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Continuing Medical Education

The CME Program at Lowell General Hospital was awarded ACCME Accreditation with Commendation for demonstrating excellence in compliance in all Accreditation Criteria and accreditation policies. Lowell General Hospital's accreditation term ends on March 28, 2029. Lowell General Hospital received approval from the American Board of Medical Specialties (“ABMS”) to award Maintenance of Certificate (MOC) credits for all CME programs and events. This is in addition to the AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s).

Grand rounds schedule and Zoom information

No registration is required for adult medicine and pediatric medicine programs. Simply join us on Zoom when you find a session you would like to attend on the schedule. 

Adult medicine schedule

Pediatric medicine schedule

To join the session, follow these steps:

  1. Join the ZOOM
  2. Before the end of the session, open the chat
  3. Program evaluation is uploaded to chat 10 minutes before the session ends
  4. Complete the program evaluation (credit is only awarded if you complete the program evaluation)

If you have a question for the speaker, please send it via chat, and the moderator will present the question to the speaker during the Q&A portion.

Contact us
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David Sidebottom, MD
Director of Medical Education

Karen Arbuckle
Medical Education Manager
karen.arbuckle@tuftsmedicine.org

On-demand online grand rounds

Lowell General Hospital’s internet enduring programs are on-demand activities with no specific time or location designated for participation. Instead, the participant determines whether and when to complete the activity for credit.

We retain all attendance and program evaluations for 6 years. All participants are awarded credit by completing the program evaluation on the online class page.

  • Step 1: Choose an online educational program from the list
  • Step 2: Watch and then review the video located (program evaluation can be found under the “useful links" section)
  • Step 3: Complete the quiz or survey located under “My Quia activities”
Choose an online educational program:
Adult medicine

Amyloidosis Update
Recording Date: April 30, 2025
Vaishali Sanchorawala, MD; Boston Medical Center, Hematologist, Director of Amyloidosis Center, Director of Stem Cell Transplantation Program; Professor of Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine. Her work in the treatment of AL amyloidosis has been published in many peer-reviewed journals, which has resulted in the evolution of the standard of care for these patients.
(1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit


Angioedema: Update on Diagnosis and Management
Recording Date: June 18, 2025
David Gruenberg, MD; Immunologist, Lowell General Hospital, 
(1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit


Breast Cancer Update: Screening Guidelines, Case Discussion, Surgical Approaches
Recording Date: May 7, 2025
Salvatore Nardello, DO; Surgical Breast Oncologist, Melrose Wakefield Hospital; TUSM Medical Education Lead- MWH; Melrose Wakefield Breast Health Center/Tufts Medical Center; Assistant Professor at Tufts University School of Medicine; Clinical Adjunct Associate Professor at Mass College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences

Christopher Homsy, MD; Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon and Surgical Oncologist at Tufts Medical Center Plastic Surgery; Associate Professor of Surgery, Tufts University School of Medicine
(1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit


Biomarker in Multiple Sclerosis
Recording Date: February 12, 2025
Mustafa Al Gburi, MD; Neurologist and Neuroimmunologist. ‌Tufts Medicine Lowell Neuroimmunology Clinic. ‌He completed his Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis Fellowship at UMass Chan. ‌Dr. Al Gburi has research interests in neuroimmunology lab and imaging biomarkers, as well as clinical interests in viral infections of the central nervous system.
(1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit


Cancer Vaccines on the Horizon
Recording Date: June 11, 2025
Catherine Wu, MD; Dana Farber Cancer Center, recently awarded the Sjöberg Prize for her pioneering research in the field of personalized vaccines to treat cancer. ‌Chief, Division of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapies; Lavine Family Chair for Preventative Cancer Therapies Physician; Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
(1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit


Chemotherapy Reactions: Is There a Role for Allergy Testing or Desensitization?
Recording Date: September 18, 2024
David Gruenburg, MD; Lowell General Hospital. He is board certified in Allergy, Asthma and Immunology and in Internal Medicine. Assistant Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine
(1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
(1) Maintenance of Certification Credit


Climate Change and Effect on Infectious Disease
Recording Date: March 26, 2025
Michael Mahon, PhD; United States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development. His studies have shown that infectious disease risk is modified by changes to climate change.
(1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit


