Flashcards in Credit Type Acronyms Deck (28)
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ACPE
Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
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ACPE-T
Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (Techs only)
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ANCC
American Nurses Credentialing Center
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KPTA
Kentucky Physical Therapy Association
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UAB
university of alabama at birmingham
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ADC
Alcohol and Drug Counselors
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PHAB
Public Health Accreditation Board
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KBRC
Kentucky Board of Respiratory Care
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AMA PRA Category 1 - HB1
American Medical Association - Physician’s Recognition Award - house bill 1
Physicians Recognition Award is given to those that do a lot of continuing education per year, must average 50 credits per year.
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AHEC
Area Health Education Centers
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ANCC
American Nurses Credentialing Center
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AOA
American Osteopathic Association
Doctors that believe in the bodies ability to heal itself, specialize in identifying areas that hurt people and how they might affect other systems within the body
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AAPA
American Academy of Physician Assistants
They help screen patients.
PAs are medical professionals who diagnose illness, develop and manage treatment plans, prescribe medications, and often serve as a patient’s principal healthcare provider. With thousands of hours of medical training, PAs are versatile and collaborative.
PAs practice in every state and in every medical setting and specialty, improving healthcare access and quality. Scroll down to learn more about the PA profession and its commitment to improving and expanding healthcare
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UEA
Universal Email Address
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ACCME
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)
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(PRA) credit.
Physician’s recognition Award (PRA) Credit
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(SMS).
State medical society (SMS).
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KBSW
The Kentucky Board of Social Work
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KBEP
The Kentucky Board of Examiners in Psychology
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ACGME
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
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(PARS)
Program and Activity Reporting System (PARS)
All activities from anyone doing continuing medical education are stored here
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SACS
South Atlantic Cardiovascular Society
The southern Atlantic coast has a conference that gets together annually as best as I can tell
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(ODPHP)
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
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(CHES)
(MCHES)
Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES)
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(CEU)
Continuing Education Units
These are worth 10 hours of continuing education credit and are not limited to the medical field
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(IACET)
International Association for Continuing Education and Training
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(MOC)
Maintenance of Certification (MOC)
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