Improving medical grand rounds: recommendations.
BACKGROUND
The literature provides increasing evidence on how continuing medical education (CME) programs can change provider behavior and improve patient outcomes. Few authors discuss the application of those findings on a relatively common CME activity--grand rounds. Two recent publications about a case study of Medical Grand Rounds provide such an opportunity.


CONCLUSIONS
Multiple opportunities exist to improve Medical Grand Rounds across each of five evidence-based practices of effective CME: needs assessment, multifaceted intervention strategy, sequencing, interaction, and commitment to change. Planners, presenters, and participants each have a distinct and important role in improving Medical Grand Rounds.


CONCLUSIONS
This article identifies important opportunities for planners, presenters, and participants to improve Medical Grand Rounds as a vehicle for changing provider behavior and improving patient outcomes.
Van Hoof
Thomas J
TJ
University of Connecticut School of Nursing, 231 Glenbrook Road, Unit 2026, Storrs, CT 06269-2026, USA. tom.vanhoof@uconn.edu
Monson
Robert J
RJ
Majdalany
Gibran T
GT
Giannotti
Tierney E
TE
Meehan
Thomas P
TP
D015510:Clinical Medicine / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D019982:Organizational Case Studies