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ForwardMcLean Hospital Psychiatry Department Grand Rounds 2026-2027
September is here, McLean Hospital Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds are resuming this fall.
The McLean Psychiatry Grand Rounds Series will be moving to Wednesday from 12-1pm this fall and commence on Wednesday, September 9, 2026 .Most weeks, there will also be an opportunity for small group discussion with the speaker from 1:00-1:30 pm.
All department members are invited to attend Grand Rounds at either campus or virtually via webinar:
- On the BWH campus, Grand Rounds and the small group discussions will be held in the Marshall Wolf Conference Room (60 Fenwood Rd, 3rd floor). Wolf will also be a viewing location for Grand Rounds when the speaker is not on-site at BWH. Lunch will be provided for attendees.
- On the MGH campus, Grand Rounds will be held in the Ether Dome, and the small group discussion will take place in the Hackett Room with lunch provided. There will not be an on-site viewing location at MGH when the speaker is not on-site at MGH.
- Here is the webinar link that will be available for anyone working remotely or who prefers to join virtually: Webinar Registration - Zoom
Psychiatry Grand Rounds is a weekly round attended by psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and other allied professionals who seek to learn empirically supported treatments and evidence-based pathophysiology of psychiatric illnesses. Given the complexity of psychiatric illnesses and ongoing new developments in psychiatric medicine and neuroscience, Grand Rounds is an excellent opportunity for mental health providers to learn about pertinent topics related to their fields of interest. Grand Rounds is also designed to facilitate discussion and collaboration amongst departmental faculty as well as outside speakers, by sharing ideas and exploring new research findings to stimulate future research.
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Target Audience
This program is intended for:
- Nurses
- Psychiatrists
- Psychologists
- Physicians
- Social Workers
Participants can receive up to 33.0CE.
Accreditation
In support of improving patient care, MGH Institute of Health Professions is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
33.0 Physicians
MGH Institute of Health Professions designates this live activity for a maximum of 33.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.
33.0 Nursing
MGH Institute of Health Professions designates this activity for 33.0 contact hours for nurses. The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB) accepts credit from organizations accredited by the ACCME and ANCC.
33.0 Psychologists
Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs. MGH Institute of Health Professions designates this activity for 33.0 CE credit.
33.0 Social Workers
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, MGH Institute of Health Professions is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. MGH Institute of Health Professions maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 33.0 clock hours for continuing education credits.
33.0 IPCE Credit
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 33.0 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this program, participants will be able to:
- Identify new research findings in routine psychiatric clinical care
- Describe a differential diagnosis of common psychiatric syndromes
- Use state-of-the-art diagnostic tests to assist in the diagnosis of common psychiatric syndromes
- Apply leading evidence-based psychotherapies into everyday clinical practice
*Will provide individual learning objectives per lecture.
Course summary
- 33.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of IHP and Massachusetts General Hospital. IHP is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
IHP designates this Enduring activity for a maximum of 33.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 33.00 Nursing Contact Hours
Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 13, sections 13, 14, 14A, 15 and 15D and Chapter 112, sections 74 through 81C authorize the Board of Registration in Nursing to regulate nursing practice and education.
This program meets the requirements of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing (244 CMR 5.00) for 33.00 contact hours of nursing continuing education credit. Advance practice nurses, please note: Educational activities which meet the requirements of the ACCME (such as this activity) count towards 50% of the nursing requirement for ANCC accreditation.
- 33.00 Social Workers
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, the MGH Institute of Health Professions is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. MGH Institute of Health Professions maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 33.00 clock hours for continuing education credits.
- 33.00 Participation
This course allows other providers to claim a Participation Certificate upon successful completion of this course.
Participation Certificates will specify the title, location, type of activity, date of activity, and number of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ associated with the activity. Providers should check with their regulatory agencies to determine ways in which AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ may or may not fulfill continuing education requirements. Providers should also consider saving copies of brochures, agenda, and other supporting documents.
- 33.00 Psychologists CE Credit
Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs. MGH Institute of Health Professions designates this activity for 33.00 CE credit.