Combatting Antimicrobial Resistance
Recording Date: October 23, 2024
Gabriela Andujar Vazquez, MD; Associate Director for the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program at Tufts Medical Center; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine
(1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
(1) Maintenance of Certification Credit


Community Management of Thyroid Biopsies
Recording Date: September 17, 2025
Uzma Siddiqui, MD – Lowell General Hospital
Dr. Uzma Siddiqui is a diagnostic radiologist at Lowell General Hospital with expertise in thyroid imaging and biopsy. She leads community-based imaging initiatives and contributes to streamlined approaches for thyroid nodule management.
(1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit


Connection Between PFAS and Human Disease
Recording Date: October 30, 2024
Phil Brown, PhD; The PFAS Project LAB; Co-Director; Social Science Environmental Health Research Institute; University Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Health Sciences at Northeastern University. He is on the National Advisory Environmental Health Science Council, which advises the director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
(1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
(1) Maintenance of Certification Credit


Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome and Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome
Recording Date: October 2, 2024
Brad Kuo, MD; Massachusetts General Hospital Gastroenterologist; Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Neuroenteric Research Laboratory: the research into gut motility physiology in health and disease, understanding the brain circuitry of gut sensations​ and clinical trials; including Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome.
(1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
(1) Maintenance of Certification Credit


Diagnosis and Management of Short Bowel Syndrome
Recording Date: June 4, 2025
Joel Mason, MD; Senior Scientist, Professor of Medicine; Professor of Nutrition, Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University School of Medicine. ‌He studies the cellular pathways by which 1-carbon nutrients, obesity, and the colonic microbiome alter the risk of cancer formation, and his team develops strategies based on this knowledge for the purposes of cancer prevention. 
(1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit


Dietary Approaches to Chronic Disease Management
Recording Date: January 22, 2025
Kumara Sidhartha, MD; Cape Cod Hospital; He is certified in Plant-Based Nutrition by e-Cornell University and T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies. ‌His pursuit of nutritional knowledge led him to complete a Master of Public Health in Nutrition at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts
(1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit


Effectiveness of Skin Biopsy to detect Parkinson’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases
Recording Date: November 13, 2024
Christopher Gibbons, MD; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Joslin Diabetes Center Neuropathy Clinic. Director of Neurocutaneous Skin Biopsy Lab and currently Chair for the Autonomic Section of the American Academy of Neurology and President of the American Autonomic Society. Associate Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School
(1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
(1) Maintenance of Certification Credit


Fatty Liver
Recording Date: March 12, 2025
Heidi Ahmed, MD; Gastroenterologist, Lowell General Hospital, Gastroenterology. She completed her Gastroenterology Fellowship at Boston University/Boston Medical Center. ‌While at BMC, she received an NIH training grant to study non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. She leads the Integrated Gastroenterology Consults Liver Program.
(1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit


Fear Based Disorders: (PTSD, Phobias, Panic Disorder)
Recording Date: April 24, 2024
Kerry Ressler, MD; McLean Hospital; Chief, Division of Depression and Anxiety Disorders; James and Patricia Poitras Chair in Psychiatry; Director, Neurobiology of Fear Laboratory
(1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
(1) Maintenance of Certification Credit


Fecal Incontinence
Recording Date: September 11, 2024
Nitin Aggarwal, MD; Lowell General Hospital; Gastroenterologist
Dr. Aggarwal leads his office and Lowell General Hospital with Fecal / Bowel Incontinence Program and performs Peripheral Nerve Evaluation (PNE). Assistant Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine
(1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
(1) Maintenance of Certification Credit


Food is Medicine
Recording Date: December 10, 2025
Dariush Mozaffarian, MD – Tufts University   
Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian is a cardiologist and Jean Mayer Professor of Nutrition and Medicine at Tufts University. He is a leading researcher in food policy, nutrition science and chronic disease prevention, and has authored influential work shaping global health policy.
(1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit


Functional GI Disorders
Recording Date: May 21, 2025
Jacqueline Chu, MD; Lowell General Hospital, Gastroenterologist; Clinical Assistant Professor at Tufts University School of Medicine. She joined Integrated Gastroenterology Consultants from Massachusetts General Hospital, where she completed her gastroenterology training. Dr. Chu was a research fellow at MIT in the Traverso Lab where she studied drug delivery in the gastrointestinal tract.
(1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit


