Objectives

After participating in this educational activity, attendees should be able to:
1|Identify indications for fetal surgery.
2|Assess complications of fetal intervention.
3|Analyze the benefits of fetal surgery.

Faculty

Alireza A. Shamshirsaz, MD, FACOG
Fetal Surgeon
Chief, Division of Fetal Medicine and Surgery
Director of the Maternal Fetal Care Center 
Director of the Perinatal Surgery Fellowship
Professor of Surgery, Boston Children’s Hospital
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Harvard Medical School
Co-Editors of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology Journal
Adjunct Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tufts University School of Medicine 
Adjunct Clinical Professor- Stanford Medical School (California)
Distinguished Visiting Professor- Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran
Honorary Visiting Professor- Shiraz University of Medical Sciences (SUMS), Shiraz, Iran

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.

For questions, please contact Cait Glenn via email at cait.glenn@baystatehealth.org.