Keynote
How Do Communication and Professionalism Fit Together? Marcy Rosenbaum
12:50 - 1:00 9:50 - 10:00 Break/Networking
   
1:00 - 2:00 10:00 - 11:00 Concurrent - 2
   
    Panel 2 White Coats & Wise Words: SKMC's Peer-Led Professional Conduct Committee (#56)
Elizabeth Habash, Fatimah Alhassan, Bahram Pashaee, Chenab Khakh & Shelby Worsham
    Problem Solving 2 Enhancing Professionalism and Mitigating Weight Stigma Through Effective Communication (#64)
Kearney Gunsalus, Jana Simmons, Leah Jesse & Ellen House
    Workshop 2 Using Effective Communication to Develop Physician Leaders (#67)
Michelle Schmude, Rose Barham, Ian McCoog, Halle Ellison & Tanja Adonizio
    Orals 3 Professionalism in the Age of Virtual Reality and Artificial Intelligence
 
      Cooking Across Cultures: Improving Patient-Provider Communication by Delivering Culturally Sensitive Care (#9)
Mehr Grewal, Kailey Witherell & Jean-Alix  Simeon
      Strategies to Improve Cultural Issues in Healthcare Organizations (#25)
Alexis Kralovich, Simran Qureshi & Raghav Rajesh
      Tapping (Bi-Directional) Humility to Improve Bi-Directional Communication and Bi-Directional Learning in GME (#27)
Barret Michalec & Fred Hafferty
      Unpacking Visual Professionalism: Minority Perspectives on Negotiating Dress, Hair, and Body Type In the Clinic (#30)
Ankita Reddy
    Orals 4 Addressing Values and Cross-Cultural Issues in Health Care
 
      How Are You Using AI?' Results From a HPSA/SDN Survey (#3)
Emil Chuck
      Professionalism in the Age of AI (#8)
Luke Bobo
      Character Education for Students in AI Ethics Courses: A Non-Western Approach (#10)
Shadi Heidarifar
      Moving from BEDside Manner to WEBside Manner in the Virtual Environment: Professionalism in the Telehealth Space (#35)
Rachel Pittmann
    Poster 2 Building Effective Learning Communities through Mentorship and Wellbeing Strategies
 
      The Effect of Learner Wellbeing Communities on the Perception of Medical School, Community, & Resilience in New Students (#48)
Madison Justice, Nicholas Tsavaris, Margaret Henry & Madeleine Ling
      Burnout and Professional Fulfillment: Associations with Interprofessional Communication Skills and Climate (#43)
Xia Zheng
      Assessing Mentor and Coordinator Professional Development in the Context of Medical School Learning Communities (#40)
Gretchen Swift
      Optimizing Study Routines with Faculty-Student Collaborative Advice Sheets in Medical School (#44)
Zuha Khan & Angela Marinovic
      Exploring the Assessment of Health Profession Students' Perceived Communication Abilities (#42)
Mica Rutschke, Joanna Soles, Lauren Peyton & Chad Jackson
2:00 - 2:10 11:00 - 11:10 Break/Networking
   
2:10 - 2:40 11:10 - 11:40 Jargon Barrier Game
Breaking the Jargon Barrier: Enhancing Doctor-Patient Communication through Interactive Play (#74)
Amanda Brown, Sylvia Choi, John Andrews & Christie Taylor
2:40 - 2:50 11:40 - 11:50 Break/Networking
   
2:50 - 3:50 11:50 - 12:50 Concurrent - 3
   
    Panel 3
AI's Role in Patient Interviews (#58)
Kalim Parshot, Parth Patel, Omar Abbasi, Saad Syed, Dibya Khadka & Hersh Patel
    Problem Solving 3
Advancing Health Equity: The role of Using Person-centered Language for Effective and Professional Interactions (#62)
Manasa  Ayyala, Beverley Sheares & Amy Baldwin
    Workshop 3
Perspective-taking and Communication of Individual and Systems Level Wellness Interventions for Learners and Clinicians (#70)
Stacey Rose, Claire Scott, Rathi Asaithambi & Anita Kusnoor
    Workshop 4
Navigating Difficult Conversations: Fundamental Skills for Every Clinician (#71)
Amanda Brown & Sylvia Choi
    Orals 5
A Professional Identity Formation Tapestry: Ethical and Curricular Threads
 
