Joint Accreditation Newsletter: Welcome to Newly Accredited Organizations and Organizations Accredited with Commendation; Register for the Getting Started with JA Workshop; Complete Your Annual Reporting in JA-PARS

News

CELEBRATING NEWLY ACCREDITED ORGANIZATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS ACCREDITED WITH COMMENDATION

Please join us in welcoming the following organizations that achieved Joint Accreditation for the first time in 2023, joining our growing community of interprofessional continuing education (IPCE) professionals:

We are delighted to acknowledge the following organizations that achieved Joint Accreditation with Commendation in 2023:

Congratulations on your achievement!

REGISTER NOW: GETTING STARTED WITH JOINT ACCREDITATION WORKSHOP

New to interprofessional continuing education? Join Joint Accreditation’s virtual workshop, Getting Started with Joint Accreditation, on Thursday, March 28 to hear an overview of the Joint Accreditation process and criteria. The workshop will also include opportunities to ask 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.

Register now

JOINT ACCREDITATION LEADERSHIP TEAM ATTENDS ALLIANCE MEETING

Joint Accreditation leadership and staff came together at the 2024 Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Professions Meeting in New Orleans to answer questions about Joint Accreditation and interprofessional continuing education (IPCE) and interact with the IPCE community.

Pictured from left to right are Dimitra Travlos, PharmD, FNAP (Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education); Kate Regnier, MA, MBA (Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education); and Jennifer Graebe, MSN, RN, NEA-BC (American Nurses Credentialing Center).

QUESTIONS ABOUT JA-PARS?

If you have questions about using JA-PARS, look no further! ACCME is hosting virtual PARS/JA-PARS trainings every other week to discuss common JA-PARS questions and tasks. Check out upcoming sessions and register on ACCME’s Events page!

FIVE LICENSING BOARDS JOIN DATA COLLABORATION WITH ACCME

Five new licensing boards have joined the ACCME and State Medical Licensing Boards Collaboration:

• Alaska State Medical Board
• DC Health
• Mississippi Board of Medical Licensure
• New Jersey Board of Medical Examiners
• Wyoming Board of Medicine

Jointly accredited providers whose learners include physicians can report CME-completion data in JA-PARS about physicians licensed in these five new states, as well as any other state. All state medical licensing boards have access to the CME credit data reported for their licensees, and 11 have designated PARS as their primary source, or actively use PARS, for CME information required for relicensure. This program was created to reduce burdens on accredited providers and physicians while simplifying the audit process for boards.

Reminders for Accredited Providers

COMPLETE YOUR ANNUAL REPORTING IN JA-PARS

To fulfill your annual reporting requirement, you must enter data for your 2023 activities, complete your program summary, and accept the annual agreement in the Joint Accreditation Program and Activity Reporting System (JA-PARS). The deadline for completing your annual reporting requirements is April 1, 2024 at 11:59 pm CT, but we encourage you to complete your data entry as soon as possible.

Have questions about the annual reporting requirement? Check out the annual reporting checklist and join us for live office hours on February 20 and March 12.