Lecture Series

“ACGME Core Competencies” is a series of educational presentations recorded at the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and available for viewing on the Web. The series is designed for resident and attending physicians of Penn State Hershey Medical Center. Continuing Medical Education credit will be awarded to Penn State Hershey Medical Center or Penn State College of Medicine physicians who view the presentations and complete the on-line post-test and evaluation form. Participation should take approximately 1 hour per presentation. To complete this activity and receive credit, the participant should:

 

  • Read the session learning objectives
  • View the presentation
  • Complete the on-line post-test and evaluation form

             (Resident/Fellow Evaluation)                                  (Faculty Evaluation)

Verification of AMA Category 1 Credit will be provided on annual credit transcripts issued to staff physicians. Transcripts are also available on request at www.pennsateherhsey.org/ce (use the link on the right side of the screen for “report of credits earned”). For questions about CME credit, call Continuing Education at 717-531-6483 or e-mail ContinuingEd@hmc.psu.edu.

Many of the sessions include topics in patient safety/risk management as required by the Pennsylvania State Board of Medicine.

 

DateLecture Title/SpeakerLecture Flyer &
Dicslosure
November 5, 2009 (Expires 11/05/2010)Professionalism, Gifts, and Relationships (Benjamin Levi, MD and Michael Green, MD)Flyer Disclosure
October 1, 2009 (Expires 10/01/2010)
Negotiating Employment Contracts and
 Healthcare Law Overview (Bruce Armon, Esq )
Flyer Disclosure
September 3, 2009 (Expires 09/03/2010)Education Debt Management for Residents (Julie Fresne, AAMC)Flyer Disclosure
August 6, 2009 (Expires 08/06/10)Medication Reconciliation (Barbara Hoffmann, MD; Lisa Wilhelm)Flyer Disclosure

June 4, 2009(Expires 06/04/10)

Improving Prescribing Accuracy (John Showalter, MD & Lisa Wilhelm)Flyer
Disclosure

May 7, 2009
(Expires 05/07/10)

Clinical Coaching (Jeff Weise, MD)

Flyer
Disclosure
April 2, 2009
(Expires 04/02/10)

Restraint Reduction & Patient Safety* (Barbara Hoffman, MD & Mark Rapp, MD)

Flyer
Disclosure
March 5, 2009
(Expires 03/05/10)
Anticoagulation* (Sallie Young, Pharm.D; Michael Beck, MD)Flyer
Disclosure
February 5,2009
(Expires 02/05/10)
 Falls*  (Greg Caputo, MD; Deb Verne; Michael Weitekamp, MD;
 Richard Simons, MD; Shelia Smith)
Flyer
Disclosure
January 8, 2009
(Expires 01/08/10)
 Organ Donation: Communication with Families*  (Sandralee Blosser, MD, Kelly Eshelman,
 Milind Kothari, MD)
Flyer
Disclosure
December 4, 2008
(Expires 12/04/09)
 Suffering
 (Kimberly Myers, M.A., Ph.D)
Flyer
Disclosure

The following lectures are no longer eligible for CME Credit.

2008

  • November 6, 2008: Negotiating Employment Contracts and  Healthcare Law Overview (Bruce Armon, Esq )
  • October 2, 2008: Feedback in Medical Education (Richard Simons, MD; Maryellen Gusic, MD)
  • Sept. 4, 2008: The Shaping of Professionalism and Organized Medicine (Peter Lund, MD)
  • August 7, 2008: Residents As Teachers (Ted Bollard, MD; Kelly Leite, DO)
  • June 5, 2008: Patient Safety (Michael Weitekamp, MD; Debra Verne, Risk Mgt)
  • April 3, 2008: Adverse REactions to Blood Transfusion (Peter Milward, MD)
    March 6, 2008: Get on the Path - Clinical Documentation Improvement (Noel Ballentine MD; Patricia Swetland)
    February 7, 2008: Medication Reconciliation (Chris DeFlitch MD; Lisa Wilhelm, Pharmacy)
  • January 3, 2008: Responding to Financial Conflicts of Interest in Academic Medicine:  Research, Education, and Practice (David Korn, M.D.; AAMC)

2007

  • November 1, 2007: Quality Improvement/Patient Safety: Central Line Infections (Kathleen Julian, M.D.; Gregory Caputo, M.D.)
  • October 4, 2007: Drug companies, doctors, and gifts: Why does it matter? (Michael Green, M.D.; Benjamin Levi, M.D.)
  • September 6, 2007: Negotiating Employment Contracts and Health Law Overview (Bruce Armon, Esq., Saul Ewing, LLP)
  • August 2, 2007*: Contrast Safety* (Dr. Thomas Dykes, Department of Radiology, Penn State Hershey Medical Center)
  • June 7, 2007: Dealing with the Difficult and Upset Patient (Janice Mills, Human Resources, Penn State Hershey Medical Center)
  • May 3, 2007 - no lecture
  • April 5, 2007: Pennsylvania Medical Society:  Key to Medicine's Future (Roger Mecum, CEO, Pennsylvania Medical Society)
  • March 1, 2007: Decedent Care (Ashraf Abou-Elella, MD, Department of Pathology, Penn State Hershey Medical Center)
  • February 1, 2007:  Patient Safety III (Michael Weitekamp, MD; Chief Medical Officer, Penn State Hershey Medical Center)
  • January 4, 2007:  How to Give a Presentation (Michael Green, MD, MS, FACP: Department of Humanities, Penn State Hershey Medical Center)