      Evaluating Medical Students' Professional Identity Formation and Influencing Factors (#7)
Megan Goyal
      The Role of Literacy in Medical Identity Formation Through Writing Activities in Academic Life Introduction (#32)
Gabrielle Silveira, Beatriz Donai, Antonio Abreu & Fabiola Fernandez
      Turning Pro: Identifying the Role of Character Strengths in a Psychologically Safe Environment (#20)
Abbey Bachmann, John Riggs, Peggy Hsieh & Asia Bright
      Benchmarking Large Language Models with the AAMC Situational Judgment Test (#23)
Jamie Chen, Angelo Cadiente & Bryan Pilkington
    Orals 6 STAR: Safety, Trust, Alignment, and Responsibility 
 
      Simulated Encounters with Parents Expressing Prejudice to Enhance Pediatric Resident Communication Skills (#21)
Jennifer Baldwin, Elizabeth Sensenig & Evelyn Reis
      Communicating the Ethical Boundaries and Professional Responsibility: Parental Discretion in Surgery (#24) 
Joyce Cui, Hannes Prescher, Christian Vercler & Christopher Runyan
      State of the Statements: Harm and Professional Responsibility for Gender Affirming Care (#31)
Theo Schall & Elizabeth Dietz
      The Power of Goal Alignment: A Theory for Enhancing Interprofessional Communication in Healthcare (#33)
Clare Whitney
3:50 - 4:00 12:50 - 1:00 Break/Networking
   
4:00 - 5:00 1:00 - 2:00 Debate
   
5:00 - 5:10 2:00 - 2:10 Break/Networking
   
5:10 - 6:10 2:10 - 3:10 Concurrent - 4
   
    Panel 4
Medical Improv: A Tool for Improving the Patient-clinician Relationship Through Effective Communication (#59)
Grace Snuggs, Katie Hendley, Kimberlee Giffen & Amy Baldwin
    Problem Solving 4
Perils of the 3M's: Micromanagement, Microaggression and Micro-incivility in Medical Education and Clinical Care (#63)
Juliette Camejo, Taylor Gruman, Margaret Savage & Vijay Rajput
    Workshop 5
A Psychological Safety Model: Mitigating Learner Trauma Responses while Utilizing Simulation and Immersive Learning (#66)
LaConda Fanning, Amelia Wallace & Diane Holland
    Oral 7
   
      Who to Trust? Medical Advice from ChatGPT vs. Reddit Forums (#14)
Angelo Cadiente, Jamie Chen & Bryan Pilkington
      The Death of Thought in Medical Education: Bernard Stiegler, Techno-anthropology, and So-Called Artificial Intelligence(#38)
Benjamin Parks
      Reframing Professionalism around Trust Building: A Practical Approach to Curriculum Development (#26)
Catherine Malisse, Jennifer Jackson, Joyce Cui &  Hindolo Kamanda
      Clinician-Patient Empathy in the Era of Artificial Intelligence (#13)
Ryan Kanungo & Gloria Bachmann
    Oral 8
   
      Leveraging Ambassadors to Promote a Culture of Professionalism (#6)
Christopher Rodriguez, Maureen Triller & Crystal Wright
      Service Learning: Bringing Humanism Back into Patient Communication (#5)
Asia Bright, Sam Neher & Caitlin McAfee
      Fostering Professionalism and Leadership Communication Skills Through Model United Nations’ Programs (#37)
Francesco Bolstad & Yuzu Fukui
      How Inspiration Can Impact Academic Medical Employees (#28)
Vaishnavi Nasani, Ellen Friedman, Kelley Arredondo & Stacey Rose
    Poster 3
   
      Making Meaning of the Black Physician's Journey: The Role of Cultural Idioms (#51)
Amani Sampson, Natalie Roche, Damali Campbell-Oparaji  & Lisa Gittens
      Breaking Barriers: Empowering Healthcare Professionals in Deaf-friendly Communication (#46)
Temitope Akinyemi, Janice Abraham & Sarah Greene
      Patient Care & Policy: Investigating Police-Patient-Provider Relations & Communication in the Emergency Department (#55)
Sharmain Siddiqui
      Cross-Cultural Collaboration: Building Professional Skills Through Refugee Health Programs (#52)
Olivia Tran, Meghna Lama & Ashna Karpe
      Exploring Medical Spanish Proficiency and Attitudes in Pre-Health Professions Students (#54)
Lucia Martinez-Sanchez
6:10 - 7:40 3:10 - 4:40 Summary/Take Home Points
  Elizabeth Kachur, Mary Horton, Amal Khidir & Michelle Schmude 
6:40 - 7:00 4:40 - 5:00 Networking