May 13, 2006 12:31
18 yrs ago
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English term

pizza rounds

English Medical Medical: Health Care AIDS
burnout syndrome in palliative care professionals

Coping With Burnout:
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Enforce vacations and rest and relaxation
Informal and formal work-related support groups
-- **Pizza rounds**
-- Intramural activities and social events for staff

Thank you in advance

Discussion

Martinique (asker) May 13, 2006:
Thanks everybody! I can't see the difference between "pizza rounds" and "intramural activities" .

Responses

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that just may mean that the audience will have pizza during the discussion

that's usual in american medical communities

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Note added at 36 mins (2006-05-13 13:08:32 GMT)
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Well, "pizza rounds", I suppose, are quite serious discussions, not corporate parties; e.g. presentation of journal articles, case studies and even lectures. This probably means adding some informal atmosphere to a formal meeting.

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Note added at 59 mins (2006-05-13 13:30:53 GMT)
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On Friday, the first discussion was led by Dr. Jerry Avorn, whose department at Brigham & Women's Hospital studies prescribing patterns. Last year, the department began monthly "pizza rounds" for internal medicine residents as a counterpoint to drug company lunches. "We buy the pizza and try to unhawk the drugs," said Avorn. Next month, the department will begin training a "sales" force of residents to discourage colleagues from overusing new drugs.
http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/8124/21291/322...

take a look at the picture in this page:
http://www.gsres.wustl.edu/Residency/DidacticDepartmental.as...

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Note added at 1 hr (2006-05-13 13:39:03 GMT)
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In any case, I owe it to you guys an explanation as to my distress this week. It all started with preparations for my Neurology Pizza Rounds presentation. I had to prepare two chapters out of Kandell & Schwartz's Principles of Neuroscience textbook on the autonomic nervous system, and the neuroscience of emotions and feelings to present to the residents and fellows at the program director's house on Wednesday night.
http://webhome.idirect.com/~brainology/blog/PDA20040301_arch...

Peer comment(s):

agree Asghar Bhatti
1 hr
Thanks, Asghar!
agree Alexander Demyanov
2 hrs
Thanks, Alexander!
agree Dave Calderhead
2 hrs
Thanks, Dave!
agree Dr Sue Levy (X) : informal discussion with comfort food - helps keep up the obesity level ;-)
2 hrs
Thanks for your comment, Sue! ))
agree Michael Barnett : Sue's explanation is succinct and accurate.
3 hrs
Thanks, Michael!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Many thanks to everybody!"
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pizza rounds

Sometines people talk about "doing a pizza round" or "doing a coffee round" or whatever. What it means is that one person goes around to all the people in an office, and asks them what they would like, and then goes off and buys the food/drink that everybody has ordered (they have to pay for it, of course!).

Possibly the suggestion is here that doing this would relieve the stress and monotony of work.

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Note added at 39 mins (2006-05-13 13:11:41 GMT)
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Well you have to go outside for a pizza round, don't you?
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