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Lights,Camera,Action . Using Video-Conferencing During Schwartz Rounds at St Christopher’s Hospice Andrew Goodhead, Victor Pace, Kathy Burn & Matt Loveridge

St Christopher’s Sydenham  Larger site  Inpatient, outpatient, community & day care St  Approxiamtely 2/3 staff based here Christopher’s  Education Department St Christopher’s Bromley  Became part of St Christopher's Hospice Group in 2008 Group  Outpatient, Community & day care services  Approximately 10 miles / 40 minute drive from Sydenham site.  Large volunteer population at both sites.

 Regular rounds for the last 2 years  Aim from the start to make them available to staff and volunteers across both sites Schwartz  Quickly became clear that very few staff from the Bromley site were attending rounds being held at Sydenham (& vice versa) Rounds at the  Number of different ideas were tried over subsequent rounds but Hospice nothing guaranteed a good representation of staff from both sites.  Time constraints and travel issues most cited reason for not attending

 Last resort – initial sceptism Video-  Video-Conferencing Equipment already in place conferencing  We have now run 4 rounds using videoconferencing facilities during Rounds  3 panel based at Sydenham, 1 panel at Bromley

Sydenham site Facilitators Panel Facilitators Wide angle, includes panel Camera and audience Microphone & speaker Set-Up Bromley site screen Facilitators Camera Facilitators Microphone & speaker

Kirs tie & P hil invite you to our PREFERRED next round: PLAICE Location, Location, Location. Our Most Recent Round ednesday 14 th S W eptember 10:30* – 11:30 (followed by light brunch) Where: hristopher ’ s Lecture T heatre, S t C E ducation Department (Video Linked to B romley site) OF CARE *P lease arrive prom ptly . T o respect our panel latecom ers will not be adm itted.

 The use of teleconferencing has provided the hospice with a strategy for including staff from both of its sites in regular Schwartz Rounds  Ensure panellists are briefed in advance  Importance of preparing, setting up equipment (IT Support)  Role of facilitators in Rounds Conclusions  Introduction – welcoming both sites  Ensuring both sites have a voice in discussion  Watching screen as well as audience Cut – It’s a Wrap!