Schwartz Rounds In-house training

We understand the amount of resource that is required to sustain Schwartz Rounds. Therefore, the in-house training programme is designed to help organisations build up their pool of facilitators. When existing facilitators have accumulated experience and confidence with the Rounds, they can recommend a colleague to enrol in our in-house training programme. The existing facilitator (or clinical lead) will take on an internal mentoring role and the trainee will complete nine e-learning modules to obtain the theoretical knowledge of Rounds.

Eligibility for In-house training:

• In-house training is only available to organisations that have a licence with The Point of Care Foundation and that has run Rounds for a minimum of a year
• The trainee must have an experienced Schwartz Round facilitator to act as mentor, who is accredited with The Point of Care Foundation
• The trainee must have attended a minimum of three Rounds
• The experienced facilitator will take responsibility for inviting the trainee to take part in a panel preparation session and a debrief session. If possible, the experienced facilitator will also observe the trainee facilitating a Round and provide feedback.

Format of in-house training

1. Introduction to Rounds
2. Core roles
3. Common concerns
4. Generating topics
5. Panel preparation
6. Stages of the Schwartz Round
7. Evaluation
8. Further facilitation skills
9. Sustainability.

The trainee will be enrolled in an e-learning programme that aims to deliver informational and theoretical content about Rounds. There are nine e-learning modules as follows:

Each module is expected to take on average 40 minutes, so a total of 6 hours (modules 6 and 7 are the lengthiest).

Once you have registered and paid for in-house training you will receive enrollment information by email within 2 working days. Please email aggierice@pointofcarefoundation.org.uk if you do not receive this.