MGB West Health Champions 2025-2026

June 27, 2025 to June 26, 2026

The West Health Champions program will provide participants with education & training in the fundamentals of delivering Age-Friendly care to older patients, focused on the 4Ms of Medication, Mentation, Mobility and What Matters. West Champions will learn quality improvement & leadership techniques to enable the spread of evidence-based geriatric care through MGB.

    Target Audience

    This activity is intended for PAs and nurses within the Mass General Brigham system.

    Learning Objectives

    Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

    1. Differentiate between aging and frailty and strategies to identify and mitigate frailty
    2. Identify the “current state” for a quality improvement project
    3. Demonstrate the ability to work with interdisciplinary teams

    Additional Information

    Provided by: 

    Brigham & Women's Hospital and Mass General Brigham

    Course summary
    Available credit: 
    • 46.00 AAPA Category I CME
    • 46.00 Nursing Contact Hours
    • 46.00 Participation
    Course opens: 
    06/19/2025
    Course expires: 
    07/31/2026
    Event starts: 
    06/27/2025 - 8:30am EDT
    Event ends: 
    06/26/2026 - 1:00pm EDT
    Cost:
    $0.00
    Add to calendar: 
    • June 27th, 2025 Kick-Off Retreat
    • August 2025 - June 2026 
      • Monthly Champions Workshops
      • Monthly Champions Coaching Calls
      • QI Projects
      • Serious Illness Conversation Guide Training
    • Winter 2026 Mid-Year MGB West Heath Champions Retreat
    • June 2026 MGH West Health Champions Celebration/Graduation

    Andrew Wershof Schwartz, MD, MPH, AGSF - Course Director
    Associate Professor in Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
    Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

    Rachelle Bernacki, MD, MS
    Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
    Director of Quality Initiatives, Psychosocial Oncology & Palliative Care – Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

    Amy Bulger, MPH, RN, GERO-BC, CPHQ
    Director of Geriatrics Operations, Center for Geriatric Surgery & Department of Nursing – Brigham & Women’s Hospital

    Zara Cooper, MD, MSc
    Director, Center for Surgery & Public Health – Brigham & Women’s Hospital
    Director, Center for Geriatric Surgery – Brigham & Women’s Hospital
    Michele & Howard J. Kessler Endowed Chair in Surgery & Public Health, Harvard Medical School

    Katrina Machado, MID
    Senior Designer, Mass General Brigham Springboard Studio

    Lynne O’Mara, PA-C, MBA
    Clinical Program Manager, Center for Geriatric Surgery – Brigham & Women’s Hospital
    Senior Administrator of Inpatient Operations, Brigham & Women’s Hospital

    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.

    Credit Designation Statements

    Nursing
    Mass General Brigham designates this activity for 46.00 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    Physician Assistants
    Mass General Brigham 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 46.00 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

    Available Credit

    • 46.00 AAPA Category I CME
    • 46.00 Nursing Contact Hours
    • 46.00 Participation

    Price

    Cost:
    $0.00
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