Compassion & Resiliency Experience (C.A.R.E.) Program

Mindful Mondays
2024-04-01 11:00 - 11:30, 2024-04-15 08:00 - 17:00, 2024-04-29 08:00 - 17:00, 2024-05-13 11:00 - 11:30, 2024-06-10 11:00 - 11:30, 2024-06-24 11:00 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | Conference Center at Main Hospital
“Mindful Mondays” are a drop-in meditation group open to all Cooper team members interested in learning how to live more presently in life. Mindfulness has scientific support as a means to reduce stress, improve attention, boost the immune system, reduce emotional reactivity, and promote a general sense of health and well-being.
Brief meditations (5-10 minutes) are facilitated by C.A.R.E. Team members.
No experience necessary to participate. Sessions are drop in and no cost.

Schwartz Center Rounds: Story Slam - "When the Unexpected Happens"
2024-05-22 12:00 - 13:00 | Conference Center (Main Hospital) and Virtual
Storytellers from Cooper University Health Care and Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (CMSRU) will share a five-minute piece on the theme in connection with medicine. The theme is “When the unexpected happens.”
The following storytellers will be featured:

Richard L. Fischer, MD, FACOG, Head, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Cooper
Christina Fox, RN, ICU Clinical Educator, Cooper
Olivia Schreiber, Medical Student (M4), CMSRU
Marni Goldstein, Medical Student (M3), CMSRU
Margaret Burzynski, Medical Student (M1), CMSRU

What are Schwartz Rounds?
Schwartz Rounds is a forum where caregivers discuss social and emotional issues that arise in caring for patients. A multidisciplinary panel is facilitated to share their experiences, and then the discussion opens up to comments from audience participants. It is a great way to reflect on subjects that may not be typically discussed in a group setting.
Who may attend?
All Cooper team members and trainees are welcome. CEUs are offered for those who may receive them.
Team members are welcome to attend in-person (Conference Center in the main hospital) or virtually (WebEx).

Schwartz Center Rounds - Voices of Inclusion: LGBTQ+ Experiences in Healthcare
2024-06-26 12:00 - 13:00 | Conference Center (Main Hospital) and Virtual
Members of the Cooper University Health Care and Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (CMSRU) family will share their perspectives on what it takes to provide quality care for patients that identify as LGBTQ+.
The conversation will be led by:

William Skelton, Psy.D. (He, Him, They) Licensed Psychologist Department, Emergency Department, Cooper University Healthcare and Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Kelsey Sherman BSN, RN Trauma Step Down RN, Cooper University Hospital
Kaden Dick, Patient Services Representative

What are Schwartz Rounds?
Schwartz Rounds is a forum where caregivers discuss social and emotional issues that arise in caring for patients. A multidisciplinary panel is facilitated to share their experiences, and then the discussion opens up to comments from audience participants. It is a great way to reflect on subjects that may not be typically discussed in a group setting.
Who may attend?
All Cooper team members and trainees are welcome. CEUs are offered for those who may receive them.
Team members are welcome to attend in-person (Conference Center in the main hospital) or virtually (WebEx).

Schwartz Center Rounds
2024-09-18 12:00 - 13:00 | Conference Center (Main Hospital) and Virtual
What are Schwartz Rounds?
Schwartz Rounds is a forum where caregivers discuss social and emotional issues that arise in caring for patients. A multidisciplinary panel is facilitated to share their experiences, and then the discussion opens up to comments from audience participants. It is a great way to reflect on subjects that may not be typically discussed in a group setting.
Who may attend?
All Cooper team members and trainees are welcome. CEUs are offered for those who may receive them.
Team members are welcome to attend in-person (Conference Center in the main hospital) or virtually (WebEx).

