Time Management Evaluation Summary

Professional Development Series (11-15-12)

FACULTY (18)

Strongly Disagree / Disagree / Neutral / Agree / Strongly Agree
This workshop was relevant to my work. / 8 / 10
The info presented was clear and easy to follow. / 8 / 10
The individual cases and small group discussions resulted in some practical tips for time management. / 1 / 8 / 9
I can apply some of these time management tips in my daily practice. / 11 / 7
Overall, this workshop was a good use of my time. / 1 / 12 / 5

Do you have any comments or suggestions about today’s workshop?

  • Unfortunately at about 1 hour I think the crowd started feeling overwhelmed with all they had to do. Consider 90 minutes for these
  • Probably could have been 90 minutes – great otherwise. Thumbs up to the buffet
  • Great topic (2)
  • Need take-away tool or pocket laminate card of top 3 things to do that will improve your time management today
  • Need a single password and user ID for everything, don’t give up dictation and require typing, learning to say “NO” – what are the repercussions?, finish one chart before seeing next patient, computer off when interacting with patient
  • We still need a pathway to change within a large system like UW. If my ideas for change/needs are not respected it doesn’t help
  • Very helpful, good ideas
  • Would not change anything! The first case study was especially relevant
  • Small group discussion of specific cases brought up unexpected directness about issues – once the issue was already on the table

What topics would you like to see addressed in future professional development workshops?

  • Dragon, how to use/Epic efficiency
  • Surgical teaching
  • Happiness and making choices
  • Professional empowerment
  • Turning daily activities into scholarly output – make everything count twice
  • How to improve documentation – efficiency and appropriate thoroughness
  • Epic/EHR management
  • Work life balance
  • Email control
  • Meeting dealing with Epic efficiency

RESIDENTS (11)

Strongly Disagree / Disagree / Neutral / Agree / Strongly Agree
This workshop was relevant to my work. / 6 / 5
The info presented was clear and easy to follow. / 8 / 3
The individual cases and small group discussions resulted in some practical tips for time management. / 2 / 6 / 3
I can apply some of these time management tips in my daily practice. / 10 / 1
Overall, this workshop was a good use of my time. / 2 / 8 / 1

Do you have any comments or suggestions about today’s workshop?

  • Concrete, practical tips are the most effective, tangible products from a conference like this. Perhaps personal anecdotes or tips from faculty members who are regarded as efficient – that would be great. Also specific Epic help and maybe how to WRITE our own drop-down menus
  • Generally useful, but nothing groundbreaking, pretty standard stuff
  • Set up expections, residents don’t have 5-day clinic. Our issues with time management are not the same as attendings. This is focused on attending staff
  • Hearing how others in my field have solved their time management issues was the best part

What topics would you like to see addressed in future professional development workshops?

  • Epic effectiveness
  • Diet, exercise, meditation – how to keep your brain calm and healthy. How to avoid destructive thinking
  • Crucial conversations: digested
  • Work life balance(4)
  • Organizational skills
  • Financial planning basics, financial planning, financial planning as a physician
  • Organization
  • Stress management
  • Networking – building inter-disciplinary relationships/synergy
  • Physician burn out
  • Public speaking/presentations
  • Getting along with conflicting people
  • Epic more efficient (4)
  • Study skills

FELLOWS (5)

Strongly Disagree / Disagree / Neutral / Agree / Strongly Agree
This workshop was relevant to my work. / 1 / 3 / 1
The info presented was clear and easy to follow. / 1 / 4
The individual cases and small group discussions resulted in some practical tips for time management. / 1 / 2 / 2
I can apply some of these time management tips in my daily practice. / 1 / 2 / 2
Overall, this workshop was a good use of my time. / 3 / 2

Do you have any comments or suggestions about today’s workshop?

  • We should also discuss GROUP time management and respecting other peoples’ time
  • Second case had a few too many similarities to a case in the last Professional Development series and I would look for a different case for the future

What topics would you like to see addressed in future professional development workshops?

  • Epic tricks
  • Using coaches
  • Discussion of promotion/tenure track and differences in tenure vs. non-tenure track
  • Criteria for promotion within the university
  • What are appropriate boundaries between faculty, fellows, residents and staff (comradarie and importance of)
  • Epic efficiency
  • Managing email!!!
  • Want to hear more about what others do

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