Series Overview

This lecture series is intended to be a weekly series of informative lectures given by experts in the field to educate the hospital staff at large and improve quality of patient care. Examples of lectures planned include but are not limited to: overviews of guideline updates, peer review of cases for improved care delivery, DEI education, opioid management and safety, and updates to procedures offered at the facility. Learners should attend to bolster medical knowledge, stay up to date on most recent practice guidelines, and improve relationships with colleagues in academic discussion.

Target Audience

This activity is designed for Internal Medicine and Family Medicine physicians as well as hospital specialists. Other learner groups such as medical students, residents, and ancillary hospital staff would also benefit from this education. 

Planning Committee

Connor Dougherty, DO, Activity Director

Karlyn Paglia, MD, Activity Director

Juan R. Escobar, MD

Melad Kamel, MD

Shashank Kotakonda, MD

Jayalakshmi Nair, MD

Jignesh Patel, MD

Jameson Woodard, MD

Hasan Zerti, MD

Robert Yanoshak, DO

Habib Hamoud, 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.

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 __ contact hours for nurses. Nurses 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.