1. The value of medical and surgical grand rounds: the outreach librarian’s perspective Tatjana Petrinic Cairns Library, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK tatjana.petrinic@bodleian.ox.ac.uk 2010 CILIP Health Libraries Group Conference Manchester, July 2010

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3. Grand Rounds at Oxford Medical Grand Rounds – Thursday 13.00h Surgical Grand Rounds – Friday 8.00h Neuroscience Grand Rounds – Friday 10.30h Richard Doll Seminars – Tuesday 13.00h Open door policy  Well attended, chaired by leading clinicians  Integral component of medical education  Interesting clinical cases → ‘Lively’ debates  Excellent invited speakers  Limited to one hour  Food and drink permitted (discreetly)

4. So I went Over a hundred Grand Rounds attended since 2004 Weekly e-mail alerts to introduce the topics Website with programme for the whole term Colleagues soon joined http://www.ndm.ox.ac.uk/seminar/medical-grand-rounds

5. Interesting clinical cases

6. Gaining confidence in my own subject areas

7. Past, present and future of medicine and surgery

8. Invited speakers

9. Oxford medics coming home

10. Benefits of attending Grand Rounds Expanding subject knowledge and current awareness Monitoring Clinical/Research interests of different specialist groups Understanding Trust and University politics Becoming a known face to regular participants Exploring opportunities for outreach promotion and support Learning about clinical, educational and research networks

11. The value of medical and surgical grand rounds: the outreach librarian’s perspective Tatjana Petrinic Cairns Library, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK tatjana.petrinic@bodleian.ox.ac.uk 2010 CILIP Health Libraries Group Conference Manchester, July 2010