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Continuing Education for Healthcare Professionals

Bioethics in the Practice of Palliative Medicine – available until 12/31/26

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Presented by:  Daniel Hoegen, LSW, HEC-C, Clinical Ethicist/Geisinger Health System

Recorded on: November 19th, 2025

Expiration Date: This recorded presentation will provide CME credit or NCPD contact hours until 12/31/2026.

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.

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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:

  1. Attend the entire presentation.
  2. 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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