Objectives

After participating in this educational activity, attendees should be able to:
1|Describe the impacts of stigmatizing language on patient care.
2|Identify non-stigmatizing language to incorporate into our daily practice.
3|Discuss upstander responses to utilize when stigmatizing language is used by others.

Faculty

Raquel Belforti, DO, M.Ed
Associate Dean of Education, UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate
Director, Medicine Clerkship and Acting Internship, UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate
Associate Professor of Medicine, UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate
Baystate Health
759 Chestnut Street
Springfield, MA 01199

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.

Session date: 
01/25/2024 - 8:00am to 9:00am EST
Location: 
Hybrid
Baystate Medical Center
1550 Main Street Conference Room & Zoom
Springfield, MA 01199
United States
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 ANCC Contact Hours
  • 1.00 IPCE Credit Hour(s)

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