McLean Hospital Grand Rounds 2026-2027
September 9, 2026
| Women in Medicine and Science Month Lecturer: Advancing the Science and Care of Women with PTSD and Substance Use Disorders Sudie Back, PhD Thurmond Wellness Endowed Chair Director, DART Research Training Program Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Addiction Sciences Division Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Ralph H. Johnson VA Healthcare System
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September 16, 2026 CloudCME Code: 1015
| Nancy Black Simches Visiting Scholar Series: “This should not be happening! Leading with Precision and Purpose” Katie Boston-Leary, PhD, MBA, MHA, RN Senior Vice President of Equity and Engagement American Nurses Enterprise
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September 23, 2026
| McLean Forum: Psychotherapy with Suicidal Patients: An Integrative Psychodynamic Approach Chair of Psychiatry, Mass General Brigham Salem Hospital Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Tufts University School of Medicine Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
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September 30, 2026
| McLean Forum: Professorial Grand Rounds Lecture- Understanding Brain Disorders: From Human Tissue to Community Partnership Director, Harvard Brain Tissue Resource Center, Director, Translational Neuroscience Laboratory, McLean Hospital; Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
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October 7, 2026
CHANGE IN LOCATION DeMarneffe-132 | McLean Hospital Excellence in Clinical Mentoring Awards Grand Rounds: Clinical Awards Presentations to Amy Gagliardi, MD and Judy Halperin, PsyD Grand Rounds Presentation: “Prion Disease: What do we do when a zebra shows up?” Staff Psychiatrist Geriatric Psychiatry Outpatient Service and TMS Service, McLean Hospital; Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
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October 14, 2026
| Crossroads in Psychiatry: TITLE TBD Co-Director, Neuroregeneration Research Institute, McLean Hospital; Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School Staff Psychiatrist, Geriatric Psychiatry Outpatient Services, McLean Hospital; Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
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October 21, 2026
| Jakab Lecture: TITLE TBD Director of Research, New York State Psychiatric Institute; Vice Chair of Research, Department of Psychiatry Diane Goldman Kemper Family Professor of Medical Psychology Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University
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October 28, 2026
McLEAN CLINICIANS ONLY
| Schwartz Center Rounds: TOPIC AND PRESENTERS TBD
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November 4, 2026
| Spirituality Grand Rounds: Uncanny Coincidences and Telepathic Dreams: On the Use of Spirituality, Intuition, and Synchronicity Chief Medical Affairs Officer, Conscious Health; Chief Psychiatrist, Privé Swiss Brain Health and Optimal Longevity Program; Assistant Clinical Professor, Yale School of Medicine
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November 11, 2026
| McLean Forum: Neurotherapeutic Options in Psychiatry: ECT, TMS, and Ketamine Director, Psychiatric Neurotherapeutics Program, Medical Director, Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Service, McLean Hospital; Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
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November 18, 2026
| The Alfred Stanton Lecture: Preserving Psychotherapy Visiting Professor Emerita, Graduate School of Applied & Professional Psychology Rutgers University
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November 25, 2026
| THANKSGIVING WEEK – NO GRAND ROUNDS
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December 2, 2026
McLEAN CLINICIANS ONLY
| Schwartz Center Rounds: TOPIC AND PRESENTERS TBD
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December 9, 2026
| Nancy Black Simches Visiting Scholar Series: The Hidden Health Crisis in Our Classrooms: Diversity, Belonging, and the Mental Toll of Not Fitting In Chair and Distinguished Teaching Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, School of Health and Rehabilitation Science MGH Institute of Health Professions
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December 16, 2026
| McLean Forum: “Identifying Addiction Phenotypes to Inform Precision Medicine” Investigator, Division of Alcohol, Drugs, and Addiction, McLean Hospital; Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
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December 23, 2026
| WINTER HOLIDAY – NO GRAND ROUNDS
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December 31, 2026
| WINTER HOLIDAY – NO GRAND ROUNDS
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January 6, 2027
Live stream link
