RSS Coordinator(s):

• Adaliz Diaz -  adaliz.diaz@baystatehealth.org

Series Overview

The goal of the Psychiatry Grand Rounds is to improve the quality of care for psychiatric patients and of medical patients with psychiatric issues. This will be done by providing up-to date knowledge and skills to optimize patient outcomes. This course fosters these Baystate Goals: safety, quality, patient experience, and value.

Intended Audience

This educational activity is designed for Physicians, Social Workers, Nurses, Advanced Practitioners, Case Managers, Psychologists, Program Managers, and Mental Health Counselors.

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.

Psychologists
Baystate Health is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists.  Baystate Health maintains responsibility for this program and its content. 1.0 CE credit(s) for psychologists have been granted for this educational activity.

Social Workers (ASWB)
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Baystate Health is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program.  Organization, not individual courses are approved under this program.
Baystate Health maintains responsibility for this course.  Social workers completing this course receive 1.0 continuing education credit(s).

   Mental Health Counselors
Baystate Health is an NBCC Approved Continuing Education Provider, (ACEP^TM) and may offer NBCC approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements.  The  ACEP is solely responsible for all aspects of the program. (ACEP #5684).  Mental Health Counselors completing this course receive 1.0 clock hours.

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: 
Baystate Medical Center
Room varies -  contact Adaliz Diaz

RSS Format: 
Live & Hybrid

Live Stream Available: 
Link varies - contact Adaliz Diaz

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

Allow audience members to be well informed regarding a broad range of topics pertinent to psychiatric practice by describing scientific underpinning of clinical recommendations and critically assess scientific literature.

Interprofessional RSS:
Yes

Credits Available:
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM (Physicians)
APA (Psychologists)
ASWB (Social Workers)
NBCC (Mental Health Counselors)
IPCE (Interprofessional Continuing Education)