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

  • Self-study / Enduring
The number of drug overdose deaths in the United States increased by nearly 30% from 2019 to 2020. - At the same time, nearly 75% of drug overdose deaths in 2020 were from opioids.
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    • 1.00 Certified Public Health (CPH)
    • 1.00 Community Health Worker (CHW)
    • 1.00 HSC Participation
  • Self-study / Enduring
Artificial Intelligence (AI) was developed by studying how the human brain "thinks", learns, and makes decisions to solve problems or complete tasks.
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    • 4.00 Community Health Worker (CHW)
    • 4.00 HSC Participation
  • Self-study / Enduring
  • Family Medicine
  • Infectious Disease
  • Internal Medicine
  • Obstetrics/Gynecology
  • Pediatrics
  • Preventative Medicine
HPV CHAT stands for Communicating about HPV Vaccination to Adults and Teens. This course will capture the important steps to recommending the HPV vaccine to parents and patients.
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    • 0.75 ACPE Pharmacy
    • 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
    • 0.75 ANCC
    • 0.75 AOA Category 2-B
    • 0.75 HSC Participation
  • Self-study / Enduring
This continuing education module provides an overview of the UNT Health College of Pharmacy's experiential training programs.
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    • 0.50 ACPE Pharmacy
  • Conference / meeting
Across Texas, Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) programs face significant variation in training quality, clinical competency, and access to trauma-informed, evidence-based education.
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    • 17.00 ANCC
    • 17.00 HSC Participation
  • Self-study / Enduring
  • Geriatric Medicine
Nursing home and assisted living center healthcare providers are challenged to address issues of intimacy, sexuality, and dementia.
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    • 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
    • 0.50 ANCC
    • 0.50 AOA Category 2-B
    • 0.50 ASWB Credit
    • 0.50 HSC Participation

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