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Register New Staff Now for ‘Getting Started’ Workshop
The Fall 2026 Getting Started with Joint Accreditation Workshop is the perfect way to help new staff on your team gain a better understanding of the Joint Accreditation Criteria. This virtual, one-day workshop will take place on Friday, October 2, from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm CT. Registration deadline is Wednesday, September 30. Participants will:
The session is interactive and designed to give participants the knowledge and confidence they need to support your CE program.
Registration is $300 per person.
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Call for Papers | JIEP Special Issue
The Journal of Interprofessional Education & Practice invites submissions for the special issue: Advancing Healthcare Through Interprofessional Continuing Education Initiatives.
Commentaries, short communications, case reports, review articles, quality improvement papers, and research papers that share innovations, outcomes, experiences, and scholarship related to interprofessional continuing education and collaborative healthcare practice are welcome.
Submission deadline is March 31, 2027.
Guest Editors are Tina Patel Gunaldo, PhD, DPT, MHS, Collaborate for Health LLC; and Joint Accreditation leaders Dimitra Travlos, PharmD, FNAP, Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education; Jennifer Graebe, DrPH, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, FNAP, FAAN, American Nurses Credentialing Center; and Kate Regnier, MA, MBA, Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education.
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Apply for the ANCC Premier Award
Jointly accredited organizations that award nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) credit are encouraged to apply for the American Nurses Credentialing Center NCPD Accreditation Premier Award.
The Premier Award recognizes organizations that demonstrate exceptional achievement in nursing continuing professional development and a sustained commitment to educational excellence. Premier Award recipients will be recognized at the Professional Development and Practice (PDP) Summit in San Antonio, April 16-18, 2027.
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Time to Update Your Contact Info in JA-PARS
It’s that time of year again: please review and update the information about your organization’s contacts in the Joint Accreditation Program and Activity Reporting System (JA-PARS) to ensure receive your Annual Accreditation Fee invoice. If you need help, contact us at [email protected].
Action Required: Select Your 2027 Additional Health Professions’ Credits
As a reminder, the annual Additional Health Professions Survey will be sent in early October. Every provider MUST complete this survey by selecting any Additional Health Professions’ credit your organization would like to offer (or continue to offer) for the 2027 Calendar year.
If you are not interested in offering Additional Health Professions’ credits, please complete the survey as well and indicate “I will not be adding any additional health professions’ credit” in your selection.
If we do not receive any response, we will assume your organization is not interested in offering credit beyond AMA PRA Category 1 Credit, ANCC credit, ACPE credit, and/or IPCE credit, and you won’t be billed for Additional Health Professions’ credit.
Start Planning! Healthcare CE Professionals Day
Healthcare Continuing Education Professionals Day is coming up on January 22, 2027. Now is a great time to start planning how your organization will celebrate the people who make high-quality healthcare continuing education possible. Consider recognizing your CE team, sharing stories of impact, highlighting interprofessional collaboration, or using the day to thank colleagues and partners who advance learning and improve care. Watch for more resources and ideas to help you celebrate.
New ACCME Certificate Program Coming Soon: Educational Design and Program Improvement
The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME®) is launching a new competency-based certificate program to help accredited continuing education professionals design, evaluate, and continuously improve CE programs in alignment with accreditation requirements. The ACCME Certificate in Educational Design and Program Improvement will prepare participants to connect their CE programs with organizational mission and strategic priorities, design education intended to produce measurable improvements, assess learner and program-level change, and use outcomes data to strengthen program effectiveness and demonstrate educational impact. Registration opens Monday, October 12, 2026, for the Winter 2026–27 Cohort of all three ACCME Certificate Programs:
All programs begin on January 4, 2027.
Reminder: ABTS To Retire Self-Reporting of CME Credit by Diplomates
The American Board of Thoracic Surgery (ABTS) has announced an upcoming change in how Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit is recognized for ABTS Continuing Certification (CC) requirements. Effective December 31, 2027, ABTS will retire self-reporting of CME credit by diplomates. This means that for an ABTS surgeon to have their CME credit count toward their ABTS Continuing Certification (CC) requirements, CME credit must be reported directly by the accredited provider through PARS (or JA-PARS, as applicable) beginning January 1, 2028.
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