Continuing Education

JointAccreditationLogo.jpgIn support of improving patient care, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) 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 health care team.

  

Approved Credits and Hours

Continuing education approvals for the IHI Patient Safety Congress 2023 are pending, but the 2022 Congress was approved to provide the following.

The IHI Patient Safety Congress 2022 was approved to provide continuing education (CE) credits for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, quality professionals, and Certified Professional in Patient Safety (CPPS) recertification.

​Credit Type
​In-Person Experience
Maximum Credits
​Virtual Experience
Maximum Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
​43
​23
Nursing (ANCC) 
​34
​26
CPPS Recertification
​57
​36
Pharmacist (ACPE) 
16.75
​18.75
Quality Professional (CPHQ) 
​50.5
​33.5

Attendees will have until Friday, July 1, 2022 to claim CE credits.

American Oestopathic Accreditation (AOA)

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

The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth designates select in-person and virtual sessions of this program for a maximum of 14.00 AOA Category 2-A credits and will report CME and specialty credits commensurate with the extent of the physician’s participation in this activity.

The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth designates select on demand sessions of this program for a maximum of 9.75 AOA Category 2-B credits and will report CME and specialty credits commensurate with the extent of the physician’s participation in this activity.

To claim AOA CE credits download this form