Schwartz Center Rounds
2024-10-16 12:00 - 13:00 | Conference Center (Main Hospital) and Virtual
End of Life Care and Ethical Decisions
Team members will share their experience with patients, family members and care givers facing end of life care decisions.
Panelists:
Lara Roseman, MSN, APN, ANP-BC, ACHPN
APN, Palliative Care
2 Cooper Plaza, Camden, NJ
Shawn Reid
Chaplain
Cooper University Health Care, Camden, NJ
Angela Capriotti, MD
Attending Physician, Palliative Care
2 Cooper Plaza, Camden, NJ
Alla Kushnir, MD
Attending Physician, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology
Children’s Regional Hospital, Cooper University Health Care
Director of the Center for Fetal Care
Format and Location:
In person: Cooper Conference Center, 121
Virtual: Click Here to Join the Meeting
The Cooper Health System is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Cooper Health System takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this CME activity.
The Cooper Health System designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM per session. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Successful completion of one hour of a continuing medical education (CME) course recognized by the American Medical Association, the American Osteopathic Association, or the American Podiatric Medical Association is equal to one hour of continuing education for New Jersey nursing license renewal (New Jersey Board of Nursing 13:37-5.3).
The learner objective for this activity is to improve relationships between patients and clinical caregivers by:

Exploring the human dimensions of health care
Increasing caregivers’ insight into the nonclinical aspects of patient care
Enhancing communication and understanding among caregivers
Fostering interdisciplinary and intradisciplinary teamwork among caregivers
Providing support to caregivers

The intended audience for this activity includes all practicing physicians on staff. Other health professionals including fellows, residents, nurses, social workers, technicians, therapists, counselors, dieticians, patient care services representatives, and medical assistants may also benefit from participating in this educational activity.
What are Schwartz Rounds?
Schwartz Rounds is a forum where caregivers discuss social and emotional issues that arise in caring for patients. A multidisciplinary panel is facilitated to share their experiences, and then the discussion opens up to comments from audience participants. It is a great way to reflect on subjects that may not be typically discussed in a group setting.
Who may attend?
All Cooper team members and trainees are welcome. CEUs are offered for those who may receive them.
Team members are welcome to attend in-person (Conference Center in the main hospital) or virtually (WebEx).

Schwartz Center Rounds - When Behavior Impacts Care: A Shared Reflection
2024-11-19 12:00 - 13:00 | Conference Center (Main Hospital) and Virtual
Schwartz Rounds is a forum where caregivers discuss social and emotional issues that arise in caring for patients. A multidisciplinary panel is facilitated to share their experiences, and then the discussion opens up to comments from audience participants.

November’s Topic:
When Behavior Impacts Care: A Shared Reflection
Team members will share their experience with patients and family members exhibiting care-interfering behaviors.
Corey Doremus, Ph.D.
Licensed Clinical Psychologist – Behavioral Medicine
Behavior Mitigation Psychologist – Therapeutic Violence Mitigation
Cooper University Health Care
Marcus Worlds
Assistant Director Security
Cooper University Health Care
Laura Hunsberger, MSN, RN, PMH-BC
Behavioral Clinical Specialist Nurse
Cooper University Health Care
Jennifer Konek, AGPCNP-C, MSN, RN
Advanced Practice Nurse
Pain Management
Cooper University Health Care
Jennifer Torres, RN
Registered Nurse, P6
Cooper University Health Care
Format and Location:
In person: Cooper Conference Center, 121
Virtual: Join the meeting now
Who may attend?
All Cooper team members and trainees are welcome. CEUs are offered for those who may receive them.

The Cooper Health System is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Cooper Health System takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this CME activity.
The Cooper Health System designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM per session. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Successful completion of one hour of a continuing medical education (CME) course recognized by the American Medical Association, the American Osteopathic Association, or the American Podiatric Medical Association is equal to one hour of continuing education for New Jersey nursing license renewal (New Jersey Board of Nursing 13:37-5.3).
The learner objective for this activity is to improve relationships between patients and clinical caregivers by:

Exploring the human dimensions of health care
Increasing caregivers’ insight into the nonclinical aspects of patient care
Enhancing communication and understanding among caregivers
Fostering interdisciplinary and intradisciplinary teamwork among caregivers
Providing support to caregivers

The intended audience for this activity includes all practicing physicians on staff. Other health professionals including fellows, residents, nurses, social workers, technicians, therapists, counselors, dieticians, patient care services representatives, and medical assistants may also benefit from participating in this educational activity.

