Geri Pal TLC Immersion Course - November 6

November 6, 2020

Date & Location:

November 6, 2020
Webinar

Goal:

Enhance attendee's skills in: recognizing and addressing common geriatrics and palliative care challenges such as dementia, falls, polypharmacy and prognostication; Identifying goals, discussing prognosis and guiding serious illness conversations and working in inter-professional teams to design quality improvement projects.

Provided by:

The Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Care and Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education

Target Audience

An interactive inter-professional team approach of mini-lectures, small group case discussions using the 4M's Age Friendly Framework designed for an interprofessional audience including but not limited to:  physicians, nurses, pharmacists, social workers, medical assistants, community health workers, administrators, case managers, clinical supervisors, medical directors, quality specialists, senior leaders.

Learning Objectives

 

  • Recognize and address common geriatrics and palliative care challenges such as dementia, falls, polypharmacy and prognostication
  • Identify patient goals by discussing prognosis and guiding serious illness conversations
  • List the core requirements for "age-friendly" health care for older adults
  • Work in inter-professional teams to design quality improvement projects
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 2.75 AAPA Category 1 CME credit
    Baystate 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 ASWB Continuing Education Credit(s)
  • 2.75 BCIPE Instructional Hours
Course opens: 
01/01/2020
Course expires: 
03/01/2021
Event starts: 
11/06/2020 - 8:00am EST
Event ends: 
11/06/2020 - 11:30am EST
Cost:
$0.00
Rating: 
0

Program Schedule 

7:45Registration
  
8:00Introduction to Baystate GWEP
 Maura Brennan, MD, FACP, AGSF, FAAHPM, HMDC
  
8:20Age Friendly Health System
 Kelly Ann Johnson, MPH
 Maura Brennan, MD, FACP, AGSF, FAAHPM, HMDC
  
8:45Geriatrics TeleECHO
 Sik Kim Ang, MD, AGSF, FACP, HMDC
 Rebecca Dobert, AS
  
9:00Quality Improvement 101
 Kelly Ann Johnson, MPH
  
9:45Break
  
10:00Introduction to PDSAs & Practice Drill
 Kelly Ann Johnson, MPH
 Maura Brennan, MD, FACP, AGSF, FASHPM, HMDC
  
10:30Applying QI Tools to a Project 
 Non Pharmacological Approach to Pain
 Christina Fitch, DO, MPH
 House Calls Progam
 Alina Sibley, NP
  
11:00Geriatrics  TeleECHO QI Planning
 Open Forum
  
11:20Feedback
  
11:30Adjourn

 

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. Faculty or planner conflicts of interest are resolved before the educational activity. 

None of the members of the faculty or planning committee have commercial relationships with commercial  companies providing goods or services used on patients.

Webinar
MA
United States

Meeting Room temperatures will fluctuate. 

Maura Brennan, MD, FACP, AGSF, FAAHPM, HMDC
Professor
University of Massachusetts Medical School-Baystate
Program Director
Baystate Medical Practices

Sik Kim Ang, MD, AGSF, FACP, HMDC 
Assistant Professor
University of Massachusetts Medical School-Baystate
Baystate Medical Practices

Rebecca Dobert, AS
Project Manager
Baystate Medical Center

Christine Fitch, DO, MPH
Assistant Professor
UMASS Medical School - Baystate 
Palliative Physician


Kelly Ann Johnson, MPH
Project Director
Institute for Health Care Improvement
Boston, MA

Alina Sibley, NP
Lead Nurse Practitioner
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.  Faculty or planner conflicts of interest are resolved before the educational activity.

None of the members of the faculty or planning committee have commercial relationships with commercial  companies providing goods or services used on patients.

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Available Credit

  • 2.75 AAPA Category 1 CME credit
    Baystate 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 ASWB Continuing Education Credit(s)
  • 2.75 BCIPE Instructional Hours

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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Please Note:
  • Each participant must register themselves for the program.
  • Notify your Education Coordinator/ Supervisor that you have enrolled in the course and an interdepartmental funds transfer form must be submitted to Continuing Education.
In order to receive CREDIT, the evaluation must be completed by:Mon, 03/01/2021 - 11:30pm

We appreciate your business and sincerely wish to meet your educational needs.  We understand that the schedule of a busy professional, like yourself, is subject to change.  Therefore, we have included information about our refund/cancellation policies for your convenience below.

Cancellation:
If you must cancel, telephone Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education at 413-322-4242 and follow your call with a written/email request.  All cancellations will incur a $25.00 fee.  Please note that we cannot refund cancellations received less than two weeks (10 business days) before the program date.

Refund Policy:
Your refund, less a cancellation fee, will be processed within two (2) weeks from the date we receive the written notification.  For credit card refunds, please allow one to two (1-2) billing cycles for the credit to appear on your statement.

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