title: Promoting professionalism via a video-based educational workshop for academic hospitalists and housestaff.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Unprofessional behavior can compromise care and detract from the hospital learning environment. Discrepancy between professional behaviors formally taught and what is witnessed has become increasingly evident.
  
  
  METHODS
  With funding from the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation, a workshop was developed to address unprofessional behaviors related to inpatient care previously identified in a multi-institution survey. The aims were to utilize video-based education to illustrate unprofessional behaviors, how faculty play a role in promoting such behaviors, and facilitate reflection regarding motivation for and prevention of these behaviors. Hospitalists and housestaff at 3 Chicago-area academic hospitals and 1 community teaching affiliate participated. Videos were debriefed, identifying barriers to professional behavior and improvement strategies. A postworkshop survey assessed beliefs on behaviors and intent to change practice.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Forty-four (53%) faculty and 244 (68%) residents (postgraduate year 1 and greater) participated. The workshop was well received, with 89% reporting it "useful and effective." Two-thirds expressed intent to change behavior. Most (86%) believed videos were realistic and effective. Those who perceived videos as "very realistic" were more likely to report intent to change behavior (93% vs 53%, P = 0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Video-based education is a feasible way to promote reflection and address unprofessional behaviors among providers and may positively impact the learning environment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Pritzker School of Medicine, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA. jfarnan@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu
authors.forename: Jeanne M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Farnan
authors.forename: Kevin J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: O'Leary
authors.forename: Aashish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Didwania
authors.forename: Liza
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Icayan
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saathoff
authors.forename: Shashi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bellam
authors.forename: Andy
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authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: Shalini
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: Holly J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Humphrey
authors.forename: Diane B
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authors.lastname: Wayne
authors.forename: Vineet M
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authors.lastname: Arora
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D004493:Education / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D018961:Educational Technology / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D020445:Hospitalists / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000592:standards*; D014741:Video Recording / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*