GLP-1 Update and Indication Review
Recording Date: November 5, 2025
Chika Anekwe, MD – Massachusetts General Hospital
Dr. Chika Anekwe is an obesity medicine specialist at Massachusetts General Hospital and a faculty member at Harvard Medical School. Her clinical practice and research center on sustainable weight management strategies, lifestyle medicine​ and reducing health disparities related to obesity.
(1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit


HPV-related Anal Dysplasia and Anal Cancer Screening
Recording Date: November 20, 2024
Jose Caro, MD; Tufts Medical Center; Tufts University School of Medicine’s Assistant Dean for Multicultural Affairs, Dr. Jane Murphy Gaughan Professorship​ and Assistant Professor of Medicine. He will break down the stigma associated with anal cancer and present who’s at risk and how to prevent this rarely discussed disease.
(1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
(1) Maintenance of Certification Credit


Inhalable Sensors Could Enable Early Lung Cancer Detection
Recording Date: September 25, 2024
Sahil Patel, MD; Harvard Combined Pulmonary Critical Care Fellowship (MGH and BIDMC); Clinical Fellow at MIT Laboratory for Multiscale Regenerative Technologies. My research focuses on developing methods to improve early diagnosis of lung cancer utilizing nano-based techniques and next-generation sequencing.
(1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
(1) Maintenance of Certification Credit


Ischemic Stroke/Transient Ischemic Attack
Recording Date: May 15, 2024
Emiliya Melkumura, MD; Tufts Medical Center; Director, Stroke Consult Services; Associate Director of Neurology Residency; Assistant Professor of Neurology, Tufts University School of Medicine
(1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
(1) Maintenance of Certification Credit


Menopause and Midlife Care
Recording Date: September 24, 2025
Jan Shifren, MD – Massachusetts General Hospital
Dr. Jan Shifren is Director of the Midlife Women’s Health Center at Massachusetts General Hospital and a Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology​ and Reproductive Biology at Harvard Medical School. Her clinical and research focus includes menopause management, hormone therapy​ and midlife women’s health.
(1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit


Neuroimmunological Disease Overview
Recording Date: October 16, 2024
Michael Levy, MD; Massachusetts General Hospital, Neuroimmunologist Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School; Research Director, Division of Neuroimmunology & Neuroinfectious Disease; Director, Neuroimmunology Clinic and Research Laboratory; He specializes in patients with rare neuroimmunological diseases
(1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
(1) Maintenance of Certification Credit


Overview of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) Medications
Recording Date: January 15, 2025
Ekta Tirthani, MD; Endocrinologist, Emory Health Care and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Emory School of Medicine; completed Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Fellowship at Tufts Medical Center.
(1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit


Pancreatic Cysts
Recording Date: March 27, 2024
Anne Marie Joyce, MD; Lowell General Hospital
(1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
(1) Maintenance of Certification Credit


Parkinson’s: What’s New
Recording Date: February 14, 2024
Bryan Ho, MD; Tufts Medical Center, Neurologist; Director of Movement Disorders Program. Tufts University School of Medicine, Assistant Professor in Neurology
(1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
(1) Maintenance of Certification Credit


Pulmonary Effects of Vaping Cannabidiol
Recording Date: December 11, 2024
Yasmin Thanavala, MD
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in 1985, as a Cancer Research Scientist in the Department of Immunology and she is currently Professor and Member in the same department. Recently found that vaping CBD can lead to more severe lung damage than vaping nicotine.
(1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
(1) Maintenance of Certification Credit


Recognizing Autoimmune Toxicity with Immunotherapy
Recording Date: April 2, 2025
Ross Merkin, MD; Medical Oncologist, Massachusetts General Hospital, Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School. He studies complications of immune checkpoint inhibitors, immune-related adverse events (irAEs). 
(1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit


