MGH’s Pet Therapy Program Sparks Smiles
For years, MGH Volunteer Services Pet Therapy dogs have played an important role within the hospital offering comfort and connection to patients and staff.
Department of Medicine
Contact Information
Director: Khady Kane, MD | kkane8@mgh.harvard.edu
Coordinator: Alyssa Schade, MS | aschade1@mgh.harvard.edu
The goal of this conference is to offer clinicians an opportunity to review and learn state-of-the-art palliative care and geriatric medicine.
PCGM Grand Rounds are held Wednesday mornings from 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM, via Zoom, September through June.
Continuing Medical Education credits are offered:
In support of improving patient care, Mass General Brigham 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.
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Mass General Brigham designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nursing
Mass General Brigham designates this activity for 1 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Social Work
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Mass General Brigham 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. Mass General Brigham maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1 continuing education credit.
Former faculty, fellowship alumni or residency alumni from the Department of Medicine can obtain verification of training and employment.
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