Schwartz Center Rounds - Creating Space for Religion and Spirituality in Health Care
2024-12-18 12:00 - 13:00 | Conference Center (Main Hospital) and Virtual
Schwartz Rounds is a forum where caregivers discuss social and emotional issues that arise in caring for patients. A multidisciplinary panel is facilitated to share their experiences, and then the discussion opens up to comments from audience participants.

December’s Topic:
Creating Space for Religion and Spirituality in Health Care
Panelists to be announced soon!!
Format and Location:
In person: Cooper Conference Center
Virtual: Join the meeting now
Who may attend?
All Cooper team members and trainees are welcome. CEUs are offered for those who may receive them.

The Cooper Health System is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Cooper Health System takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this CME activity.
The Cooper Health System designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM per session. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Successful completion of one hour of a continuing medical education (CME) course recognized by the American Medical Association, the American Osteopathic Association, or the American Podiatric Medical Association is equal to one hour of continuing education for New Jersey nursing license renewal (New Jersey Board of Nursing 13:37-5.3).
The learner objective for this activity is to improve relationships between patients and clinical caregivers by:

Exploring the human dimensions of health care
Increasing caregivers’ insight into the nonclinical aspects of patient care
Enhancing communication and understanding among caregivers
Fostering interdisciplinary and intradisciplinary teamwork among caregivers
Providing support to caregivers

The intended audience for this activity includes all practicing physicians on staff. Other health professionals including fellows, residents, nurses, social workers, technicians, therapists, counselors, dieticians, patient care services representatives, and medical assistants may also benefit from participating in this educational activity.

Schwartz Center Rounds - What's Your Why? Motivation and & Meaning in Health Care
2025-02-04 12:00 - 13:00 | Conference Center (Main Hospital) and Virtual
Panelists will share their motivation for pursuing (and/or remaining in) their chosen professions, what they are most passionate about, and how they stay motivated in the face of professional challenges. We are lucky to have a diverse group of esteemed panelists for our first rounds of 2025!

Steven Di Blasi, CST | Service Line Coordinator, Neuro & ENT Surgery
Anthony Rostain MD, MA | Chair, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health
Carley Schaffer, MS, LCADC, CCTP, CCS | Counselor, Cooper Center for Comprehensive Health
Diana Short, BSN, RN | Associate Clinical Director, Emergency Department

Schwartz Rounds is a forum where caregivers discuss social and emotional issues that arise in caring for patients. A multidisciplinary panel is facilitated to share their experiences, and then the discussion opens up to comments from audience participants.
Format and Location:
In person: Cooper Conference Center
Virtual: Join the meeting now
Who may attend?
All Cooper team members and trainees are welcome. CEUs are offered for those who may receive them.

Schwartz Center Rounds - Moral Injury & Burnout in Health Care
2025-03-04 12:00 - 13:00 | Conference Center (Main Hospital) and Virtual
Please consider attending our next Schwartz Center Rounds. It will be held on Tuesday, 3/4/2025, 12-1p in the main hospital conference center. You can join in-person or virtually. Lunch is provided.
We have an exciting group of panelists that will share how they have navigated moral injury and burnout in their respective careers:

Adrienne Fowler, BSN, RN | Associate Clinical Director, K3
Dianne L. Hyman, MSN, RN, OCN | Oncology Nurse, MD Anderson
Alexandra Lane, MD | Internal Medicine
Erica Poletto, MD | Pediatric Radiology
Ashley Weinmann, DNP, APN-C | Palliative Medicine

Schwartz Rounds is a forum where caregivers discuss social and emotional issues that arise in caring for patients. A multidisciplinary panel is facilitated to share their experiences, and then the discussion opens up to comments from audience participants.
Format and Location:
In person: Cooper Conference Center
Virtual: Join the meeting now
Who may attend?
All Cooper team members and trainees are welcome. CEUs are offered for those who may receive them.

