Objectives

After participating in this educational activity, attendees should be able to:
1. Explain the current epidemiology and landscape of SUD in Franklin County from a patient's perspective.
2. Discuss the many services that Baystate offers and how to get your patient connected with them.
3. Share insight into the integration within the Baystate programs and between the community partners, with our hopes and dreams for growing these in the future.

Faculty

Linda Jablonski, RN, MSN
Nurse Manager, Educator
Baystate Franklin Medical Center

Cheryl Pascucci, FNP
Nurse Practitioner
Baystate Franklin Medical Center

Linda Polonsky, MD
Pioneer Valley Women's Health
Physician
Baystate Franklin Medical Center

Katie Temes, CNM
Pioneer Valley Women's Health
Certified Nurse Midwife
Baystate Franklin Medical Center

Marcia VanVleet, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
UMass Medical School-Baystate
Newborn Hospitalist
Physician
Baystate Franklin Medical Center

Sherry Weitzen, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
UMass Medical School-Baystate
Physician
BMP-Greenfield Family Medicine

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. Any relevant financial relationships are mitigated prior to the educational activity.

None of the planners or faculty for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. 

Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, Baystate Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 

Physician
Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM.  Physicians should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses
Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 contact hour(s).  Nurses should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team and learners will receive 1.0 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.