| Nancy Black Simches Visiting Scholar Series: TITLE TBD Psychiatrist-in-Chief, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Boston Children’s Hospital; Professor and Leon Eisenberg Chair of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
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January 13, 2027
Live stream link
| McLean Forum: Toward Precision Treatment for Youth Depression: Prediction, Personalization, and Just-in-Time Intervention Director, Treatment and Etiology of Depression in Youth (TEDY) Laboratory Co-Director, Center for Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Research, McLean Hospital; Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
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January 20, 2027
Live stream link
| McLean Forum: Professorial Grand Rounds Lecture- TITLE TBD Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
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January 27, 2027
Live stream link
| Crossroads in Psychiatry: TITLE AND PRESENTERS TBD |
February 3, 2027
Live stream link | Nancy Black Simches Visiting Scholar Series: Targeting Threat and Reward Processes in Treatment for Anxiety and Depression Kevin Love Fund Centennial Chair, Director, UCLA Anxiety and Depression Research Center, Co-Director, UCLA Depression Grand Challenge; Distinguished Professor, UCLA Department of Psychology and Department of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences
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February 10, 2027
Live stream link
| McLean Forum: Navigating Racial Identity and Development in Clinical Practice Cecil Webster, MD Founder and CEO, Webster Clinic Lecturer in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
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February 24, 2027
| Nancy Black Simches Visiting Scholar Series: TITLE TBD Chief, Division of Geriatric Psychiatry and Aging, Mass General Brigham AMC Psychiatry; Olga Danieli Associate Professor of Psychiatry in the Field of Depression, Harvard Medical School; Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
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March 3, 2027
Live stream link | Nancy Black Simches Visiting Scholar Series: TITLE TBD Director of the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Research Unit, University of Western Ontario; Harris-Woodman Chair in Mind-Body Medicine at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Western Ontario; Professor of Psychiatry; University of Western Ontario
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March 10, 2027
Live stream link | The Golda Edinburg Lecture: TITLE TBD Thomas Chalmers McLaughlin, MSW, PhD Co-Director for the Social Work Center for Research and Evaluation; Professor, University of New England
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March 17, 2027
Live stream link | Nancy Black Simches Visiting Scholar Series: TITLE TBD Co-Director of the Eating Disorders Clinical and Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital; Cable-Rubenstein Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry in the Field of Eating Disorders, Harvard Medical School
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March 24, 2027
Live stream link | The Adam Corneel Major Teachers in Psychotherapy Lecture: TITLE TBD Psychoanalyst, family therapist, organizational consultant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine
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March 31, 2027
Live stream link | Nancy Black Simches Visiting Scholar Series: TITLE TBD Co-founder and Member of Managing Committee, Sangath; Paul Farmer Professor and Chair, Department of Global Health and Social Medicine; Professor, Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
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April 7, 2027
Live stream link
| Nancy Black Simches Visiting Scholar Series: TITLE TBD Director of the Center of Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and Addictions, Distinguished Professor of Psychology, University of New Mexico
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April 14, 2027
Live stream link
| The Cathie Cook Lecture: TOPIC AND PRESENTER TBD |
April 21, 2027
Live stream link
| Nancy Black Simches Visiting Scholar Series: Improving the Prediction and Treatment of Adolescent Suicide Co-Director, Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Depression; Director, Translational Research on Affective Disorders and Suicide Laboratory; Irving Philips Professor of Child Psychiatry, Columbia University
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April 28, 2027
Live stream link | TOPIC AND PRESENTER TBD
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May 5, 2027
Live stream link | The Joseph P. Powers Lecture: Advances in Group Therapy Trauma Treatment President, American Group Psychotherapy Association Director, Neurofeedback & Psychological Services, P.C.
