Empowering Educators, Elevating Excellence

January 22, 2025

Healthcare Continuing Education Professionals Week is a special time dedicated to recognizing and celebrating the vital contributions of continuing education (CE) professionals. This week-long celebration includes various activities and events aimed at honoring these professionals who ensure that healthcare providers stay informed, competent, and capable of delivering the best possible care to their patients.

Join us on Wednesday at noon for our Keynote speaker, Jackie Hunter, NMD, DC, inaugural VP, Health Equity Strategies at the American Hospital Association’s (AHA) Institute for Diversity and Health Equity as she delivers a thought-provoking session on diversity and inclusivity in medical education.

Target Audience

All Nemours Children's Health continuing education professionals and anyone with an interest in diversity and inclusivity in healthcare education.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity participants will be able to:

  • Discuss the importance of inclusivity in healthcare education.
  • Foster effective communication across disciplines. 
  • Apply Inclusive practices to real-world healthcare settings:
  • Stimulate real-world scenarios to practice interprofessional collaboration in a variety of environments into team meetings, huddles, etc.
  • Encourage reflection and continuous learning to adapt healthcare practices that reduce disparities and promote health equity.

Contact Information: If you have any questions regarding this course please contact the Course Coordinator, Betsy Lee at [email protected] 

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AAPA Category I CME

    The Nemours Foundation has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit to participants in Empowering Educators, Elevating Excellence. Approval is valid from 1 month 6 hours. AAPA reference number: CME-

    This activity is designated for 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

    AAPA Category I CME
  • 1.00 MOC ABS – Surgery
    Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirements of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

    The Nemours Foundation is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    The Nemours Foundation designates this activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 1.00 ANCC Nursing Contact Hour

    Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

    This activity is designated for 1.00 contact hours.

  • 1.00 Continuing Education
    This activity is designated for 1.00 continuing education credits.
  • 1.00 Nursing Contact Hour – Florida Board of Nursing

    Provider approved by the Florida Board of Registered Nursing. Provider number # 50-1428.

    This activity is designated for 1.00 contact hours.

Course opens: 
01/01/2025
Course expires: 
01/31/2025
Event starts: 
01/22/2025 - 12:00pm EST
Event ends: 
01/22/2025 - 1:00pm EST
Cost:
$0.00
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Click on the Speaker's Name to see their full bio:

Jackie Hunter, NMD, DC

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Course Director(s)

Kelly Carlson Eberbach, DNP, MBA, RN, CPN, CPEN

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Jennifer Valdivia, MHA

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Planner(s)

Justin Andrade, MS

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Betsy Lee

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Disclosure link: 
Nemours Disclosure Form
 
In support of improving patient care, Nemours Children’s Health 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.

Physicians

Nemours Children’s Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses

Nemours Children’s Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 contact hours for nurses. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Nemours Children’s Health is accredited by the Florida Board of Nursing to provide nursing continuing education: Provider #50-1428. This course is approved activity for 1.0 contact hours. 

To earn nursing contact hours for this activity, please attend the entire presentation and then complete the online evaluation, which will be distributed via email following the presentation.

Physician Associates

Nemours Children’s Health has been authorized by the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria.  This activity is designated for a maximum of 1.0 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Physician Associates should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Other Professions

A certificate of participation will be provided to other health care professionals requesting credits. Please check with your accreditation board to make sure they accept AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Below are the credit types available to you per your professional designation.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AAPA Category I CME

    The Nemours Foundation has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit to participants in Empowering Educators, Elevating Excellence. Approval is valid from 1 month 6 hours. AAPA reference number: CME-

    This activity is designated for 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

    AAPA Category I CME
  • 1.00 MOC ABS – Surgery
    Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirements of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

    The Nemours Foundation is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    The Nemours Foundation designates this activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • 1.00 ANCC Nursing Contact Hour

    Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

    This activity is designated for 1.00 contact hours.

  • 1.00 Continuing Education
    This activity is designated for 1.00 continuing education credits.
  • 1.00 Nursing Contact Hour – Florida Board of Nursing

    Provider approved by the Florida Board of Registered Nursing. Provider number # 50-1428.

    This activity is designated for 1.00 contact hours.

Price

Cost:
$0.00
Please login or register to take this course.

Are you logged in using Nemours Associate SSO?  To ensure credits are awarded correctly, you must update your account profile.

  • Right click on My Account to open it in a new tab. 
  • Click on Edit, then on the Profile tab.
  • Verify your profession & credentials 
  • Enter applicable license type & number, Hospital Affiliation and Specialty.

Are you a healthcare professional licensed in Florida? To ensure accurate reporting to CE Broker, please follow these additional instructions.

  • The first, middle and last name on your account must match the name on your license.
  • The CE Broker profession on your account must match the profession on your license.
  • Your Florida license number must include your license prefix with no spaces and no leading zeroes.
    • INCORRECT: ME_123456, ME00123456, or 123456
    • CORRECT: ME123456

Required Hardware/software

  • Be sure to download the Microsoft Teams app before the day of the conference. 
  • Best viewing if using Google Chrome as a browser.