Dashboard, Tagging, and More Coming to JA-PARS; Choose to Add Professions in Survey by June 15; Join Provider Update Webinar on June 10

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COMING SOON IN THE NEW JA-PARS: DASHBOARD, TAGGING, AND MORE  

Our new, improved Joint Accreditation Program and Activity Reporting System (JA-PARS), scheduled for launch this summer, will feature a modernized, user-friendly, streamlined interface for activity and learner reporting.

Reflecting feedback from providers and other stakeholders, the improved version of JA-PARS will offer these new features:

• The ability to identify interprofessional continuing education (IPCE) activities, as well as any of the credit types included in Joint Accreditation.
• Functionality enabling you to search for an activity that includes pharmacist-learners using the Universal Activity Number (UAN), and to identify if the activity is part of a pharmacy certification program; if so, you will receive a link to continue the process outside of JA-PARS after you save the activity.
• A dashboard for your CE program, enabling you to receive notifications about your program and activities, and see high-level statistics on your program.
• Expanded capability for searching and filtering within JA-PARS and exporting the results.
• Enhanced functionality for generating reports.
• Greater flexibility for sorting and downloading your activity data.
• The option to display any of your activities offering IPCE credit or AMA PRA Category 1➢ credit in CME Finder, not only those that are registered for MOC, MIPS, and REMS.
• The ability to tag activities by commendation criteria, supporting your efforts to achieve Joint Accreditation with Commendation.
• Help when you need it: Pop-up descriptions and embedded FAQ provide guidance and clarifications, without taking you away from the JA-PARS site.

CHOOSE TO ADD PROFESSIONS BY JUNE 15 

All jointly accredited providers have the option to add professions to their portfolio mid-year for an additional $750 per profession for the remainder of 2021. You can add the ability to award IPCE credit or profession-specific credit for seven professions: athletic trainers, dentists, dietitians, optometrists, PAs (physician assistants) psychologists, and social workers. (As a jointly accredited provider, you are automatically entitled to award credit for nurses, pharmacists, and physicians). We are sending out the professions survey next week. Please complete it by June 15 to elect additional professions for your portfolio.

If you have any questions, please contact [email protected].

PROVIDER UPDATE WEBINAR”JUNE 10 

Our next Joint Accreditation Provider Update Webinar will take place on Thursday, June 10 from 1:00“2:30 pm (CT). This webinar is a great opportunity to share Joint Accreditation system updates, review important information about Joint Accreditation expectations, and build our interprofessional continuing education (IPCE) community of practice. All jointly accredited providers will receive connection information and the webinar agenda via email one week before the meeting.

If you have any questions about the June Provider Update Webinar, please email us at [email protected]. Please note that this event is open to jointly accredited providers only.

JOINT ACCREDITATION LEADERSHIP SUMMIT”UPDATED DATES: SEPTEMBER 30-OCTOBER 1

The seventh annual Joint Accreditation Leadership Summit will bring together leaders in interprofessional education and jointly accredited providers to support and strengthen the community of practice. More information on the Leadership Summit will be available soon. Participation is open only to organizations that are currently jointly accredited.

For details on upcoming Joint Accreditation events, learn more here.

IPCE Education and Resources

NEW EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE LAUNCHING JUNE 1: ACCME ACADEMY 

The ACCME, a co-founder and collaborating accreditor of Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Continuing Education, will launch ACCME Academy on June 1, a new educational resource to support the professional development of the administrators and educators that lead accredited programs. Jointly accredited providers will receive free access to multimedia, interactive courses, and resources designed to help you enhance the value of your education.

Watch for more updates via email and on the ACCME Academy webpage.

THE VALUE OF THE STANDARDS FOR INTEGRITY AND INDEPENDENCE IN ACCREDITED CE 

During a session at the ACCME 2021 meeting, participants and panelists brainstormed ways to communicate the value of the new Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Here are a few of the highlights.

What is your elevator speech about the value of the New Standards?  

• Ensuring that education is about what is best for patients and clinicians, not about financial incentives.
• Safeguarding clinician and public trust.
• The freedom to learn without bias or influence.
• Ensuring learners receive the highest quality education guided by data, evidence, and science.
• Protecting public health.

What strategies can you use now to communicate to your stakeholders the value of the new Standards?  

• Update disclosure forms and tools, using the toolkit.
• Share the value proposition statement in newsletters and other communications.
• Use a positive tone and message about shared responsibility.
• Revise joint providership guidelines to include information about the new Standards.
• Prepare a short video tutorial on the changes.
• Place the “elevator speech” on the disclosure form.
• Include the Standards’ value proposition and changes in upcoming grand rounds for staff and faculty.
• Create a handbook/toolkit for stakeholders with best practices in education and the CME forms.

Visit our Standards resources webpage for tools to help you communicate and implement the new Standards.

ACCME 2021 Meeting Resources  

• The meeting sessions and chat logs are now available to all registrants on www.accmemeeting.org. You will need to log in to the website to access these resources. Access to the ACCME 2021 session recordings and resources will be available until June 30, 2021.
• The meeting featured19 research projects shared by 60 researchers, including presentations on IPCE and enhancing care teams. The video presentations and posters are available to the public.
• We look forward to sharing the output of the ACCME 2021 Working Groups this summer.

In Case You Missed It

• 2020 Joint Accreditation Leadership Summit: The Transformative Value of IPCE