Geisinger Annual Breast Conference

Danville, PA US
October 24, 2025
This is a hybrid educational activity. Breast cancer encompasses a complex range of diseases, with ever-changing detection, diagnosis, and management strategies. As our understanding of biology advances and standards of care improves, new questions and challenges arise, making practice-focused education essential. The Geisinger Annual Breast Conference meets this need by uniting multidisciplinary experts: surgical, medical, and radiation oncologists, geneticists, pathologists, radiologists, and supportive care specialists to enhance patient care in breast cancer.  

Target Audience

This activity is designed for medical, surgical and radiation oncologists, breast surgeons, radiologists, pathologists, nurse practitioners, nurses, and physician assistants.  Other learner groups such as social workers, genetic counselors, medical and nursing students, healthcare administrators, public health professionals and community health workers would also benefit from this education. 

Learning Objectives

At the completion of this course, the participant should be able to:

  • evaluate current evidence-based strategies in the diagnosis and management of breast cancer, including advancements and imaging, pathology and genomic testing
  • integrate multidisciplinary approaches to breast cancer care that reduce a retreatment and aligned with current best practices to improve patient outcomes
  • demonstrate improved communication and shared decision-making skills to enhance patient engagement and individualized treatment planning across diverse clinical scenarios
Course Cancellation Policy
In the unusual circumstance that this course is cancelled, you will be called and/or emailed.  Geisinger is not responsible for any airfare, hotel or other costs incurred.
 
Attendance
Attendance will be recorded within three to four days of the conclusion of the activity.  Credit will display on your continuing education transcript once the activity evaluation is completed.  
 
Virtual Information
All details pertaining to the links for this activity will be sent once you are registered for the activity. 
    Course summary
    Available credit: 
    • 5.50 AAPA Category I CME
    • 5.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    • 5.50 ANCC
    • 5.50 Participation Credit
    Course opens: 
    06/26/2025
    Course expires: 
    12/31/2025
    Event starts: 
    10/24/2025 - 7:30am EDT
    Event ends: 
    10/24/2025 - 5:00pm EDT
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    7:30am - 8:00am

    Registration/Continental Breakfast

    8:00am - 8:30am

    Pathology

    Jeffrey Kleinberger, MD, PhD

    8:30am - 9:00am

    Updates in Radiation Oncology

    Austin Iovoli, MD

    9:00am - 9:30am

    Shared Decision Making

    Rebecca Vanderverken, RN, CBCN

    9:30am -10:00am

    Updates in Medical Oncology

    Nadia Ramdin, MD and Dr. Jennifer Collins

    10:00am -10:15am

    Discussion

    10:15am - 10:30am

    Break/Visit Exhibitors

    10:30am - 11:00am

    Updates in Genetics

    Nicole Ortiz, MS - virtual

    11:00am- 11:30am

    Updates in Breast Surgery

    Rosemary Leeming, MD, FACS

    11:30am- 12:00pm

    Updates in Plastic Surgery

    Dr. Christian Kauffman

    12:00pm - 12:45pm

    Lunch will be provided

    12:45pm - 2:45pm

    Updates in Palliative Care and Panel Discussion (with 15 minute break after video) - Dying with Dignity/Care of the Terminally Ill Patient

    Nadia Ramdin, MD, Dr. Glen Digwood, Dr. Ashley Perez, Austin Iovoli, MD, Rosemary Leeming, MD, FACS

    2:45pm – 3:00pm

    Discussion and Wrap Up

    3:00pm

    Evaluations/Adjournment

     

    *Topics/Speakers are subject to change

     

    Henry Hood Center for Health Research and virtually via Microsoft Teams
    100 North Academy Avenue
    Danville, PA 17822
    United States

    If attending in-person, all visitors should park in the patient parking lot. A shuttle bus will take you to the Henry Hood Center for Health Research, please notify the driver when boarding the bus of your final destination.

    Travel

    Henry Hood Center for Health Research is located on the Geisinger Campus in Danville, Pennsylvania (Montour County), Exit 224 on Interstate 80. Routes 11 and 54 also intersect in Danville.

    Geisinger Faculty

    Ebonee Carter, MD
    Physician, Diagnostic Radiology
     
    Jennifer Collins, MD
    Physician, Hematology and Medical Oncology
     
    Glen Digwood, MD
    Division Chief, Palliative Care
     
    Mona Duncan, MD
    Physician, Breast Surgery
     
    Austin Iovoli, MD
    Physician, Radiation Oncology
     
    *Christian Kauffman, MD, FACS
    Department Chair, Plastic Surgery
     
    Jeffrey William Kleinberger, MD, PhD
    Physician Anatomic and Clinical Pathology
     
    Rosemary Leeming, MD, FACS
    Physician, Breast Surgery 
     
    Nicole Ortiz, MS
    Genetic Counselor
     
    Kellee Neyer, RN
    Nurse Coordinator, Breast Surgery
     
    Ashley Perez, PhD
    Psychologist, Behavioral Health Adult Psychiatry
     
    Nadia Ramdin, MD
    Physician, Hematology and Medical Oncology
     
    Robin Skrine, MD
    Activity Director
    Director, Breast Surgery Danville
     
    Rebecca Vanderveken, RN, CBCN
    Nurse Coordinator, General Surgery
     
    Mary Walters, PA-C
    Physician Assistant, General Surgery
     

    Content Disclosure

    The faculty has attested that their presentations and/or content are HIPAA compliant.  
     
    Individuals in a position to control educational content for this activity have disclosed no relevant financial relationships. 
     
    CE Committee Members/Content Reviewer(s) have disclosed no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests: Katie Ritz, BS, RRT-NPS, Robert Cooney, MD, MSMedEd, FACEP, Daniel Davis, PhD, Dan Dometita, DO, Jenna Hampton, LSW, Angela Slampak-Cindric, PharmD, BCPS, Andrea Dimattia, EdD, Christen Mowad, MD, Katie Klinger, MSEd
     
    *These individuals disclosed a financial relationship(s) as listed below: 
    Financial Relationships with Ineligible Companies
    Christian Kauffman, Evergen
     
    *Any/All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.  

    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.

     

     

     

     

    Credit Designation 

    Geisinger College of Health Sciences designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.5 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 live activity for 5.5 contact hours for nurses. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the educational activity. 

    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 5.5 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation. 

     

     

    Disclosure Policy 

    Faculty and all others who have the ability to control the content of continuing education activity sponsored by Geisinger College of Health Sciences must disclose to the program audience whether they do or do not have any real or apparent conflict(s) of interest or other relationships related to the content of their presentation(s). 

    Commercial Support

    None

    Available Credit

    • 5.50 AAPA Category I CME
    • 5.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    • 5.50 ANCC
    • 5.50 Participation Credit
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