Objectives

After participating in this educational activity, attendees should be able to:
1. Describe the trajectory of the COVID-19 pandemic in Western Massachusetts in the context of the global and national picture
2. Describe the elements of a Learning Health System model and actions taken at Baystate Health in support of rapid cycle learning during the COVID-19 pandemic
3. Describe three leadership and/or system properties that were exhibited at Baystate that will help improve care and operational performance into the future                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

Faculty
Doug Salvador, MD MPH
Chief Quality Officer, Baystate Health
Chief Medical Officer, Baystate Medical Center
Associate Professor of Medicine - UMMS-Baystate

Andrew Artenstein, MD
Chief Physician Executive and Chief Academic Officer, Baystate Health
President, Baystate Medical Practices
Regional Executive Dean, UMMS-Baystate
Professor of Medicine - UMMS-Baystate

Faculty Disclosure

The design and content of Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education ( CE ) activities support quality improvement in healthcare and provide fair and balanced views of therapeutic options.  Faculty or planner conflicts of interest are resolved before the educational activity.   

Planning Committee Member Dr. Skiest is receives grant/research support through Gilead, Pfizer, GlaxoSmith Kline      

None of the other members of the faculty and planning committee for this educational event have commercial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling or distributing health care goods and services consumed by or used on patients.