RSS Coordinator(s):

• Laurie Thivierge [email protected]

Series Overview

The Pediatric Morbidity and Mortality conference is a forum to review cases of harm that occur in pediatric patients at Baystate Children’s Hospital, and affiliated practice areas. The goal is to provide education to an interprofessional group of pediatric providers and staff in a peer-protected environment with an emphasis on improving communication/teamwork and addressing systems issues. This conference is valuable to attending physicians (generalists and specialists), trainees (residents and medical students), nurses, psychologists, social workers, pharmacists, and advanced practitioners.

Intended Audience

Department of Pediatrics (Faculty, affiliated faculty & community pediatricians, residents), medical students and interprofessional pediatric providers (RNs, social work, pharmacy, psychologists)

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

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.

Risk Management  This activity meets the criteria for 1.0 hours(s)Risk Management study.

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 contact hour(s).  Nurses should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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

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: 
 

RSS Format: 
Hybrid (in-person & webinar)

Live Stream Available: 
Zoom

Global Objectives: 

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

1. Discuss a case of medical error resulting in patient harm
2. Identify systems-related causes of medical errors 
3. Identify cognitive causes of medical errors 
4. Discuss methods of preventing medical errors in the future

Interprofessional RSS: [From application]
Yes/No

Intended Audience: 
Nurse
Physician
Pharmacists
Resident/Fellow
Student

Specialty: 
Pediatrics
Nursing
Pharmacy

Credits Available: 

ACPE (Pharmacists)
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM (Physicians)
ANCC (Nurses)
IPCE (Interprofessional Continuing Education)
Risk Management