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ForwardAccredited 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.
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
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.
The University of North Texas Health Science Center is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association to award continuing medical education to physicians.
As 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
Health literacy is a product of the health literacy-related demands and complexities of the health care system.
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Long-term care administrators and nurse leaders within long-term care settings are challenged with recruiting, retaining, and developing a high-quality workforce to care for some of our nation's mo
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The purpose of this activity is to deliver a short written CE article surrounding the CPD cycle for HSCCP Preceptors, within the biannual preceptor’s newsletter.
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Advance Care Planning (ACP) is the face-to-face time a physician or other qualified health care professional spends with a patient, family member, or surrogate to explain and discuss advance direct
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Promoting proactive approaches to preventive health can make a difference.
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Nursing home and assisted living center healthcare providers are challenged to address issues of intimacy, sexuality, and dementia.
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