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Overview
Friday, May 9, 2025
7:30-1:30 pm
UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate Campus
3601 Main St, 3rd Floor , Springfield, MA
Hybrid course: In-Person and Zoom
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Goal:
The 44th Richard B. Brown Infectious Diseases Symposium will focus on updating the healthcare professionals about emerging infectious pathogens, updates in antimicrobial management, review of new pertinent infectious disease literature in the past year and STI updates. This aims to enhance the overall management of patients with complex health conditions and to keep providers up to date in an ever changing environment.
Provided By: Baystate Department of Medicine, Infectious Diseases Division & Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education
Target Audience
This course is designed for Physicians, Nurse practitioners, Physician Assistants, Pharmacists, Nurses, Microbiologists.
Learning Objectives
As a result of attending this educational activity, attendees should be able to:
- Discuss publications from the last year related to infection outbreaks.
- Discuss publications about novel and potential treatments in infectious diseases.
- Discuss innovative and even peculiar publications in medicine over the last year.
- Discuss the background and epidemiology of H5N1 influenza.
- Describe the characteristics of the current H5N1 influenza outbreaks.
- Discuss diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for human cases of H5N1 influenza.
- Assess the evidence for the use of oral antibiotics in bacteremia and osteomyelitis.
- Compare short-course antibiotic treatment to traditional, lengthier courses.
- Design an appropriate antibiotic regimen to transition from acute care to outpatient care.
- Provide updates to epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment for bacterial, viral, and other STIs.
- Provide clinical resources (smartphone applications, STI Clinical Consultation Network, National STI Curriculum) to access expert guidance on STI management at the point of care.
- Discuss common questions and typical clinical scenarios that Infectious Diseases providers are asked about.
- Summarize the minimum information needed by the Infectious Disease provider in order to provide a timely and appropriate answer to the question.
- Discuss methods to optimize content, timing, and set expectations when asking questions or consulting Infectious Diseases.
Program
7:30am - Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:00am - Welcome and Introductions
Claire Magauran, MD Course Co-Director
8:15am - Emerging Infectious Diseases: H5N1 Influenza
Megan Gallagher, MD, MPH
8:55am - A Year In Review: Impactful and Interesting Publications of the Last Year
Esteban Del Pilar Morales, MD
9:35am - Coffee Break and Visit Exhibits
10:15am - Yes, the CDC STI Treatment Guidelines Still Exist
Katherine Hsu, MD, MPH
10:55am - Consults, Questions, and Clinical Pearls in Infectious Diseases
Jennifer Schimmel, MD
11:35am - Antimicrobial Stewardship in Transitions of Care
Lydia D’Agostino, PharmD, BCIDP
12:15pm - Q & A
Moderator: Daniel Skiest, MD, Course Co-Director
12:30pm - Lunch and Visit Exhibits
1:30pm - Adjourn
Venue
Faculty
Lydia D’Agostino, PharmD, BCIDP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Infectious Diseases Co-Director
Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Baystate Medical Center
Esteban Del Pilar Morales, MD
Attending Physician, infectious Disease Department of Medicine
Assistant Professor, UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate
Megan Gallagher, MD, MPH
Attending Physician, Division of Infectious Diseases
Infectious Disease Consultant, Hartford Hospital
Assistant Professor, University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Karen Hogan, MS, PA-C
Physician's Assistant, Division of Infectious Diseases
Baystate Medical Center
Veronica Hull, FNP
Internal Medicine Nurse Practitioner
Baystate Medical Center, Infectious Disease Department
Katherine Hsu, MD , MPH
Medical Director of STD prevention and Director of Ratelle STD
Professor of Pediatrics, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine
Claire Magauran, MD
Attending Physician
Division of Infectious Diseases
Baystate Medical Center Assistant Professor
UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate
Armando Paez, MD
Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases Director
Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program Baystate Medical Center Associate Professor
UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate
Jennifer Schimmel, MD
Co-Director, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Division of Infectious Diseases
Baystate Medical Center Assistant Professor, UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate
Daniel Skiest, MD
Vice Chair, Academic Affairs
Department of Medicine
Baystate Medical Center Professor of Medicine
UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate
Kristin Smith, RN, MSN
CIC Infection Prevention & Control Practitioner Baystate Medical Center
Name of Individual | Individual's Role in Activity | Financial Relationship Disclosure | Discussion of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lydia D’Agostino, PharmD, BCIDP | Planner/Speaker | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Esteban Del Pilar Morales, MD | Speaker | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Megan Gallagher, MD, MPH | Speaker | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | Yes |
Karen Hogan, MS, PA-C | Planner | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Veronica Hull, FNP | Planner | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Katherine Hsu, MD , MPH | Speaker | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Claire Magauran, MD | Course Co-Director & Moderator | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Armando Paez, MD | Planner | Contracted researcher for Nanobiosym and Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals | No |
Jennifer Schimmel, MD | Speaker | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
Daniel Skiest, MD | Course Co-Director & Moderator | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
Kristin Smith, RN, MSN | Planner | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
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.
Armando Paez, MD - contracted researcher for Nanobiosym, and Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals.
None of the other 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
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) | |
American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) | |
AAPA Credit Designation Statement | |
Pharmacists | |
 This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team and learners will receive 2.75 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change. |
Available Credit
- 2.75 AAPA Category 1 CME creditBaystate Health has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 2.75 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PA’s should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
- 2.75 ACPE Contact Hours
- 2.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 2.75 ANCC Contact Hours
- 2.75 IPCE Credit Hour(s)
Register/Take course
Price
Please Note: Your registration must be paid in order to be considered complete.
- Each participant must register themselves for the program.
- Registration must be paid either by credit card or *Baystate Interdepartmental transfer
*If your Baystate department is covering the registration fee, YOU MUST
- Notify your Education Coordinator/ Supervisor that you have enrolled in the course. For questions email Rafnilda.Nieves@BaystateHealth.org.
- Once an interdepartmental funds transfer form has been received, your registration will be paid and you will have access to the course.
If you have not received confirmation of your paid registration, check to be sure all steps above have been completed.