Objectives

After participating in this educational activity, attendees should be able to:
1. Describe and identify the stages of disaster management.
2. Identify the steps and resources to implement the Incident Command System.
3. Apply knowledge of mass casualty triage with pediatric considerations.
4. Apply safety considerations for decontamination.

Faculty

Reginald Alouidor, M.D., FACS
Assistant Professor of Surgery
UMASS Chan Medical School – Baystate

Elizabeth Guyette, MSM, ASP, EMT-B
Senior Safety Professional
Board of Certified Safety Professionals, NREMT

Jennifer Gold BSN RN CEN
Trauma Nurse Education Coordinator
Baystate Health

Seth Kelly, MD
Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate
Chief, Division of Prehospital and Disaster Medicine
Baystate Health

Steven Marsh, MS, DABMP,CMLSO
RSO/Chief Diagnostic Physicist
Baystate Health

Eric Stratton
Paramedic
South Hadley FD

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. 

Nurses
Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.00 contact hours (s).  Nurses should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

EMTs and Paramedics
The Massachusetts Office of Emergency Medical Services (OEMS) has approved this continuing education program for 6.00 hours.  Approval Number 2223-RI-00965-TI

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.