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May 12, 2027
McLEAN CLINICIANS ONLY
| Schwartz Center Rounds: TOPIC AND PRESENTERS TBD
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May 19, 2027
Live stream link
| Nancy Black Simches Visiting Scholar Series: Beading Indigenous and Western Science to Improve Wellbeing and Addiction Outcomes Associate Professor of Psychology Ahtna Athabascan
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May 26, 2027
Live stream link
| The Jack H. Mendelson Award: Cross-species Studies of Abused Drugs and Candidate Therapeutics: A Behavioral Analysis of Reciprocity Director, Translational Pharmacology Laboratory Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
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June 2, 2027
Live stream link | The Edward P. Lawrence Quality Care Lecture: TOPIC AND PRESENTER TBD
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Committee Members/Planners:
• Maurizio Fava, MD, Psychiatrist-in-Chief, Director, Division of Clinical Research / MGH Research Institute, Executive Director, Clinical Trials Network & Institute (CTNI), Massachusetts General Hospital, Associate Dean for Clinical & Translational Research, Slater Family Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
• Molly Colvin, PhD ABPP; Director, MGH Learning and Emotional Assessment Program (LEAP); Assistant Professor of Psychology, Harvard Medical School
• John Herman, MD, Associate Chief of the Dept. of Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital, Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Medical Director of Partners Employee Assistance Program
• Jerrold Rosenbaum, MD, Psychiatrist-in-Chief Emeritus, Director, Center for Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders, Massachusetts General Hospital, Stanley Cobb Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
• Scott Beach, MD, FACLP, Program Director, MGH/McLean Adult Psychiatry Residency, Psychiatrist, Avery D. Weisman Psychiatric Consultation Service, MGH, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
• Theodore Stern, MD, Chief Emeritus, Avery D. Weisman Psychiatry Consultation Service, Director, Thomas P. Hackett Center for Scholarship in Psychosomatic Medicine, Director, Office for Clinical Careers, Massachusetts General Hospital; Ned H. Cassem Professor of Psychiatry in the field of Psychosomatic Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Editor-in-Chief, Psychosomatics
• Oliver Freudenreich, MD, FACLP, Co-Director, MGH Schizophrenia Clinical and Research Program, Department of Psychiatry, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
• Sabine Wilhelm, PhD, Chief of Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Director, OCD and Related Disorders Program, MGH Professor of Psychology, Harvard Medical School (HMS)
Jennifer Gatchel, MD, PhD
Randi Schuster, PhD, Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School, Center for Addiction Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital
John Fromson, MD (Content Reviewer)
Susan Sprich, PhD (Psychologist Reviewer)
Jane Pimental, MPH ( Planner)
Policy on Faculty and Provider Disclosure:
Disclosure Information
In accordance with the disclosure policy of MGH Institute of Health Professions as well as guidelines set forth by the Accreditation Council on Continuing Medical Education, all people in control of educational content, including speakers, course directors, planners, and reviewers, have been asked to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies for the past 24 months, as defined below:
Ineligible Companies
The ACCME defines an “Ineligible company” as “those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.” For more information, visit accme.org/standards.
Financial Relationships
Financial relationships are those relationships in which the individual benefits by receiving a salary, royalty, intellectual property rights, consulting fee, honoraria, ownership interest (e.g., stocks, stock options, or other ownership interest, excluding diversified mutual funds), or other financial benefit. Financial benefits are usually associated with roles such as employment, management position, independent contractor (including contracted research), consulting, speaking and teaching, membership on advisory committees or review panels, board membership, and other activities from which remuneration is received, or expected.
Mitigation of Financial Relationships
All financial relationships are reviewed to determine which ones are relevant, and then measures are taken to mitigate all relevant financial relationships and ensure that they do not insert commercial bias into the content of the education.
Planner Disclosures
The following planners have identified financial disclosures:
Mary Colvin, PhD
Honorarium: Conference Organizer/Speaker: Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy
Honorarium: Speaker. Tourette Syndrome Association
Continuing Education Course: American Psychological Association, American Academy of Pediatrics
Maurizio Fava, MD
https://mghcme.org/app/uploads/2021/07/MF-Disclosures-Lifetime-updated-July-2021.pdf
Oliver Freudenreich, MD, FAPM
Advisory Board: Avanir, Neurocrine Janssen, Janssen Alkermes Alkermes - CME Speaker and content developer
Consultant: Global Medical Education, Novartis Otsuka, Roche Integral - Medical writer, content developer, and editor
Advisor: Wolters-Kulwer UpToDate Elsevier MedScape Springer Verlag American Psychiatric Association
Jerrold Rosenbaum, MD
Co-Founder (Equity): Psy Therapeutics Inc.
