Series Overview

In this series learners will be instructed on how to start a very important conversation about what matters most to your patient. It’s not about what is the matters with your patient but rather what matters most to them. Every learner should be equipped with communication skills that help us have quality discussions with patients/families about future care. These skills can also be transferred to everyday communications with family and friends.

Target Audience

This course is designed for physicians, nurses and social workers. This education inapplicable 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, 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 7.5 clinical continuing education credits. 

Credit Designation 

Geisinger College of Health Sciences designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.5 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 7.5 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.