Accredited Continuing Professional Education

The Department of Continuing Education and Assessment @ UNT Health Fort Worth 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.

We invite you to view our current course offerings and continue to check back for upcoming activities. Click on the “Catalog” tab above.

If you are interested in partnering with us in providing quality accredited continuing education click on the "Activity Application" tab above.

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

  • Hybrid
This microcredential will give novice faculty the beginning skills they need to launch their careers with more confidence and readiness to enter the academy of nursing education.
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    • 22.00 ANCC
    • 22.00 HSC Participation
  • Self-study / Enduring
This interdisciplinary course is designed for direct care and supportive healthcare professionals across diverse care settings and equips them with the skills and knowledge to deliver collaborative
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    • 1.25 ANCC
    • 1.75 ASWB Credit
    • 1.25 Certified Public Health (CPH)
    • 1.25 Community Health Worker (CHW)
    • 1.25 HSC Participation
    • 1.25 Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
    • 1.25 Physical Therapist (PT)
  • Conference / meeting
Registration is now closed.  You can register on-site. Descriptio
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    • 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
    • 4.00 ANCC
    • 4.00 AOA Category 2-A
    • 4.00 ASWB Credit
    • 4.00 Certified Public Health (CPH)
    • 4.00 Ethics
    • 4.00 HSC Participation
    • 4.00 Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
  • Self-study / Enduring
  • Behavioral Health
  • Family Medicine
  • Geriatric Medicine
  • Internal Medicine
  • Psychiatry
Major depressive disorder comes under the "M" of Mentation of the Age-Friendly Health System model.
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    • 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME
    • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
    • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
    • 1.00 ANCC
    • 1.00 AOA Category 2-B
    • 1.00 ASWB Credit
    • 1.00 HSC Participation
    • 1.00 Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
    • 1.00 Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
  • Self-study / Enduring
  • Behavioral Health
  • Family Medicine
  • Geriatric Medicine
  • Internal Medicine
Having dementia does not always mean a person cannot make decisions for themselves. Being over 95 does not always mean a person cannot live alone successfully.
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    • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
    • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
    • 1.00 ANCC
    • 1.00 AOA Category 2-B
    • 1.00 ASWB Credit
    • 1.00 HSC Participation
    • 1.00 IPCE
  • Self-study / Enduring
  • Public Health
According to AARP, “The population of the United States is rapidly aging. By 2030, one of every five people in the U.S. will be 65 or older.
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    • 1.50 Community Health Worker (CHW)
    • 1.50 HSC Participation

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