Series Overview

Lower Extremity Grand Rounds is hosted monthly by the residents and core faculty of the GCMC PMS-36 Podiatric Medicine and Surgery Program. The sessions cover relevant medical and surgical topics as well as recent, more relevant industry-based didactics regarding DEI, SDOH, and system-based sciences. The course is interactive and provides a highly educational platform for discussion. Case presentations are often included that highlight the complexities of foot and ankle care.

Target Audience

This activity is designed for physicians, medical and surgical subspecialties that collaborate in care of podiatric patients. Other learner groups such as students, externs, any orthopedic faculty or learners, and wound care specialists would also benefit from this education.

Planning Committee

Nicole Branning, DPM, Activity Director

Ellianne Nasser, DPM

Khrizma Stubbs, DPM

Sana Siddiqui, DPM

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.