RSS Coordinator(s):

• Emily Torcato, MSN, RN, CPN - emily.torcato@baystatehealth.org

Series Overview

The Pediatric Specialty Center Series will provide a range of educational sessions related to the diagnoses and patients cared for at the BCSC.  Courses will offer CEU’s for Medical Assistants and Nurses.

Intended Audience

Pediatric medical assistants and registered nurses.

Planning Committee

Accreditation

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

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.0 contact hour(s).  Nurses should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Medical Assistants This program has been granted prior approval by the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) for 2.0 continuing education unit(s). Granting approval in no way constitutes endorsement by the AAMA of the program content or the program provider.

Continuing Education Units

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team and learners will receive 2.0 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: 
Hybrid - 50 Wason Ave 1st Floor & Webinar

RSS Format: 
Live (in-person)
Live Webinar

Live Stream Available: 
Contact Emily Torcato for webinar link

Global Objectives: 

As a result of participation in this educational series, members of the healthcare team will be able to:

1. Improve knowledge and understanding of certain diseases and how they are followed by specialists to maintain optimal quality of live.
2. Recall knowledge and then apply it to their regular practice here at the BCSC by cross covering departments and considering co-diagnoses when implementing treatment.

Interprofessional RSS: [From application]
Yes

Intended Audience: 
Nurse
Medical Assistant

Specialty: 
Nursing

Credits Available:
ANCC Contact Hours (Nursing)
AAMA (Medical Assistant)
Interprofessional Continuing Education Credit (IPCE)