Presented by: Daniel Hoegen, LSW, HEC-C, Clinical Ethicist/Geisinger Health System
Wednesday, November 19, 2025 (noon – 1:00 p.m.)
This activity will be held virtually on Zoom (This presentation will also be recorded and made available for enduring material)
Description
This activity will provide a case study review and ethical principles review. Learners will learn to navigate an ethical dilemma, identify key elements and how to address them systemically, and work toward a patient centered outcome with the teams involved.
Target Audience
Medical providers, Nurses, Advanced Practice Providers, Care Managers, Nursing Home Staff, Social Workers, Hospital Leaders, Nursing Managers, Medical and Nursing Students who seek to improve awareness of bioethics.
Registration/Fee:
There is no fee for this activity.
Pre-registration is required for this live activity by November 10, 2025. Register Now.
(The recording will be posted online once available.)
Designation
The Mount Nittany Medical Center designates this activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.
This program meets the criteria for 1 of the 12 hours required in patient safety/risk management as defined by the PA State Board of Medicine.
Accreditation
The Mount Nittany Medical Center is accredited by the Pennsylvania Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
NCPD INFORMATION
This activity provides 1 nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) contact hours.
Mount Nittany Medical Center is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Completion Criteria
In order to obtain CME credit or NCPD contact hours you must:
- Attend the entire presentation.
- Complete the post-activity evaluation
Faculty Disclosure and Commercial Support
None of the planners, faculty, or others in control of content for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
This activity received no commercial support or sponsorship.
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