Series Overview

This program is intended to review specific cardiac disease processes and reinforce standards for transthoracic echocardiogram imaging. This activity supports quality improvement to develop standardized guidelines for image acquisition and expectations for post processing measurements. System wide echo tech education will allow for participation and collaboration across the echo labs of the entire Geisinger system.

Target Audience

This activity is designed for Sonographers, Nurses, and Non-invasive Cardiologists. Other learner groups such as cardiac ultrasound students would also benefit from this education. 

Planning Committee

Nicolas Mead, DO, Activity Director

Megan Yoder, RDCS

Angela Goss, RDCS

Jody Zeisloft, RDCS

Kaitlyn Mroczka, RDCS

Danielle Merrigan, RDCS

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 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.  Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the educational activity.

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.