Joint Accreditation Newsletter: February 2026

NEWS

Healthcare Continuing Education Professionals Day Recap

Thank you for helping make Healthcare Continuing Education Professionals Day a success! Accredited providers across Joint Accreditation and the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) highlighted the vital work of their teams through social media (#CEProfessionalsDay), internal celebrations, newsletters, and messages from senior leadership, driving more than 6,400 impressions, nearly 600 engagements, and 268 clicks with a potential reach of 335,800+ on social media! Mark your calendar now for next year’s celebration–January 22, 2027.

Welcome IACET as an Associate Member!

The International Accreditors for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) has joined Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Continuing Education™ as an Associate Member, reinforcing its commitment to a more unified continuing education ecosystem.

This collaboration aligns IACET’s globally recognized, content-agnostic CEU Standard with Joint Accreditation’s framework for delivering education across multiple health professions through a single, coordinated process. Together, the organizations aim to support high-quality, outcomes-driven, team-based learning for the global health and human services workforce.

Newly Accredited and Accredited with Commendation

Congratulations to the following organizations that recently became newly accredited or accredited with commendation from Joint Accreditation.

Newly Accredited

Alzheimer’s Association
American College of Rheumatology
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Culinary Medicine Specialist Board DBA American College of Culinary Medicine
Florida Society of Clinical Oncology
Nuvance Health
Orlando Health
Quality Insights Inc.
RxCe.com LLC
Texas Tech Health Sciences Center El Paso
The Office of Interprofessional Continuing Education, The Health Education Center, The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB)
University of Alaska Anchorage Alaska Center for Rural Health and Health Workforce
University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine
University of Missouri – Continuing Education for Health Professions
University of Washington School of Medicine
VitalTalk

Joint Accreditation with Commendation

CME Outfitters, LLC
Defense Health Agency, J7, Continuing Education Program Office
Haymarket Medical Education
Kaplan Medical Education
Mass General Brigham
MedStar Health
Northwell Health
Optum Health Education

EDUCATION AND RESOURCES

Register Now: Getting Started with Joint Accreditation Workshop

New to interprofessional continuing education? Join us for a “Getting Started with Joint Accreditation” virtual workshop on Friday, February 20 to hear an overview of the Joint Accreditation process and criteria. Ask your questions and discuss the benefits of Joint Accreditation! This is an excellent learning opportunity for new staff, even if your organization is already jointly accredited.

Join Us for the Leadership Summit and Learn to Thrive!

It’s time to register for the 2026 Joint Accreditation Leadership Summit™, May 5, 2026, in Chicago. This year’s theme—Building Teams that Sustain and Inspire—sets the stage for dynamic sessions, peer-led discussions, and opportunities to connect with colleagues who share your commitment to interprofessional continuing education (IPCE).

Participation in the Summit is reserved for organizations that are jointly accredited or have an approved pre-application.

The Summit takes place alongside ACCME’s Learn to Thrive 2026 meeting (May 6–8), and you’ll have the option to register for both events as a bundle. Discover some sessions related to IPCE:

Strengthening Interprofessional Teams Through CE: A Systematic Approach
For the Team, By the Team: What Interprofessional CE Really Looks Like in Practice
Improving Community Oncology Education with Project ECHO: A Collaborative Approach

REMINDERS

Request for Application for OA REMS Grants

The goal of the Opioid Analgesic (OA) Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) Program Companies (RPC’s) Continuing Education Request for Application (CE RFA) is to support high-quality REMS-compliant accredited continuing medical education (CME) or continuing education (CE) to educate prescribers and other healthcare providers (HCPs), including pharmacists and nurses, on the treatment and monitoring of patients with pain.

The 2026 CE Request for Application (RFA) for REMS-compliant accredited educational grants has been posted on the Grant Management System (GMS) home page. It can also be accessed via the RPC REMS website on the right-hand side of the page. The deadline for submission of applications through the GMS for this RFA is 11:59 pm ET on Thursday, March 5, 2026.

View Application Details

Complete Your Annual Reporting in JA-PARS

By March 31, 2026, all jointly accredited providers must complete their annual reporting requirements in the Joint Accreditation Program and Activity Reporting System (JA-PARS). To fulfill your annual reporting requirements, complete the following steps by March 31, 2026:

Accept the terms of the 2026 Joint Accreditation Annual Agreement
Enter your 2025 activities (be sure to “close” all activities that ended in 2025!)
Complete and submit your 2025 Program Summary
Review and update your contact information
Attention providers who offer enduring material activities—You must update the total cumulative learner counts as of at least December 31, 2025 for each of your enduring material activities. Be sure to report the total number who have completed since the activity start date, not just those who completed in 2025.

We encourage you to complete your requirements as soon as possible. Visit https://pars.accme.org/ to get started. You can also explore our Annual Reporting page for more resources.

Annual Reporting Office Hours

We are offering virtual Zoom office hours on Thursday, February 26, 2026 from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. CT to answer your questions about the reporting requirements, navigating JA-PARS, and completing your data entry.

Questions? Email us at [email protected]. We are happy to help!