Small Interfering RNA to Reduce Lipoprotein(a) in Cardiovascular Disease
Recording Date: May 8, 2024
Michelle O’Donoghue, MD; Mass General Brigham; McGillycuddy-Logue Distinguished Chair in Cardiology; Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School, Cardiovascular Medicine; Dr. O’Donoghue’s primary research focus is the design and conduct of multicenter clinical trials for patients with stable and unstable heart disease. Additional clinical research interests include the evaluation of novel antiplatelet and lipid therapies, established and novel biomarkers, the study of women and heart disease and the development of novel therapeutics in the management of acute coronary syndromes.
(1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
(1) Maintenance of Certification Credit


STD Community Update
Recording Date: October 1, 2025
Katherine Hsu, MD – Boston University School of Medicine
Dr. Katherine Hsu is an infectious disease physician and Professor of Pediatrics at Boston University. She serves as Medical Director of the Division of STD Prevention at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and is a national leader in STI surveillance, education​ and policy.
(1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit


Total Hip Replacement Update
Recording Date: November 19, 2025
Steve DiSegna, MD – Lowell General Hospital
Dr. Steve DiSegna is a diagnostic radiologist at Lowell General Hospital with a focus on advanced imaging techniques and clinical integration. He contributes to initiatives that streamline radiologic interpretation for improved community-based patient care.
(1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit


Treating Tobacco Users: Best Practices, New Ideas and Current Controversies
Recording Date: April 17, 2024
Nancy Rigotti, MD; Massachusetts General Hospital; Director, Tobacco Research and Treatment; Professor, Harvard Medical School
(1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
(1) Maintenance of Certification Credit


Tuberculosis Update - Infection Prevention Program
Recording Date: October 15, 2025
John Bernardo, MD – Massachusetts DPH
Dr. John Bernardo is a pulmonary and infectious disease specialist and Medical Advisor for the Massachusetts Department of Public Health Tuberculosis Program. He has decades of leadership in public health initiatives and tuberculosis control and has served in key advisory roles for the CDC and NIH.
(1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit


Understanding Bird Flu
Recording Date: November 26, 2025
Catherine Brown, DVM – Massachusetts State Epidemiologist
Dr. Catherine Brown, DVM, is the Massachusetts State Epidemiologist. She provides leadership in tracking and managing communicable diseases statewide, with expertise in vector-borne and zoonotic diseases and public health surveillance.
(1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit


Update on Urticaria
Recording Date: April 16, 2025
David Gruenberg, MD; Immunologist, Lowell General Hospital
(1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit


Vascular Disease
Recording Date: October 9, 2024
Allan Hoffman, MD; Lowell General Hospital, Interventional Radiologist; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine. His interests include Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Dialysis Access Management, Varicose Veins, Venous Disease, Vascular Ultrasound, Angiography, Arterial and Venous Angiography and Stentin
(1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
(1) Maintenance of Certification Credit


Venous Disease and Genicular Artery Embolization
Recording Date: May 14, 2025
Allan Hoffman, MD; Lowell General Hospital, Vascular and Interventional Radiologist. Assistant Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine.  His interests include Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Dialysis Access Management, Varicose Veins, Venous Disease, Vascular Ultrasound, Angiography, Arterial and Venous Angiography and Stenting
(1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit


What's New in Sleep Medicine
Recording Date: January 29, 2025
Rajesh Zacharias, MD; Pulmonologist; Associate Director, Critical Care, Melrose Wakefield Hospital; Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine. Previously, he was attending physician in Pulmonary and Critical Care at Eastern Maine Medical Center, where he served as the Medical Director for Respiratory therapy
(1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

Bias

Addressing Inequities in Asthma Pediatric Patients
Recording Date: March 7, 2024
Wanda Phipatanakul, MD; Boston Children’s Hospital; Attending Physician Division of Immunology; Director Research Center, S. Jean Emans, MD; Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School. Dr. Phipatanakul has built a deep network of community relationships, and she conducts both school- and home-based asthma studies in children and has had continuous NIH funding for 23 years. She leads the NIAID School Inner-City Asthma Intervention Study, the NHLBI Environment Assessment of Sleep in Youth.
(1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
(1) Maintenance of Certification Credit Risk Management Study; Bias Credit


Disparities in Cancer Care and the Asian American Population
Recording Date: December 3, 2025
Richard Lee, MD – Massachusetts General Hospital
Dr. Richard Lee is a radiation oncologist at Massachusetts General Hospital and Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School. He specializes in treating head and neck cancers and is involved in research focused on improving radiation delivery and outcomes.
(1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit; Risk Management Study; Bias Credit


