Roundtable on Advancing 21st Century Medical Professionalism: A Multi-Stakeholder Approach
On January 13-14, 2009, the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation, the American College of Physicians and the Institute on Medicine as a Profession convened a diverse group of more than 50 stakeholders to explore the notion of medical professionalism and to discuss how to advance a 21st century definition of this concept in order to improve health care. The meeting began to define a shared understanding of professionalism and why it matters and to identify concrete ways to reform physician payment, implement organizational supports, and enhance public reporting to foster an environment more conducive to professionalism. Read a summary of the meeting.
Presentations given at the meeting:
21st Century Medical Professionalism: Renewing the Social Contract (ppt) by Christine Cassel, MD, MACP
Advancing 21st Century Medical Professionalism: A Multi-Stakeholder Approach (ppt) by John Popovich, MD