Schwartz Center Rounds - Language Concordant Healthcare
2025-04-01 12:00 - 13:00 | Conference Center (Main Hospital) and Virtual
Please consider attending our next Schwartz Center Rounds. It will be held on Tuesday, 4/1/2025, 12-1p in the main hospital conference center. You can join in-person or virtually. Lunch is provided.
We have an exciting group of panelists that will share challenges related to providing language concordant care and how they have navigated those within the health care system:

Janice Ayala | Interpreter and Patient Access Representative
Carlos Bermeo, MSW, LCSW | Addiction Medicine, Cooper Center for Healing
Yve Lauture-Jerome, RN, BSN, MAS, S.A.N.E. | Clinical Director, Labor and Delivery/Maternal Fetal Care Unit
Jenny Melli, MD | Internal Medicine Physician
Rosaria Mineo, MS | Director, Social Media and Public Relations

Schwartz Rounds is a forum where caregivers discuss social and emotional issues that arise in caring for patients. A multidisciplinary panel is facilitated to share their experiences, and then the discussion opens up to comments from audience participants.
Format and Location:
In person: Cooper Conference Center
Virtual: Join the meeting now
Who may attend?
All Cooper team members and trainees are welcome. CEUs are offered for those who may receive them.

Schwartz Rounds - Bridging Gaps to Promote Patient Care: Establishing a Team-Based Approach Across Settings
2025-05-06 12:00 - 13:00 | Conference Center (Main Hospital) and Virtual
Bridging Gaps to Promote Patient Care: Establishing a Team-Based Approach Across Settings
Team members from multiple care teams will discuss care coordination, collaboration, and communication in the context of complex medical, psychological, and ethical decision making.
Panelists:

Sarah Fishman, PhD Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Division of Behavioral Medicine
Julia Shih, MD Hematologist Oncologist MD Anderson Cancer Center
Ashley Weinmann, DNP, MBA, APN, FNP-BC, AGACNP-BC, ACHPN Nurse Practitioner, Division of Palliative Care Chair
Susan Wasienko BSN RN OCN GU Nurse Navigator MD Anderson Cancer Center

Schwartz Rounds is a forum where caregivers discuss social and emotional issues that arise in caring for patients. A multidisciplinary panel is facilitated to share their experiences, and then the discussion opens up to comments from audience participants.

Format and Location:
In person: Cooper Conference Center
Virtual: Join the meeting now
Who may attend?
All Cooper team members and trainees are welcome. CEUs are offered for those who may receive them.

Schwartz Rounds: Between Hope and Loss: The Human Side of Organ Donation Decision-Making
2025-06-03 12:00 - 13:00 | Conference Center (Main Hospital) and Virtual
Topic: Between Hope and Loss: The Human Side of Organ Donation Decision-Making
Panelists:

Dr. Adam Green, MD, MBA; Critical Care Intensivist and Associate Professor of Medicine at CMSRU
Brittany Spaeth, MS, CCLS; Manager of Child Life
Dylan Toolajian, BSN, RN, OCN, CCRN; Registered Nurse, ICU
Daniel Dangle, RN; Registered Nurse

We will also have storytellers from a donor family and the NJ Sharing Network.

Schwartz Rounds is a forum where caregivers discuss social and emotional issues that arise in caring for patients. A multidisciplinary panel is facilitated to share their experiences, and then the discussion opens up to comments from audience participants.

Format and Location:
In person: Cooper Conference Center
Virtual: Join the meeting now
Who may attend?
All Cooper team members and trainees are welcome. CEUs are offered for those who may receive them.

