Planning Committee:

Sandra Roberts RN, Practice Leader TPMG Administration Santa Clara
Kae Bendixen, MD, ObGyn Santa Clara
Kavitha Jay, MD, Physician Education Chief

Objectives:

• Enhance physician and staff's ability to provide compassionate care by gaining insight on the effects of illness on the lives of patients, family members and clinicians.
• Improve teamwork and communication by exploring physician and staff's emotional responses to providing care in challenging cases.
• Learn from colleagues about belief systems and behaviors that may be unfamiliar or influenced by culture, ethnicity, religion, etc., and foreign to the care provider.