Grateful Patient Mini Course Sessions

• Session 1: The Big Picture

  Explore the strategy and structure of a community-hospital-based physician and patient engagement program. We’ll dig into topics like strategy and long-term goals and objectives, creating institutional alignment and culture for the program to be successful, and how physicians can be philanthropy champions.

• Session 2: Keeping the Gears Moving

  Learn the mechanics of a comprehensive approach to physician engagement and grateful patient philanthropy. We’ll take a look at caregiver recognition; identification, screening and research; grateful patient referrals; relationship management; stewardship; and managing physician roles in the philanthropy program.

• Session 3: Physician Roles in Grateful Patient Philanthropy

  Visit with Sharp-affiliated physicians for their perspectives on their roles in philanthropy.

• Session 4: Putting It All Together

  Learn how to turn strategies and plans into action—and sustain success. We’ll explore how philanthropy team members can be both ally-centric and donor-centric, and how to forge long-term, beneficial relationships with physicians and other clinical leaders to help ensure future success.