2006

  • December 7, 2006: Sleep Loss, Sleepiness, Fatigue and Resident Work Hours (Alexander Vgontzas, M.D.; Department of Psychiatry, Penn State Hershey Medical Center)
  • November 2, 2006: Medical Education for a Changing World – Integrating Cultural Competence in our Practice  (Deborah Davis, DSW, Manager, Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Employment Equity, Penn State Hershey Medical Center)
  • October 5, 2006:  Disclosure of Unanticipated Outcomes and Medical Errors  (Patrice Weiss, M.D., Medical Director Risk Management, Lehigh Valley Hospital)
  • September 7, 2006: Negotiating Employment Contracts and Health Law Overview (Bruce Armon, Esq., Saul Ewing, LLP)
  • August 3, 2006: What Mark Twain Would Tell Us About Medicine, {If he were here today}  (K. Patrick Ober, M.D., Wake Forest University School of Medicine)
  • July 6, 2006: Conflicts of Interest in Educational Activities  (Luanne Thorndyke, M.D., Associate Dean for Professional Development, Penn State Hershey Medical Center)
  • May 4, 2006: The Medical Marriage (Errol Aksu, M.D. Department of Psychiatry)
  • April 6, 2006:Medical Politics (Virginia Hall, M.D., Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Penn State Hershey Medical Center)
  • March 2, 2006: Care Delivery Teams:  Clinical Microsystems in Action (Steve Mancuso, BSN, Administrator, Penn State Hershey Medical Center)
  • February 2, 2006: Reconciliation of Medications (Ali Bahadori, M.D., Lisa Wilhelm R.Ph)
  • January 5, 2006: Outcomes Assessment and Resident Education (Robert Harbaugh, M.D., Chair, Department of Neurosurgery, Penn State Hershey Medical Center)

2005

  • December 1, 2005: Patient Safety III (Lynda Martin, Quality Services, Penn State Hershey Medical Center)
  • November 10, 2005:Residents as Teachers (Ralph Jozefowicz, M.D., Associate Chair for Education, University of Rochester School of Medicine)
  • October 13, 2005: Dying: Then and Now (Joseph Ballard, M.D., Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Penn State Hershey Medical Center)
  • September 1, 2005: Healthcare from an Employer Perspective;
    Mr. Scott Newkam; Ms. Marcella Arline
  • August 4, 2005:Physician Impairment;
    Thomas Hobbs, M.D.
  • July 7, 2005:Systems Theory;
    James Herman, M.D.; Alan Adelman, M.D.
  • June 2, 2005:The PA State Board of Medicine: Myths and Realities;
    Daniel Kimball, M.D., Program Director, Internal Medicine, Lehigh Valley Hospital
  • May 5, 2005:Someone To Watch Over Me;
    Richard Simons, M.D.; Michael Weitekamp, M.D.
  • April 7, 2005:Professionalism in Medicine: Translating Theory into Practice;
    Wiley ;Chip; Souba, M.D., Chair, Department of Surgery
  • March 3, 2005:Informed; Consent for Clinical Research;
    Kevin Gleeson, M.D.
  • February 3, 2005:Disparities in Health and Healthcare;
    Marianne Hillemeier, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
  • January 6, 2005:Healthcare Economics;
    Kevin Haley, Interim Chief Financial Officer, PSHMC

2004

  • December 2, 2004: "Ethics: Informed Consent and Autonomy"
  • Dr. Michael Green, Humanities and Dr. Benjamin Levi, Pediatrics
  • November 4, 2004: "Truth-telling and Mistakes"
  • Dr. Michael Green, Humanities, Dr. Benjamin Levi, Pediatrics and Dr. Dennis Gingrich, Family Medicine
  • October 14, 2004: "Patient Safety II"
  • Debra Verne, Director, Risk Management
  • September 2, 2004: "Patient Safety I and Medication Errors"
  • Dr. Richard Simons; Dr. Chris DeFlitch, Department of Emergency Medicine
  • August 5, 2004: "Malpractice"
  • Grant Fleming, Senior Partner, McQuaide Blasko
  • July 8, 2004:  "Systems-Based Practice at Penn State Hershey Medical Center" 
  • Dr. Michael Weitekamp, Chief Medical Officer
  • June 3, 2004: "Health Insurance/Systems-Based Practice"
  • Dr. Brent O'Connell, Highmark Blue Shield
  • April 1, 2004: "Sleep Deprivation - Physician Heal Thyself" 
  • Dr. Lee Segal, Department of Orthopaedics

Computer Hardware/Software Requirements

  • High-speed internet connection
  • PC with Windows operating system (Win 95, 98, ME, 2000, or XP)
  • Macintosh with OS X operating system
  • Internet Explorer (version 5.0 or newer) or Safari Web browser (Macintosh)
  • Windows Media Player


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