neuroscienceCME Conference - June 23-26, 2011

4th Annual Chair Summit - Master Class for Neuroscience Professional Development

Watch the video below to find out why the 2011 Chair Summit delivers the highest-quality teaching of any event you'll attend this year. It's the only conference where you can meet two dozen academic department chairs and learn from their decades of experience assessing difficult cases, treating challenging patients, and educating practicing clinicians. During the video, you'll learn more about Chair Summit's broad agenda, interactive case presentations, self-assessment breakout sessions designed to meet maintenance of certification (MOC) requirements, and more.

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Why attend the 4th Annual Chair Summit?

Whether by email, brochure, or fax, health care providers receive a multitude of invitations for educational conferences each week—each offering in competition for their educational dollar. What factors go in to the choices that you make to attend meetings? Is it the format, the speakers, and/or networking opportunities that play in to your decision?

Clinical Compass asked Dr. Tony Graham, a physician from Marion, Virginia those very questions. The 4th Annual Chair Summit June 23-26 in Annapolis, Maryland will be Dr. Graham's fourth Chair Summit and he is not alone. Many of the participants in Chair Summit have attended the conference since its inception.

Clinical Compass: Dr. Graham, you probably receive invitations for many conferences throughout the year, why do you set aside time to attend the Chair Summit?

Dr. Graham: I attend the Chairs conference each year because it provides, in one place, the most up to date clinical and research insights available direct from the most renowned leaders in our field. The other key attraction of this conference is the quality of the teaching. Chairs of departments perform many roles, but they are, first and foremost, great educators and they bring this wonderful teaching skill to the conference participants. It is like having a personalized clinical review every year.

Clinical Compass: Is there anything about the different formats that you particularly enjoy?

Dr. Graham: I particularly enjoy the case presentations and small group formats that facilitate an in-depth discussion of clinical topics.

Clinical Compass: Is the access to the Chairs and ability to have informal discussions with Chairs important to you? Has it opened up networking opportunities that you have taken advantage?

Dr. Graham: For physicians like myself, practicing in a rural, isolated area, it is particularly energizing to have the opportunity to have informal, personal discussions with the Chairs. I have had the opportunity to build new relationships with Chairs and fellow participants I have met and to deepen my relationships with Chairs that I have met in the past.

The Chair Summit is a unique conference that offers true engagement with faculty. The Chairs are "all in"—not just for the 45-60 minutes of their presentation, but as educators and colleagues that are visible and accessible throughout the conference. If you haven't experienced Chair Summit, we encourage you to take advantage of its unique educational opportunities—both formal and informal—as Dr. Graham and other repeat attendees have and join us June 23-26 in Annapolis.

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Responses from Last Compass Questions™

In the 05.17.11 issue of Clinical Compass™, we asked seven questions.

Question #1 was "What is your best estimate of the number of adolescent patients you have encountered in your clinical practice in the past 12 months who were bully victims?" and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
5.4% - None
26.8% - 1 to 5
11.6% - 6 to 10
21.4% - Over 10
9.8% - I am unsure
25.0% - N/A - I do not see adolescent patients

Question #2 was "How familiar you are with the emotional and behavioral effects of bullying?" and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
8.9% - Extremely familiar
22.3% - Very familiar
42.9% - Moderately familiar
17.9% - Somewhat familiar
8.0% - Not at all familiar

Question #3 was "Now that you have read this article, how familiar you are with the emotional and behavioral effects of bullying?" and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
18.8% - Extremely familiar
52.5% - Very familiar
26.3% - Moderately familiar
1.3% - Somewhat familiar
1.3% - Not at all familiar

Question #4 was "Reflect on annual exam visits you conduct with adolescent patients. In such visits, how often do you ask about bullying?" and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
8.0% - Always
13.4% - Often
13.4% - Sometimes
9.8% - Rarely
7.1% - Never
48.2% - N/A – I do not conduct annual exams with adolescent patients

Question #5 was "Now that you have read the article, how often do you PLAN to ask about bullying during annual exam visits you conduct with adolescent patients?" and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
37.5% - Always
28.8% - Often
6.3% - Sometimes
0.0% - Rarely
0.0% - Never
27.5% - N/A – I do not conduct annual exams with adolescent patients

Question #6 was "Reflect on annual exam visits you conduct with adolescent patients who are accompanied by a parent. In such visits, how often do you counsel parents about the warning signs of bullying?" and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
1.8% - Always
10.7% - Often
15.2% - Sometimes
15.2% - Rarely
8.9% - Never
47.3% - N/A – I do not conduct annual exams with adolescent patients

Question #7 was "Now that you have read the article, how often do you PLAN to counsel parents of adolescents about the warning signs of bullying?" and the neuroscienceCME learning community responded:
33.8% - Always
37.5% - Often
3.8% - Sometimes
1.3% - Rarely
0.0% - Never
23.8% - N/A – I do not conduct annual exams with adolescent patients

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