Co-Founder (Equity): Sensorium Therapeutics Inc.
Advisor (Equity): The Real, Inc., Odin, Terran Biosciences
Scott Beach, MD
Honorarium (Speaker Fee): Psychopharmacology Institute
Susan Sprich, PhD
Royalties (Co Author): Oxford University Press
Royalties (Co-Edited Book): Springer
Associate Editor: "Cognitive and Behavioral Practice" Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT)
Theodore Stern, MD
Royalties (Editor): Elsevier - Psychiatric textbook
Sabine Wilhelm, PhD
Advisor (Equity): Koa Health - Scientific Advisory Board
Royalties: Book Author - New Harbinger Publications, Guilford Publications, Oxford Associated Press, Springer
Honorarium: International OCD Foundation, Tourette Association of America, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Honorarium: Scientific-Advisory Board: One-Mind PsyberGuide
The following planners and/or their spouse/partner have reported no relevant financial relationship with a commercial interest:
John Fromson, MD
Jane Pimental, MPH
Jennifer Gatchel, MD, PhD
Available Credit
- 33.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of IHP and Massachusetts General Hospital. IHP is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
IHP designates this Enduring activity for a maximum of 33.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 33.00 Nursing Contact Hours
Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 13, sections 13, 14, 14A, 15 and 15D and Chapter 112, sections 74 through 81C authorize the Board of Registration in Nursing to regulate nursing practice and education.
This program meets the requirements of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing (244 CMR 5.00) for 33.00 contact hours of nursing continuing education credit. Advance practice nurses, please note: Educational activities which meet the requirements of the ACCME (such as this activity) count towards 50% of the nursing requirement for ANCC accreditation.
- 33.00 Social Workers
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, the MGH Institute of Health Professions is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. MGH Institute of Health Professions maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 33.00 clock hours for continuing education credits.
- 33.00 Participation
This course allows other providers to claim a Participation Certificate upon successful completion of this course.
Participation Certificates will specify the title, location, type of activity, date of activity, and number of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ associated with the activity. Providers should check with their regulatory agencies to determine ways in which AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ may or may not fulfill continuing education requirements. Providers should also consider saving copies of brochures, agenda, and other supporting documents.
- 33.00 Psychologists CE Credit
Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs. MGH Institute of Health Professions designates this activity for 33.00 CE credit.
Required Hardware/software
Hardware/Software Specifications
This internet-based CME activity is best experienced using Internet Explorer 8+, Mozilla Firefox 3+, and Safari 4+. This website requires that JavaScript and session cookies be enabled. Certain activities may require additional software to view multimedia, presentations, or printable versions of the content. These activities will be marked as such and will provide links to the required software. That software may be Adobe Flash, Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Windows Media Player.
Optimal System Configuration
Flash Player: Adobe Flash Player 10.1+
Browser: Firefox 3+, Internet Explorer 8.0+, Safari 4.0+, or Google Chrome 7.0+
Operating System: Windows XP+ or Mac OS X 10.4+
Internet Connection: 1 Mbps or higher
Minimum Requirements
Windows PC:500-MHz Pentium II; Windows XP or higher; 128 MB RAM; Video Card at least 64MB of video memory; Sound Card at least 16-bit; Macromedia Flash Player 10 or higher, audio playback with speakers for programs with video content; Firefox 1.1+, Internet Explorer 7.0+, Safari 1.0+, Google Chrome, or Opera
Macintosh: Mac OS X 10.3 or higher with latest updates installed; 1.83MHz Intel Core Duo or faster; RAM: 128MB or more; Video Card: at least 64MB of video memory; Sound Card: at least 16-bit