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American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) requires 90 credits of CME every 3 years. Of the total CME that you do 24 have to be Self-Assessment CME. Our podcast provides a total of 225 CME of which 24 can be used for Self-Assessment CME after completing both the CME podcast episode quizzes and taking one of the Self-Assessment Quizzes. Self-Assessment can be confusing, but here is a short article to make it clearer.

Continuing Education Requirements for Nurse Practitioners

• American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certifying Board (AANPCB) dictates that you must complete 100 contact hours of advanced CE in a 5 year period. 25 of these hours must be in advanced practice pharmacotherapeutics.

  • Pharmacology CE must include topics such as current clinical application of pharmacology and pharmacokinetics, techniques for safe drug prescribing information, and drug specific information/therapy for treatment of common acute and chronic diseases across the lifespan.

  • Pharmacology CE must be separately documented by the sponsor offering the CE, i.e. “Credit: 1.25 CE; 0.5 of which may be applied towards Pharmacology.”

  • At this time, the Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast credits may be applied towards non-pharmacology CE. While pharmacology topics are addressed, please assume that Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast CE are non-pharmacology. If this changes, we will update you!

• CE certificates must show clear accreditation by an appropriate authorizing entity. CE activities must be accredited by or be an approved provider such as, but not limited to, the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).

  • The Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Podcast activities are provided through a joint providership with University of California Irvine School of Medicine, which is an ACCME accredited provider.

• Certificants are responsible for accessing and maintaining copies of their CE certificates for submission to AANPCB for their recertification application.

  • We suggest saving all certificates. If however, you lose a certificate, please contact us at dr@psychiatrypodcast.com.

• Click here to access the AANPCB main website, or here to access the AANPCB NP Recertification Handbook.

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) dictates that you must complete 75 contact hours (CH) in a 5 year period. All APRNs renewing their CNS or NP certification are required to complete 25 CH of pharmacology, as a portion of the mandatory 75 CH that is related to the CNS or NP certification.

• All 75 contact hours (CH) must be directly related to the full scope of your certification role and specialty.

• At least 60 of the 75 CH must be formally approved continuing education hours. Formally approved continuing education hours meet one or more of the criteria listed below:

  • Continuing nursing education (CNE) approved for nursing contact hours by an accredited provider or approver of CNE.

  • Continuing medical education (CME) approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™ (which we are approved for)

  • Continuing education hours approve through the Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Continuing Education. Visit www.jointaccreditation.org/accredited-providers?page=8 for a list of accredited providers

• Other healthcare disciplines’ CH applicable to your certification specialty (e.g., dietitian, social work, emergency management, EMT, pharmacy, respiratory therapy, physical therapist, occupational therapist, physician assistants) are acceptable.

• Repeat courses are not accepted for certification renewal. You may claim credit for a specific course only once, even if you took that course multiple times during the past five years.

• The hours achieved from academic coursework that are applicable to your certification specialty can be converted to contact hours. See Category 2 for accepted academic coursework.

• As needed, you can use these formulas to convert continuing education credit or academic hours: 1 Contact Hour = 60 Minutes or 1 Academic Semester Credit = 15 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™ Contact Hours 60 Minutes = 1 Contact Hour or 1 Academic Quarter Credit = 12.5 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™ Contact Hour

 At this time, the Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast credits may be applied towards non-pharmacology CE. While pharmacology topics are addressed, please assume that Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast CE are non-pharmacology. If this changes, we will update you!

The Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Podcast activities are provided through a joint providership with University of California Irvine School of Medicine, which is an ACCME accredited provider and approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.

·        Click here to access the ANCC main website, or here to access the ANCC Renewal Requirements.

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Continuing Education Requirements for Physician Assistants

• The National Commission on Certification for Physician Assistants (NCCPA) requires 100 hours of CME every two years. 50 hours must be Category 1, and 50 hours may be Category 1 or Category 2.

  • The Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast activities are provided through a joint providership with University of California Irvine School of Medicine, which is an ACCME accredited provider of Category 1 CME.

• Self-assessment CME are considered to be more valuable by the NCCPA, and will be awarded an additional 50% of credit. If an activity is worth 1 CME credit, the NCCPA will convert this activity to 1.5 CME credits.

  • The Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast activities are Self Assessment CMEs, meaning for every hour of credit, the NCCPA will award an additional half hour of credit for activity completion.

• The NCCPA indicates that you should keep your Category 1 CME documentation for your current two year cycle and for the previous two year cycle.

  • We suggest saving all certificates. If however, you lose a certificate, please contact us at dr@psychiatrypodcast.com.

• Click here to access the NCCPA main website, or here to access the main page on maintaining certification.

Continuing Education Requirements for Psychologists

• Licensing and continuing education requirements are on a state-by-state basis.

• We hope to provide information to help psychologists in all states with their continuing education requirements over time. If you are interested in how the Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast can meet your licensing needs, please email dr@psychiatrypodcast.com and let me know what state you are practicing in.

• California Board of Psychology

  • 36 hours of continuing education (CE) are required for each 2-year renewal period.

  • 25% of the hours must be “live” or involve real time interaction with the instructor.

  • Courses must be an hour long to comply with CE requirements.

  • The Board of Psychology recognizes and accepts for continuing education credit courses which are provided by certain entities, including the ACCME.

    • The Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Podcast activities are provided through a joint providership with University of California Irvine School of Medicine, which is an ACCME accredited provider.

  • Psychologists self-certify the number of hours they have completed on the renewal form. Licensees must retain their records for 4 years, as the Board conducts random audits and may contact the licensee for proof of completion.

    • We suggest saving all certificates. If however, you lose a certificate, please contact us at dr@psychiatrypodcast.com.

  • The Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast currently has several episodes and quizzes which comply with the California Board of Psychology’s requirements, with over 225 hours of continuing education. New episodes and quizzes will be added consistently!

Continuing Education Requirements for Registered Nurses

• The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) requires a mandatory 75 continuing education hours (CH) in a five year period. 51% of the 75 CH must be directly related to the full scope of your certification role and specialty.

• 50% of the 75 CH must be formally approved. Activities sponsored by the ACCME are formally approved for CH.

  • The Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Podcast activities are provided through a joint providership with University of California Irvine School of Medicine, which is an ACCME accredited provider.

• When applying for certification renewal, you will complete the CH section of the Professional Development Record to document the courses attended and hours obtained. If your record is audited, you will then be required to submit documentation. The ANCC may require you to submit supporting documents, such as a copy of the completion certificate and requests that you maintain your records for the entire five-year certification cycle.

  • We suggest saving all certificates. If however, you lose a certificate, please contact us at dr@psychiatrypodcast.com.

• Click here to access the ANCC main website, or here to access the ANCC Certification Renewal Requirements PDF.