NAPNAP Chapter Officer Summit Continuing Education Laura Nelsen

NAPNAP Chapter Officer Summit Continuing Education Laura Nelsen Senior Education Manager Wednesday, March 15, 2017

NAPNAP’s Continuing Education Mission As The Leader in Pediatric Education for Nurse Practitioners®, the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners’ Continuing Education mission is to provide lifelong learning opportunities to support pediatric-focused advanced practice registered nurses in promoting optimal health for children.

NAPNAP Offers CE Accreditation Chapter 3 -Year Accreditation Chapter Individual Program Accreditation

Chapter 3 -Year Accreditation Submit one (1) Chapter Provider Accreditation Application with attachments and three (3) separate original CE programs for review and evaluation every 3 years. One designated individual who is accountable for the quality of educational programs and for ensuring all aspects of the NAPNAP CE Guidelines are followed. If the contact person changes during the three-year approval period, the chapter is responsible for notifying the NAPNAP National Office. Maintain a summary of the programs offered during the 3 year period.

Chapter 3 -Year Accreditation…. continued Chapter is responsible for retaining all necessary program information, per the NAPNAP CE Guidelines. Chapter is responsible for providing certificates of attendance to the participants and maintaining course files for all programs offered during the accreditation period. Accredited provider status enables chapter to offer NAPNAP contact hours for their own chapter programs only, the chapter cannot accredit CE programs for other organizations or chapters.

Chapter Individual Program Accreditation Chapter must submit the Individual Program Application for each program seeking CE accreditation. Review of a standard Individual Program Application takes six weeks. NAPNAP will not begin the review of an Individual Program Application until all application items have been received.

Chapter Individual Program Accreditation NAPNAP will provide one electronic copy of the certificate of attendance to the chapter for duplication and distribution at the program. Chapter must submit a list of participants to the NAPNAP National Office for recording. NAPNAP maintains individual course record files at the National Office.

Which option is best for your chapter? Does your chapter: Offer multiple programs throughout the year? If yes, Chapter accreditation will help reduce paperwork If no, Individual Program accreditation may be less expensive Have a volunteer with a place to store the records and who is accountable for ensuring guidelines are followed? If yes, Chapter accreditation can be managed within your chapter. If no, NAPNAP provides management of record keeping for programs receiving Individual accreditation.

Shared experiences from a Chapter CE Chair Jennifer Kurrle - Virginia Hampton Roads CE Chair 9

Taking Chapter CE Online Many services exist to take existing content and prepare it for online delivery. Consider recording any live webinar for those that cannot attend the live event. You can also create content solely for publishing online. Self-paced learning must be accompanied by a post test, evaluation and a way to obtain a CE Certificate. 11

Resources Available to Chapters Continuing Education Program Accreditation Website at https: //www. napnap. org/continuing-education-program-accreditation Links to online applications for: Chapter CE Accreditation http: //fs 12. formsite. com/NAPNAPCE/Chapter. Application/form_login. html Individual Program Accreditation http: //fs 12. formsite. com/NAPNAPCE/Individual. Application/form_login. html

CE Accreditation Questions Laura Nelsen, Senior Education Manager lnelsen@napnap. org Alexandra Rojas Education Specialist arojas@napnap. org