Target audience: Baystate Health pharmacists

For questions or more information about the program, please contact Frank Szczerba via email at Frank.Szczerba@baystatehealth.org

Objectives

After participating in this educational activity, attendees should be able to:

1| Describe the key requirements of Massachusetts CMR 247 and 105 and their roles in guiding pharmacy practice
2| Describe the compliance and reporting standards that pharmacists must meet, focusing on licensing, controlled substance management, and quality assurance
3| Recognize best practices for implementing CMR guidelines to minimize quality-related events (QREs) and ensure regulatory adherence in daily pharmacy operations
4| Apply strategies to build a culture of transparency and continuous quality improvement within pharmacy teams, enhancing patient safety and regulatory compliance
Faculty
Karina Ponce, PharmD
PGY2 Health System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership Resident
Pharmacist
Baystate Medical Center 
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. 

Pharmacists
Baystate Health designates this activity for a maximum of 1.0 contact hours (s) for pharmacists. Pharmacists should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Session date: 
11/04/2024 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm EST
Location: 
MA
United States
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  • 1.00 ACPE Contact Hours
  • 1.00 BCIPE Instructional Hours

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