Inaugural Stanford 25 Skills symposium to focus on
building leaders for the bedside medicine movement

Physicians once relied on their senses to diagnose patients, using sight, touch, sound, and smell to assess health and identify illness. Today, medical technologies are often a doctor’s first diagnostic tool.

In this age of increased reliance on technology, how can health practitioners reconnect with their patients at the bedside? And how can medical educators promote a culture of hands-on medicine?

These questions will take center stage September 28 and 29 at the first-ever Stanford Medicine 25 Skills symposium, which will take place on the Stanford campus.  The symposium will feature thought leaders in bedside medicine, including physician-author Abraham Verghese, MD, Steve McGee, MD, a professor at the University of Washington, and Andrew Elder, FRCP, a consultant in acute medicine of older age at the Western General Hospital in Edinburgh.

“We are hoping to attract junior and mid-career faculty who are interested in the art of teaching at the bedside,” said John Kugler, MD, an assistant professor of medicine and the co-director of the Stanford 25 Skills symposium.

During the two-day event, attendees will learn to improve their physical exam technique, develop bedside teaching skills, and master clinician demonstrations. Several sessions will help attendees identify ways to foster a culture of bedside medicine at their home institutions.

“Every attendee will leave with the skills and knowledge to confidently take trainees to the bedside,” Kugler explained.

The symposium will continue beyond September 29 by way of regular virtual meetings where participants will be able to exchange ideas and continue the conversation about bedside medicine.

To learn more about the Stanford Medicine 25 program and to register for this event visit: https://app.certain.com/profile/web/index.cfm?PKwebID=0x715370b3cc&varPage=home