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Abstract Details

Weill Cornell Neurology Book Club: A Pilot Curriculum To Promote Understanding of "A Day in the Life" of Our Neurology Patients
Neurologic Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­
P04 - (-)
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BACKGROUND: Neurology trainees learn about patients' struggles in dealing with their disease through clinical encounters, but there is no formal curriculum for fostering discussion.
DESIGN/METHODS: We piloted the Weill Cornell Neurology Book Club (WCNBC) during the 2011-2012 academic year. Enrollment was open to neurology residents, fellows, and faculty. Over the 12-month period, six books were discussed in an open-ended format; 3 autobiographies, 2 biographies, and 1 non-fiction book. All 6 books were chosen for their emphasis on the patient's and caregiver's experience in coping with neurological illness. The disorders highlighted included: stroke (2), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Lewy body dementia, Alzheimer's disease, and traumatic spinal cord injury. At the end of the year, participants were asked to complete an anonymous online survey of their experience.
RESULTS: Ten neurologists/neurologists-in-training attended at least 1 book club session (3 attended all 6, median 4, range 1-6). All members of the WCNBC would recommend at least one of the selected books to other neurologists, and 80% would recommend at least one to patients or families. Sixty-percent reported they changed the way they practice based on their participation in the book club. Examples included being more mindful of patient comfort, minimizing physician's distraction during patient encounters, and more open-minded and sensitive to the challenges patients face.
CONCLUSIONS: Participation in WCNBC fostered understanding of the hardships neurology patients and their families endure. Select books may be recommended from personal experience to patients and families, with confidence in the content. We plan to administer a pre- and post-participation survey to new WCNBC members for the 2012-2013 year to further assess the book club's utility as a method of promoting the psychosocial understanding of our patients' and their families' difficulties in dealing with neurological disease.
Authors/Disclosures
Mariel Deutsch, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ (Neurology MIND Care PLLC)
PRESENTER 		No disclosure on file
No disclosure on file
Joseph E. Safdieh, MD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ (Weill Medical College of Cornell University) Dr. Safdieh has received personal compensation in the range of $50,000-$99,999 for serving as an Editor, Associate Editor, or Editorial Advisory Board Member for Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­. Dr. Safdieh has received personal compensation in the range of $5,000-$9,999 for serving as an Expert Witness for Dughi, Hewit & Domalewski, P.C.. Dr. Safdieh has received publishing royalties from a publication relating to health care.