Target audience: Physicians, residents, and nurses

For questions, please contact Kristina Grochowski via email at Kristina.Grochowski@baystatehealth.org.

Objectives

After participating in this educational activity, attendees should be able to:
1|Reduce morbidity and mortality through discussions specific practice content, practice factors, and collective wisdom applicable to the cases presented.
2|Establish best practice for improved care of the EGS patient and improve outcomes for EGS patients throughout Western Massachusetts.

Faculty

Tovy Kamine, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
UMASS Chan Medical School-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. 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 1.0 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 1.0 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.