Credit Type Acronyms

Question 1

ACPE

Answer 1

Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education

Question 2

ACPE-T

Answer 2

Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (Techs only)

Question 3

ANCC

Answer 3

American Nurses Credentialing Center

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KPTA

Answer 4

Kentucky Physical Therapy Association

Question 5

UAB

Answer 5

university of alabama at birmingham

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ADC

Answer 6

Alcohol and Drug Counselors

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PHAB

Answer 7

Public Health Accreditation Board

Question 8

KBRC

Answer 8

Kentucky Board of Respiratory Care

Question 9

AMA PRA Category 1 - HB1

Answer 9

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.

Question 10

AHEC

Answer 10

Area Health Education Centers

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ANCC

Answer 11

American Nurses Credentialing Center

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AOA

Answer 12

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

Question 13

AAPA

Answer 13

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

Question 14

UEA

Answer 14

Universal Email Address

Question 15

ACCME

Answer 15

Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)

Question 16

(PRA) credit.

Answer 16

Physician’s recognition Award (PRA) Credit

Question 17

(SMS).

Answer 17

State medical society (SMS).

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KBSW

Answer 18

The Kentucky Board of Social Work

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KBEP

Answer 19

The Kentucky Board of Examiners in Psychology

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ACGME

Answer 20

Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education

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(PARS)

Answer 21

Program and Activity Reporting System (PARS)

All activities from anyone doing continuing medical education are stored here

Question 22

SACS

Answer 22

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)

Answer 23

Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

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(CHES)

MCHES

Answer 24

Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES)

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(CEU)

Answer 25

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)

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International Association for Continuing Education and Training

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(MOC)

Answer 27

Maintenance of Certification (MOC)

Question 28

CPE Monitor

Answer 28

Continuing Pharmacy Education This is where the nations educational credit is stored