“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.hmc.psu.edu/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.  Risk topics are indicated with an asterisk.*

Penn State College of Medicine designates each educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Original release date: Sessions are approved beginning on the date of the live presentation

Expiration date: No credit will be given after the posted expiration date

The following lectures are no longer eligible for CME Credit.

2007

• 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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