CME Mission:
The Geisinger Health System Office of Continuing Medical Education serves
the needs of our integrated health care delivery system through enhancement
of patient care.
We deliver programs to support providers in primary care, medicine, pediatrics,
surgery, psychiatry, obstetrics/gynecology, pathology and radiology. Participants
include Geisinger
Health System physicians, community and affiliated physicians, advanced practitioners,
pharmacists, nurses and other health care givers.
The staff designs and provides conferences, seminars, workshops,
Geisinger Health System Intranet materials and a jointly sponsored activity.
We measure outcomes by assessing the use of disease management protocols, improvement in
quality of care, improved employee performance and employee and patient satisfaction.
The Geisinger Health System Office of Continuing Medical Education has been accredited
for more than 30 years through the Pennsylvania Medical Society to sponsor continuing
medical education programs for physicians. In addition, Geisinger provides many
forms of credit including Pennsylvania State Nursing Association, Accreditation
Council for Pharmaceutical Education, AAPA, APA, CLE, ADA, and ACSW, among others.
Q: | How soon will my attendance at a CME activity be documented on my transcript? |
A: | As soon as the attendance rosters reach the CME office, we will verify
the data and update your transcript. When the CME office manages the course,
this usually occurs within one week. Departmental activities attendance rosters
may not reach us for several weeks. This may cause a delay. |
Q: | How many credits of CME do I need? |
A: | In Pennsylvania, the proposed regulations require 100 total credit hours
within the license renewal period (e.g., January 1, 2013 - December
31, 2014). |
Q: | What about the PA Licensing Board requirement for patient safety/medical error reduction/risk management (Act 13) credits? |
A: | 12 CME credits in patient safety/medical error reduction/risk management
are required by the state each renewal cycle. This includes improving medical
records and record keeping, reducing medical errors, professional conduct
and ethics, improving communications, preventative medicine, and healthcare
quality improvement. See this site for details: (www.dos.state.pa.us/bpoa/site) |