Accredited Continuing Professional Education

The Department of Continuing Education and Assessment @ HSC is dedicated to creating solutions for a healthier community through effective continuing education and professional development activities for healthcare teams designed to improve competence, performance, patient outcomes, or population health in the communities we serve.

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Accreditations

Jointly Accredited Provider Logo

In support of improving patient care, The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 

 

 

American Osteopathic Association LogoThe University of North Texas Health Science Center is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association to award continuing medical education to physicians.

 

 

Association of Social Work Boards Approved Continuing Education LogoAs a Jointly Accredited Organization, The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit.

 

  • Physical Therapists (TBPTE)
  • Public Health Professionals (NBPHE)
  • Texas Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists (per Texas Administrative Code)
  • Texas Licensed Professional Counselors (per Texas Administrative Code)

Recent courses

  • Self-study / Enduring
  • Behavioral Health
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Family Medicine
  • Infectious Disease
  • Internal Medicine
  • Osteopathy
  • Pediatrics
  • Psychiatry
  • Public Health
Intimate partner violence (IPV) and HIV/AIDS are co-occurring pandemics affecting millions of women and young girls worldwide.
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    • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
    • 1.00 ANCC
    • 1.00 AOA Category 2-B
    • 1.00 ASWB Credit
    • 1.00 Certified Public Health (CPH)
    • 1.00 HSC Participation
  • Self-study / Enduring
  • Behavioral Health
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Family Medicine
  • Geriatric Medicine
  • Infectious Disease
  • Internal Medicine
  • Obstetrics/Gynecology
  • Orthopaedics
  • Osteopathy
  • Palliative and Hospice
  • Pediatrics
  • Pulmonology
  • Surgery, General
Healthcare providers will potentially deliver bad news to patients many times throughout their careers.  Disclosing bad news is inherently negative and can contribute to stress and anxiety.  When p
5
    • 0.75 ACPE Pharmacy
    • 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
    • 0.75 ANCC
    • 0.75 AOA Category 1-B
    • 0.75 ASWB Credit
    • 0.75 Certified Public Health (CPH)
    • 0.75 HSC Participation
    • 0.75 Physical Therapist (PT)
  • Self-study / Enduring
  • Behavioral Health
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Family Medicine
  • Infectious Disease
  • Internal Medicine
  • Osteopathy
  • Pediatrics
  • Psychiatry
  • Public Health
The intersections between HIV and IPV are critical to address when trying to enhance both violence and HIV prevention efforts and improve health outcomes for survivors.
5
    • 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
    • 0.50 ANCC
    • 0.50 AOA Category 2-B
    • 0.50 ASWB Credit
    • 0.50 Certified Public Health (CPH)
    • 0.50 HSC Participation
  • Self-study / Enduring
Preceptors require advanced skills in assessing and providing feedback to pharmacy students during their rotations.
5
    • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
  • Self-study / Enduring
Program OverviewThe College of Pharmacy at the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth presents this learning activity for pharmacists and pharmacy t
4.666665
    • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
    • 1.00 ACPE Technician
  • Self-study / Enduring
Pain Management has evolved significantly in recent years, emphasizing the multimodal approaches over traditional opioid prescribing.
5
    • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
    • 1.00 ACPE Technician
    • 1.00 HSC Participation

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