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- No, ANCC and the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) criteria are two distinct types of criteria and the process to award continuing education credit differ.
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The designated nurse planner will determine the contact hour value based on eligible content. Introductions, breaks, meal times, and ineligible content are excluded from the time-based calculation. Traditionally, this is calculated using the number of minutes of educational time divided by 60 = number of contact hours.
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Once a request form is deemed eligible, a nurse planner from the provider unit (Department of Nursing Education and Professional Development [NEPD]) will coordinate the educational design process and documentation requirements to provide contact hours for your activity.
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There needs to be a nurse planner from the provider unit (NEPD) and a content expert. There must be at least 2 people on the planning committee.
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Yes, this is time spent narrowing a practice gap. A VUMC employee or a vendor representative (with exceptions) can facilitate the in-service. You must submit a request form to initiate this process.
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Maintenance of attendance rosters is the responsibility of the activity contact—not the nurse planner/provider unit. The provider unit is required to maintain all accreditation-related documentation for 6 years.
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Yes. Continuing education is offered in a variety of ‘currencies’ and is vital to the professional development of the healthcare team. Formal documentation of continuing education is attainable by attending an event with one of the following: Nursing Continuing Professional Development (NCPD) or Continuing Medical Education (CME) attendance. Check with your credentialing or licensing body for specific requirements for maintaining certification or licensure.
