Series Overview

This series of lunch-and-learn style continuing education events are designed to increase the knowledge and awareness of our system diabetes educators for a variety of routine as well as unique treatment patterns, habits, and diabetic care topics for our patients. Information is presented in a virtual environment by partners and colleague content experts, allowing for flexibility to attend and continuing education credits offered for those who attend.

Target Audience

This activity is designed for nurses, dietitians and pharmacists. Other learner groups such as student learners, nurses, case managers, social workers would also benefit from this education. 

Planning Committee

Stacy Coolbaugh, MBA, RDN, LDN, Activity Director

Angela Esherick, RDN, LDN, CDCES

Adriene Zook, PharmD, RPH

Dan Huston, DNP, RN

Joey Underhill

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.

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 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 [NUMBER] contact hours (____ CEUs) of continuing pharmacy education credit JA0008072-0000-23*-(FINISHNUMBER). 

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

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change. 

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.