Implicit Racial/Ethnic Bias in Healthcare
Recording Date: January 8, 2025
Ria Roberts, MD; Physician Leader, Center for Healthy Aging, Adult Medicine-Geriatric Clinic, Lowell Community Health Center; Co-Chair, Black Women in Medicine, Office of Diversity Inclusion and Community Partnership, Harvard Medical School;  Massachusetts Medical Society’s Essex North District 2024 Clinician of the Year.
(1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit; Risk Management Study; Bias Credit

Dementia

Delirium: Understanding Management and Long-Term Effects
Recording Date: February 26, 2025
Cristina Montalvo, MD; Chief, Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry and Emergency Services, Tufts Medical Center
Chief, Psychiatry, Lowell General Hospital
Division Chief, Consultation-Liaison and Psychiatric Emergency Services Psychiatrist; Assistant Professor, TUSM
(1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ Risk Management Study; Dementia


Early-life Events Could Predispose to Dementia
Recording Date: March 5, 2025
Stephen Ginsberg, PhD; Center for Dementia, Research Scientist; Director of Ginsberg Laboratory; Professor of Psychiatry, and Neuroscience at NYU Grossman School of Medicine.
(1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ Risk Management Study; Dementia
 

Domestic violence

Intimate Partner Violence and Traumatic Brain Injury: An Invisible Public Health 
Recording Date: June 5, 2024
Eve Valera, Ph.D. Psychiatry, Mass General Research Institute; Associate Professor of Psychiatry; Harvard Medical School; As a pioneer in the field of IPV-related brain injury, she regularly lectures internationally.
(1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™   Risk Management Study, Domestic Violence Credit
(1) Maintenance of Certification Credit

End of life

Palliative Care for CHF Patients
Recording Date: February 5, 2025
Virginia Doherty, NP; Lowell General Hospital; Palliative Care Unit. Clinical Instructor at Tufts University School of Medicine.
(1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ Risk Management Study; End of Life Credit

Pain management

Intersection of Opioid Use Disorder and Infectious Diseases
Recording Date: October 22, 2025
Thomas Stopka, PhD – Tufts University School of Medicine
Dr. Thomas Stopka is an Associate Professor of Public Health and Community Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine. His research examines the social and spatial epidemiology of substance use, infectious disease transmission​ and health disparities among vulnerable populations.
(1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ Risk Management Study; Pain Management Credit


New Innovations for Drug Abuse Treatment
Recording Date: September 10, 2025
Josiah Rich, MD – Brown University School of Medicine
Dr. Josiah D. Rich is a Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology at Brown University and an infectious disease and addiction specialist. He has provided clinical care in correctional settings since 1994 and co-founded the Center for Health and Justice Transformation. His NIH-funded research focuses on opioid overdose, infectious diseases​ and addiction among incarcerated populations.
(1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ Risk Management Study; Pain Management Credit


Newly-Emerging Designer Drugs of Abuse
Recording Date: February 19, 2025
Michael Baumann, PhD; Staff Scientist and Facility Head at the National Institute on Drug Abuse, Intramural Research Program.  Unit Director; Designer Drug Research Unit; where the main goal is to collect, analyze and disseminate the most up-to-date information about the pharmacology and toxicology of newly-emerging designer drugs of abuse. 
(1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ Risk Management Study; Pain Credit


Substance Use Disorder in Pediatrics
Recording Date: January 4, 2024
Mariam Schizer, MD; Boston Children’s Hospital; Medical Director, Adolescent Substance Use and Addiction Program (ASAP); Instructor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
(1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ Risk Management Study, Pain Management Credit, (1) Maintenance of Certification Credit

Pediatrics

Eating Disorders in Teens
Recording Date: January 9, 2025
Melissa Freizinger, PhD; Boston Children’s Hospital; Associate Director, Eating Disorder Program Assistant Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School; Dr. Freizinger has presented national and local workshops and lectures on the topic of eating disorders. ‌She is published in the areas of eating disorders and bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder.
(1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™


Neonatal early onset sepsis: Progress and pitfalls
Recording Date: May 1, 2025
Dustin Flannery, DO; Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and CHOP Newborn Care at Pennsylvania Hospital, Neonatologist; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine; Director of Pediatric Trainee Education, Pennsylvania Hospital Newborn Care. His research relates to risk of early-onset neonatal sepsis.
(1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™


Pediatric Stroke Update
Recording Date: September 11, 2025
Elizabeth Rosen, MD – Tufts Medical Center
Dr. Elizabeth Rosen is a pediatric neurologist at Tufts Medical Center, specializing in cerebrovascular disease, epilepsy, and complex neurological conditions in children. She is actively involved in clinical education and advancing care strategies for pediatric stroke and related disorders.
(1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™


Post-acute sequelae of pediatric Covid
Recording Date: March 6, 2025
Lael Yonker, MD; Massachusetts General Hospital; Pediatric Pulmonology & Sleep Medicine and Co-Director, Pulmonary Genetics Clinic; Clinician Investigator, Assistant Professor, Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine, Mass General Research Institute; Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School
(1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™


Smart Therapy for Pediatric Patients
Recording Date: November 13, 2025
Jonathan Gaffin, MD – Boston Children's Hospital
Dr. Jonathan Gaffin is a pediatric pulmonologist at Boston Children’s Hospital and an Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School. His research investigates pediatric asthma, lung development​ and environmental factors influencing respiratory disease in children.
(1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™


Substance Use Disorder in Pediatrics
Recording Date: January 4, 2024
Mariam Schizer, MD; Boston Children’s Hospital; Medical Director, Adolescent Substance Use and Addiction Program (ASAP); Instructor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
(1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ Risk Management Study, Pain Management Credit, (1) Maintenance of Certification Credit

Risk management

Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare
Recording Date: December 17, 2025
Rajesh Manrai, PhD – Harvard Medical School
Dr. Rajesh Manrai is an Assistant Professor of Biomedical Informatics at Harvard Medical School. His research uses machine learning and big data to uncover mechanisms of disease and improve precision medicine approaches.
(1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™; Risk Management Study


Caring for the Burned-Out Caregiver
Recording Date: October 29, 2025
Marie Clouqueur, LICSW – McLean Hospital
Marie Clouqueur, LICSW, is a licensed clinical social worker at McLean Hospital with expertise in trauma-informed care and behavioral health services. She is involved in delivering evidence-based treatment for patients with complex psychiatric needs.
(1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™; Risk Management Study


Critical Skills for the Well Leader
Recording Date: November 12, 2025
Catherine Pipas, MD – Dartmouth School of Medicine
Dr. Catherine Pipas is a Professor at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, where she focuses on population health and physician well-being. She leads national initiatives to improve resilience, burnout prevention​ and self-care among healthcare providers.
(1) AMA PRA Category one Credit™; Risk Management Study


The "Difficult" Patient
Recording Date: November 6, 2024
Autumn Riester, MD; University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine; Associate Professor of Medical Ethics and Health Policy; Vice Chair for Education MBE/MSME Program Director; Director, Penn Program in Clinical Conflict Management. She has been a member of several international bioethics initiatives including projects in Tanzania, the EU, the UAE, Singapore​ and Japan. She is author of over 100 publications in the areas of clinical ethics, clinical conflict management, LGBT bioethics, and medical ethics education.
(1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™;
(1) Maintenance of Certification Credit, Risk Management Study


A Global Plastics Treaty to Protect Endocrine Health
Recording Date: June 26, 2024
Leonardo Trasande, MD; NYU Grossman School of Medicine; Jim G. Hendrick, M.D. Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics Professor, Department of Population Health. He is perhaps best known for a series of studies published in Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology and the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism that document disease costs due to endocrine disrupting chemicals in the US.
(1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™; Risk Management Study
(1) Maintenance of Certification Credit


Nutrition Security and Screening Tools
Recording Date: April 9, 2025
Parke Wilde, PhD; Tufts University School of Medicine; Professor, Friedman School and a leading authority on US food policy and economics of US federal nutrition assistance programs.  Previously, he worked for Community Nutrition Institute and for the USDA’s Economic Research Service. His research addresses food security and hunger management. ‌He is a member of the Institute of Medicine’s Food Forum and member of research committee advising Agree, a national food policy initiative.
(1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™; Risk Management Study


