“Innovations in Medical Education: Aligning Values and Competencies”
Northeast Group on Educational Affairs (NEGEA) 2013 Annual Retreat, 13 April 2013 – Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
The International Charter for Human Values in Healthcare was presented at the NEGEA 2013 Annual Retreat, “Innovations in Medical Education: Aligning Values and Competencies.”
Oral Presentation:
Teaching Values and Compassion: An International Charter
Authors: Elizabeth A. Rider, MSW, MD, Harvard Medical School USA; Ming-Jung Ho, MD, DPhil, National Taiwan University; William Branch, Jr., MD, Emory University School of Medicine USA; Diana Slade, PhD, University of Technology, Sydney and Hong Kong Polytechnic University; and Jack Pun Kwok Hung, BSc (Hons), MA, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HK
Session participants were introduced to the Charter, its history, and the research methods used in its development. Teaching strategies for use of the Charter to teach humanism, compassion and professionalism were also discussed.
Participants identified core values, and prioritized the values they considered most important for all healthcare interactions.
Program link: http://weill.cornell.edu/education/about/negea_2013.html