RSS Coordinator(s):

• Andrea Johnston, andrea.johnston2@baystatehealth.org

Series Overview

The Baystate Franklin Medical Center (BFMC) Medical Staff supports the continuing education of its members, family medicine residents, BFMC nurses, BFMC social workers and all other BFMC staff with periodic Grand Rounds presentations. The BFMC Grand Rounds programs are designed to address common medical issues that subspecialty medicine is consulted on to help streamline evaluations and/or to improve understanding of certain disease processes and to help develop appropriate language that reflects more accurately patients' conditions. Additionally, Grand Rounds is utilized to educate our community of medical professionals on wide-ranging public health topics to increase awareness and ability to recognize and start intervention.

Intended Audience

BFMC Medical Staff, Family Medicine Residents, BFMC Social Workers, Nurses and all Other Staff

Planning Committee

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. 

Credit Designation Statements

Physicians (AMA) 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.

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) 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.

Continuing Education Units

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.

POLICY ON FACULTY AND SPONSOR 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 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. 

Series location: 
BFMC Franklin

RSS Format: 
Live in-person and virtual

Global Objectives: 

This Grand Rounds series is designed to equip participants with the knowledge, skills, and strategies necessary to enhance patient access to specialty care. Through education on specific disease entities, public health issues, communication techniques with patients and professional colleagues, and methods to improve patient outcomes, participants will develop a comprehensive understanding of how to address barriers to specialty care and optimize the delivery of healthcare services.

Interprofessional RSS: 
Yes

Intended Audience: 
BFMC Medical Staff
Nurse
Physician
Resident/Fellow

Credits Available: 
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
ANCC Contact Hours
IPCE (Interprofessional Continuing Education)