Objectives

After participating in this educational activity, attendees should be able to:
1|Recognize the changing illicit drug supply and provide individualized treatment protocols for patients seeking methadone treatment.
2|Evaluate and interpret federal and state regulations to decrease barriers to care and improve overall retention in treatment.
 

Faculty

Deirdre Calvert, MSW, LICSW
Director of BSAS 
Massachusetts Department of Public Health

Evan Gale, MD 
Associate Medical Director and Director of Clinical Education and Teaching
MGH Addiction Consult Team

Todd Kerensky, MD
President, MASAM; Medical Director of Addiction Medicine at South Shore
Health: Medical Director at Spectrum Weymouth OTP

Miriam S. Komaramy, MD 
Medical Director, Grayken Center

Ruth A. Potee, MD 
Treasurer, MASAM; Medical Director, BHN & Franklin County House of Corrections

Zoe Weinstein, MD, MS 
Director, Addiction Consult Service, Boston Medical Center

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. 

Physicians
Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM
Physicians should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.