Past Courses

Annual Courses

Past Teaching and Research Forums

"Putting Relationships First: Fostering Professional Growth"
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
October 13-15, 2006
Associated document: Forum Brochure and Registration Form(543K PDF)

"Opening Dialogues in Healthcare Communication"
Indiana University
Indianapolis, IN
October 1-3, 2004
Associated document: 2004 Forum Brochure (1028K PDF)

International Conference on Communication in Healthcare

ICCH 2007
Charleston, SC
October 9-12, 2007
Organized by:
The American Academy on Communication in Healthcare (AACH), Northwestern's Center for Communication and Medicine (CCM) and the Medical University of South Carolina, in partnership with the European Association for Communication in Healthcare (EACH)
Associated document: ICCH 07 E-Brochure (100K PDF)

ICCH 2005
Chicago, IL
October 6-8, 2005
Organized by:
Northwestern's Program in Communication & Medicine (PCM) and the American Academy on Communication in Healthcare (AACH), in partnership with the European Association for Communication in Healthcare (EACH)

National Faculty Development Courses
Also know as: June Course or Summer Course

"Opening Pandora's Box: Interviewing, Relationships and Behavioral Health"
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan
June 8-12, 2007
Associated document: 2007 Summer Course Brochure (107K PDF)

"Expanding the Center: Integrating Relationships within Systems"
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine
Madison, WI
June 24-27, 2006
Associated document: Faculty Development Course 2006 (48K PDF)

"Professionalism as a Relationship Issue: Competencies, Communication and the Culture of Medical Education"
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, IN
June 5-9, 2005
Associated document: 2005 June Course Brochure (367K PDF)

"Teaching Doctor-Patient Communication Across the Life Cycle"
University of Pittsburg Medical Center
Pittsburg, PA
June 13-17, 2004
Associated document: 2004 June Course Brochure (470K PDF)

"Teaching End of Life Communication and Teaching and Assessing ACGME Communication Requirements in Medical Interviewing"
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine
Madison, WI
June 9-13, 2003

"Teaching Core Competencies in Medical Interviewing"
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH
June 1-6, 2002

Winter Courses

"Navigating Troubled Waters: Transparency and the Pull of the Undertow"
Canandaigua, NY
February 11-17, 2006
Associated document: 2006 Winter Course Brochure (46K PDF)

"Bringing It Home"
Santa Fe, NM
March 5-10, 2005
Associated document: 2005 Winter Course Brochure (81K PDF)

"Putting Winter into the Winter Course: Finding Beauty in an Adverse Environment"
Minneapolis, MN
January 25-30, 2004
Associated document: 2004 Winter Course Brochure (152K PDF)

Other Courses

Plexus Course

"Creating Interdisciplinary Cultures: Insights from Complexity Science and Relationship Centered Care"
Indiana University
Indianapolis, IN
November 17-19, 2006
Plexus Institute and the American Academy on Communication in Healthcare offered a unique program that combines their areas of expertise: the application of complexity science to healthcare and the enhancement of communication skills, self-awareness and relationship process. People joined us to advance their skills and to learn state of the art approaches to interdisciplinary collaboration, communication and organizational change.
Associated document: Conference Brochure (184K PDF)

PREP

Offered in 2004
Preparing Residents for Excellence in Practice - a practical and interactive course designed for GME Directors, Residency Program Directors, Co-Directors and Other Faculty Members. Designed to help address the ACGME core competencies.
Associated document: