Series Overview

The Bioethics and Decision Science Grand Rounds are designed to raise the level of discourse among professionals across disciplines within Geisinger concerning clinical bioethics, bioethics research and decisions sciences.

Target Audience

This activity is designed for all clinicians including nurses, physicians, advance care practitioners, dieticians, respiratory therapists, clinical social workers/care-case managers, dietitians, pharmacists, and chaplains, as well as researchers, research assistants, educators, and any Geisinger employee interested in the topic to be discussed. Other learner groups such as research faculty, nursing assistants, and legal services would also benefit from this education. 

Planning Committee

Michelle Meyer, PhD, JD, HEC-C

F. Daniel Davis, PhD, HEC-C

Sharon Gray, MA, BSN, RN, HEC-C

Daniel J. Hoegen, MSW, LSW, HEC-C, Activity Director

Christopher Chabris, PhD

Greg Burke, MD

John Pagnotto, MD

Elizabeth McDonald, MS, RDN, LDN, CNSC

Linda Page, RT

Ronald Napikoski, RT

Dean Parry, RPH

Kaylee Kachurka, PA-C

Erin Hall- Melnychuk, PhD

Anne Kasper, LPC, BBC

Accreditation 

In support of improving patient care, Geisinger College of Health Sciences 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.

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. 

As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Geisinger College of Health Sciences is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Worker Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 1 ethics continuing education credits. 

Completion of the RD DTR profession-specific or IPCE activity awards CPEUs (One IPCE credit = One CPEU). If the activity is dietetics - related but not targeted to RDs or DTRs, CPEUs may be claimed which are commensurate with participation in contact hours (One 60 minute hour = 1 CPEU). RDs and DTRs are to select activity type 102 in their Activity Log. Sphere and Competency selection is at the learner's discretion. 

Credit Designation 

Geisinger College of Health Sciences designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.  Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the educational activity.

Geisinger College of Health Sciences designates this activity for 1 contact hours for nurses. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the educational activity. 

This live activity is approved for 1 contact hours (0.1 CEUs) of continuing pharmacy education credit JA0008072-0000-25-037-L99-P. 

Geisinger College of Health Sciences 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 1 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation. 

Geisinger College of Health Sciences designates this activity for 1 CE Credits for psychologists. 

Geisinger College of Health Sciences designates this activity for 1 CPEU credits for dietitians. 

Disclosure Policy

Geisinger College of Health Sciences must ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its continuing education activities. Each person in a position to control the educational content of a CE activity must disclose the existence or non-existence of any financial relationship that they have with an ineligible company. There is no minimum financial threshold; individuals must disclose all financial information, regardless of the amount. Individuals must disclose regardless of their view of the relevance of the relationship to the education. Any identified conflicts of interest will be resolved prior to the start of the activity. Subsequently, disclosure information is made available prior to the start of the activity.