Schwartz Rounds

What are Schwartz Rounds? The Schwartz Rounds program is part of our organization’s approach to fostering workforce well-being and a culture of compassion. Schwartz Rounds sessions are opportunities to gather with colleagues to reflect on the emotional impact of our work. Each session begins with 3 or 4 panelist storytellers who share an experience related to the topic for that session. The session conversation is then opened up to all participants to share their own reflections and stories. Come to Schwartz Rounds and connect with your colleagues, reconnect with your meaning and purpose, and help us cultivate a compassionate culture for ourselves and the patients and families we serve.


Upcoming Schwartz Rounds: Monday, September 29, 2025

Please RSVP here by September 18th to receive a calendar invite and guarantee a lunch for yourself. 

Topic: When your patient dies: reflecting on the emotional impact of death on  clinicians 

Facilitator: Jessica Hoy, MD
Host: Liz Gaufberg, MD, MPH

Discussants:

  • Talia Lewis, MD- Care Dimensions Hospice Physician & Palliative Care Consultant at CHA hospitals

  • Jesse Bossingham, MD, MA- Internal Medicine Resident Physician

  • Molly Plant, MSW, LICSW- Behavioral Health Clinician, PACE Program

Location & Time:

  • Macht Auditorium, Cambridge Hospital (In-Person)

  • Williams Conference Room A&B, Everett Hospital  (Streamed)

  • 12:00-1:00PM |Lunch will be available starting at 11:45am

*Please note: these rounds will be held in-person and will not be video recorded 

Target Audience: All employees, affiliated clinicians, trainees and other authorized personnel

CME / CE:

  • CME credit through the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) is available (attendance required)

  • CME credit through HMS is not available, but please contact your department to see if you qualify through other sources.

  • One nursing contact hour will be awarded to nurses who attend the entire program and complete the nursing evaluation.

 
 

Past Schwartz Rounds topics at CHA include:

  • A patient's long journey home: CHA compassion knows no bounds

  • When Caring Feels Daring: Violence in Healthcare

  • Pain Management: When Easing Pain is not Easy

  • Family Matters: When Goals of Care do not Align

  • Letting Go Gracefully after a Difficult Journey

  • Meeting at the Crossroads: Psychiatry & Obstetrics

  • Sitting with Uncertainty: When the Hospital becomes Home

  • When Behavior is a Barrier to Care

  • Requiring Recurrent Resources: Hard to Swallow

  • Noticing Moments of Compassion

  • Self Compassion: Turning Kindness Inward

  • When There is no Right Answer

  • Five Weeks of Boarding in the Emergency Room: Placement Challenges for Patients with Psychiatric and Developmental Needs

 
 

Photo Credit: The Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare