1	"Guidelines and Formats for" Guidelines and Formats for Grand Rounds Presentations
2	Grand Rounds Education through discussion of a single clinical case Not didactic Not a lecture Leaves time for questions and discussions
3	Format CPC (Clinical-Pathological-Correlation) strongly preferred Unknown Diagnosis Management Dilemma Complication Surgical Technique
4	Format History Clinical Examination Diagnostic Testing/Differential Diagnosis Case Management Disease Background Summary
5	Format What is this? What tests or other examinations will help me figure out what it is? What to do about it? How did we manage it? What mistakes did we make? What would we do differently?
6	Format To whom and when did the patient present? An emergency? A consultation from another ophthalmologist? Somewhere else?
7	Requirements Must be a case with which you were somehow involved Should be a case of a somewhat broad interest Make sure your faculty discussant is available
8	Documentation A picture is worth a thousand words High quality, relevant images are important Show images from the patient’s case not from a textbook Get outside tests
9	Pathological Correlation Strongly encouraged Residents need to present at least three cases with pathology during their residency
10	Presentation of Live Patients Good idea Discuss with the moderator in advance Discuss with your faculty advisor Shorten the formal slide presentation
11	Discussion Slides Historical vignettes are excellent Discussion of multiple old studies from the literature should be avoided (they are frequently irrelevant because of changes in diagnostic techniques or therapy) Try to be concise
12	Time Management Plan on speaking no more than 20 minutes 10 minutes for interruptions, questions and discussions We will use a timer that will buzz at the end of 30 minutes as a reminder
13	Mechanics Use standard BPEI Grand Rounds Powerpoint background* Finished presentation must be submitted to Rick Stratton 24 hours in advance All patient identifying information must be removed We review all cases prior to webposting
14	Future Directions Publication of Grand Rounds Internal Web Site with all BPEI Grand Rounds With indexing capability
15	Submission Powerpoint slides with video imbedded Descriptive Title Final Diagnoses (Be inclusive) Key Words (10) Abstract: 200 to 300 words, describing the presentation, findings, results of tests, final diagnosis and treatment.