Series Overview

To learn how to start this very important conversation about what matters most to your patients and how to integrate person centered conversations into your everyday practice. It’s not about what is the matter with your patient but rather what is matters most to them. Every learner should be equipped with the communication skills that assist in having quality discussions with patients/families about future care.

Target Audience

This activity is designed for clinicians working with the adult population, including - nurses (case managers) in any setting, social workers, advance practitioners, respiratory therapist and physicians. Other learner groups such as Medical Assistants, Community Health associates, Patient Access Representatives, and Chaplains would also benefit from this education. 

Planning Committee

Karen Adams, RN, BSN, Activity Director

Cindy Moyer, LCSW

James Joseph, MD

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.

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 4 ASWB continuing education credits. 

Credit Designation 

Geisinger College of Health Sciences designates this live activity for a maximum of 4 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 4 contact hours for nurses. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the educational activity. 

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 4 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.