Series Overview

Partners in Leadership offers high-performing leaders, who will potentially take on increased leadership responsibilities and roles, an opportunity to continue with their leadership development. Participants within the program will learn how to increase their self-awareness along with knowledge of business acumen for additional understanding and alignment of Geisinger strategic and operational objectives. Completion of this program will benefit the participant be a more effective and collaborative leader.

Target Audience

This activity is designed for leaders of people across the organization; manager level or above with 3 years people leader experience. This leader should be potentially taking on increased leadership responsibilities in the future. Other learner groups such as the individuals that do not require continuing education credit will still benefit from the program because it provides advanced knowledge and understanding to be a more effective and collaborative leader within the organization. 

Planning Committee

Lori Veliu, MSEd, Activity Director

Melissa Presto, BS

Kim Eiden, SPHR, SHRM-SCP

Joni Olshefski, SPHR, SHRM-SCP

Lisa Hendricks, MSN

Brytanie Marshall, 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 5.5 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 5.5 contact hours for nurses. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the educational activity. 

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 5.5 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change. 

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.