Future Health: Best Practices for Advancing Care - 2024
The Future Health: Best Practices for Advancing Care conference, (recorded on March 22, 2024), presented by the Massachusetts Medical Society and supported by the New England Journal
of Medicine, NEJM Catalyst and NEJM AI, focused on the nexus of climate change and its growing impact, AI and new technologies to diagnose and treat patients, and the evolving and expanding role of physicians in this rapidly changing
health landscape.
Faculty
Opening Keynote: Responsible AI and Health Equity
Dr. Maia Hightower addresses AI in medicine with a focus on
responsible AI and health equity.
Keynote Speaker
Maia Hightower, MD, MPH, MBA –
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Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder, Equality AI
The Impact of Climate Change on Our Patients and Health
Systems
Explore the intersection of climate change and health care, examining its impacts on health and equity, opportunities for sustainability, climate preparedness and resilience, and legislative advocacy.
Moderator
Caren Solomon, MD, MPH – View Bio
Deputy Editor, New England
Journal of Medicine
Associate Professor of
Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Speakers
Gaurab Basu, MD, MPH – View Bio
Director of Education and
Policy at the Center for Climate, Health and the Global Environment, Harvard
T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Caleb Dresser, MD, MPH – View
Bio
Director of Education and
Policy at the Center for Climate, Health and the Global Environment, Harvard
T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Chief Executive Officer and
President, Yale New Haven Health System
Gregg Furie, MD, MHS – View
Bio
Medical Director for Climate
and Sustainability, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Instructor of Medicine, Harvard
Medical School
Marissa Hauptman, MD, MPH, FAAP –
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Medical Advisor, Bureau of
Climate and Environmental Health, Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Co-Director, Pediatric
Environmental Health Center and Region 1 New England Pediatric Environmental
Health Specialty Unit, Boston Children's Hospital
Brita E. Lundberg, MD – View Bio
CEO and Founder, Health Equity
Institute
CEO and Founder, Lundberg
Health Advocates, LLC
The 2030 Physician:
Our Role in Health Care, Systems, and Society
Consider how physicians can best adapt to the rapidly changing health care landscape and how they can continue to play a leading role in improving the health of their patients and communities.
Moderator
Kathleen C. Lee, MD – View Bio
Associate Chief Transformation
Officer, Associate Vice President, Penn Medicine
Associate Editor, NEJM Catalyst
Speakers
Andrew S. Karson, MD, MPH –
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Interim President, UMass
Memorial Medical Group
Sandhya K. Rao, MD – View Bio
Chief Medical Officer and
Senior Vice President, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Intended Audience
- Practicing physicians and physicians-in-training
- Provider organizations and health system executives
- Nurse practitioners
- Physician assistants
- Public health leaders
- Government health care leaders
- IT, AI, and
innovation leaders
Course Objectives
- Promote equity in medicine, climate change, and artificial intelligence (AI) with a lens to improve the quality of care for vulnerable populations
- Develop strategies and approaches to advocate for climate change adaptation and mitigation policies
- Identify and adapt to future trends in the role of the physician in tomorrow's health care landscape
Accreditation & Credit Information:
Accreditation Statement
The Massachusetts Medical Society is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
AMA Credit Designation Statement
The Massachusetts Medical Society designates this enduring material for a maximum of 3.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of
their participation in the activity.
This activity meets the criteria for the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine for risk management study.
MOC Approval Statement
Through the American Board of Medical Specialties (“ABMS”) ongoing commitment to increase access to practice relevant Continuing Certification Activities through the ABMS Continuing Certification Directory, this activity has met the requirements as a Lifelong Learning CME Activity (apply toward general CME requirement) for the following ABMS Member Boards:
- Allergy and Immunology
- Anesthesiology
- Colon and Rectal Surgery
- Family Medicine
- Medical Genetics and Genomics
- Nuclear Medicine
- Opthamology
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Plastic Surgery
- Preventive Medicine
- Psychiatry and Neurology
- Radiology
- Thoracic Surgery
- Urology
National Commission on Certification of Physicians Assistant (NCCPA)
Physician Assistants may claim a maximum of 3.00 Category 1 credits for completing this activity. NCCPA accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations
accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society.
Exam/Assessment: A score of 70% or higher is required to receive AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
Course Fees
Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS) Physician Member: $120.00
MMS Resident/Student Member: Free
Non-Member Physician: $240.00
Non-Members Resident/Student: $60.00
Allied Health Professional/Other: $96.00
Activity Term
Original Release Date: April 1, 2024
Review Date (s): N/A
Termination Date: April 1, 2027
Format & Estimated Time to Complete: Video recordings / 3 hours
System Requirements
Desktops/Laptops
Windows 10
Mac OSX 10.6 higher
Most modern browsers including:
IE 11+
Firefox 18.0+
Chrome latest version
Safari 12+
Mobile/Tablet
iOS devices beginning with OS version 10 or higher (includes, iPhone, ipad and iTouch devices)