Overview of Stress Management and Resiliency Training
Recording Date: June 25, 2025
Geneve Allison, MD; Infectious Disease Physician at Tufts Medical Center; Associate Professor at Tufts University School of Medicine. She is a certified teacher of the “SMART Course” – Stress Management and Resiliency Training from Benson Henry Institute for Mind-Body Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and leads evidence-based small group stress management courses tailored to physicians at Tufts Medicine.
(1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™; Risk Management Study


PFAS
Recording Date: October 8, 2025
Laurel Schaider, PhD – Silent Spring Institute
Dr. Laurel Schaider is a senior scientist at Silent Spring Institute, where she leads research on environmental health and water quality. Her work focuses on PFAS contamination, environmental justice​ and community-based research to understand and address exposure to pollutants.
(1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™; Risk Management Study


Physicians’ Experiences With Mistreatment and Discrimination
Recording Date: December 18, 2024
Colin West, MD; Mayo Clinic
Colin P. West, M.D., Ph.D., is a quantitative health sciences researcher whose work focuses primarily on physician well-being, evidence-based medicine and biostatistics​ and medical education.
(1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™;
(1) Maintenance of Certification Credit; Risk Management Study


Safe Handling of Medication
Recording Date: April 23, 2025
Christina Johnson, PharmD; Lowell General Hospital, Department of Pharmacy, Lowell General Hospital’s Program Director of the Pharmacy Resident Program.
(1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™; Risk Management Study


Work Place Violence
Recording Date: January 17, 2024
Tyler Michaud, Lowell General Hospital, Patient Safety Manager
(1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™; Risk Management Study, Pain Management Credit; (1) Maintenance of Certification Credit

My CME Tracker

CME Credit Report
This CME Credit Report shows your participation in Lowell General Hospital–accredited continuing education activities and calculates your compliance with Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine (BORIM) licensing requirements.

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CME Certificate
This feature allows non-physician participants to view and download official CME Certificates of Attendance for educational sessions completed through Lowell General Hospital’s accredited programs.

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CME Passport
For physicians only: CME Passport allows you to track your CME/MOC credits and generate a transcript with the ability to share your transcript via email to licensing, certifying board or credentialing entities.

CME Passport

Board of Registration in Medicine's CME requirements

Guidelines for fulfilling the continuing medical education (CME) and the education requirements during the pilot program (adopted December 6, 2018). The guidelines are for your Massachusetts license initial and renewal applications.

New guidelines

Required and should be included in your biennial 50 credits of CME. You must review for at least 2hours to receive the mandatory 2 credits.

Reminder: Please keep a copy of the completion for your files. We do not keep track of these programs.

Here are the one-time requirements:

Suspected child abuse or neglect

This program is only for new physicians or if you have not completed your ONE TIME MANDATORY Program for licensure. REMINDER PRINT OFF YOUR CERTIFICATE AT THE END OF PROGRAM, MEDICAL EDUCATION OFFICE DOES NOT KEEP THESE FOR YOU AND THIS DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR CME CREDITS. 
51A Online Mandated Reporter Training

Domestic violence and sexual violence

This program is only for new physicians or if you have not completed your ONE TIME MANDATORY Program for licensure.  The Lowell General Hospital Medical Education Committee is currently scheduling a Grand Rounds event to qualify for this mandatory credit.

Electronic Health Records (EHRs)

Physicians renewing their Massachusetts License are required to attest (one time only) to their proficiency with EHRs.

You can fulfill this requirement (1) of (4) ways, the list is below:

  1. Participation in a Meaningful Use program as an eligible professional.
  2. Employment with, credentialed to provide patient care at, or in a contractual agreement with an eligible hospital or critical access hospital with a CMS Meaningful Use program.
  3. Participation as either a Participant or an Authorized User in the Massachusetts Health Information Highway.
  4. Completion of three hours of a Category 1 EHR-related CPD course that discusses, at a minimum, the core and menu objectives and the CQMs for Meaningful Use.

Majority of physicians fulfill this requirement with #2 in the list above. Lowell General Hospital participates with CMS Meaningful Use Program and if you have Active Privileges at Lowell General Hospital, you have fulfilled this requirement.

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