Special Event - Reflections on the 5th Anniversary of the Pandemic
2025-10-07 | Conference Center (Main Hospital) and Virtual
In collaboration with the Schwartz Rounds Committee, we will be sponsoring an all-day event on Tuesday, October 7th in the main hospital conference center. Please see “Upcoming Events” to add specific activities of interest to your Outlook calendar.
Many healthcare workers continue to carry unresolved feelings from the COVID-19 pandemic – grief, exhaustion, guilt, and a deep sense of moral distress that often went unspoken in the urgency of crisis. To honor these experiences, this all-day event will provide a dedicated space for reflection, healing, and shared connection. Through facilitated dialogue, storytelling, and moments of quiet remembrance, this gathering offers a supportive community where we can acknowledge emotions, recognize resilience, and begin to process what still lingers beneath the surface.
The following programming is offered and open to all team members:

10am-12pm | 1:1 Resiliency Consultations with Optum (in person)
10am-12pm, 2-4pm | Flu Shot Clinic
12pm | Schwartz Rounds (in person, virtual)
1:15pm | CMSRU Narrative Medicine Workshop (in person)

We will also have materials provided by Art Therapy, Therapy Dogs, and other resources available in CC121 throughout the day.

1:1 Resiliency Consultations with Optum: Reflections on the 5th Anniversary of the Pandemic
2025-10-07 10:00 - 12:00 | Conference Center at Main Hospital
To support you during this time, Cooper is offering 1:1 Resiliency Consultations (15-20 min) with Optum EWS, Cooper’s Employee Assistance Program.

A safe, confidential space
Meet with a licensed mental health professional
Designed to help you process emotions – share as much or as little as you feel comfortable
Learn practical strategies to support your well-being and resilience moving forward

For additional resources, visit https://www.liveandworkwell.com/en/public.

Schwartz Rounds: Reflections on the 5th Anniversary of the Pandemic
2025-10-07 12:00 - 13:00 | Conference Center (Main Hospital) and Virtual
October Storytellers:

Makenda Barton, EVS Supervisor
Kim Chavez, MD, Dept of Emergency Medicine & Division of Critical Care Medicine
Teresa Fenderson,Lead Support Services Associate, EVS
Jessica Johnson, RRT
Eugene L. McEady, MSN, Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner & Holistic Wellness Coach

Schwartz Rounds is a forum where caregivers discuss social and emotional issues that arise in caring for patients. A multidisciplinary panel is facilitated to share their experiences, and then the discussion opens up to comments from audience participants.
Format and Location:
In person: Cooper Conference Center
Virtual: Join the meeting now
Who may attend?
All Cooper team members and trainees are welcome. CEUs are offered for those who may receive them.
Visit: Schwartz Rounds site for more information (Schwartz Rounds – Home)

Narrative Medicine Workshop: Reflections on the 5th Anniversary of the Pandemic
2025-10-07 13:15 - 14:00 | Conference Center at Main Hospital
Please join the Edward D. Viner Center for Humanism for a special Narrative Medicine Workshop on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, from 1:15 pm to 2 pm. The event will take place at Cooper University Hospital, Conference Center, Room 121.
Together, we will read a short piece that focuses on themes related to the pandemic and humanism in medicine. We will write brief reflections on the piece and share our work, although no sharing is required to participate!
No need to RSVP. Please share this invitation with anyone who is interested. All are welcome.

Schwartz Rounds - High Reliability Organization (HRO)
2025-11-04 12:00 - 13:00 | Conference Center (Main Hospital) and Virtual
Schwartz Rounds is a forum where caregivers discuss social and emotional issues that arise in caring for patients. A multidisciplinary panel is facilitated to share their experiences, and then the discussion opens up to comments from audience participants.

Format and Location:
In person: Cooper Conference Center
Virtual: Join the meeting now
Who may attend?
All Cooper team members and trainees are welcome. CEUs are offered for those who may receive them.

Schwartz Rounds: Moments of Exquisite Compassion
2025-12-02 12:00 - 13:00 | Conference Center (Main Hospital) and Virtual
