Series Overview

The Surgery Institute Operations team requires focused training on the functional areas of business including finance, human resources, marketing, access and strategy, to be effective business leaders for their departments and the greater good of the organization. Additionally, this training will give managers the ability to align purpose, vision, values, character and commitment with competency. This activity provides training from experts within the field while allowing for group discussion and team building amongst the Institute's leadership team. 

Target Audience

This course is designed for the Surgery Institute Leadership team including nursing leaders, team leaders, APP leaders, operation leaders and directors, AVP/VP and physician leaders. 

Planning Committee:

Abigail Santmyer, MHA - Activity Director 

Denise Torres, MD

Joanna Coons, RN, MSN

Amber Sauers, PA-C

Accreditation 

In support of improving patient care, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine 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 Commonwealth School of Medicine 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 clinical continuing education credits. 

Credit Designation 

Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine 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 Commonwealth School of Medicine 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. 

Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 4 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation. 

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 Commonwealth School of Medicine 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.