As of July 26, 2021, Neuroscience Education Institute (NEI) is recognized as a jointly accredited provider of interprofessional continuing education.
What does joint accreditation mean?
- NEI is now simultaneously accredited to provide continuing education (CE) credits for multiple professions—physician, pharmacist, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, psychologist, and social worker, separately or together.
- Joint accreditation demonstrates NEI’s clear commitment to CE “by the team for the team” to improve health care delivery and patient care.
What is Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE)?
- IPCE is when members from two or more professions learn with, from, and about each other to enable effective collaboration and improve health outcomes.
- IPCE credits identify team-based CE activities. They do not replace education or credits for individual professions—they are in addition to credits for individual professions.
What does this mean to you? — Clinician Benefits
- You can earn the specific type of CE credits you need to maintain licensure and/or certification.
- You can enjoy opportunities to learn with and from and better understand colleagues with different expertise, while advancing your own expertise.
Types of credit NEI may offer as a joint accreditation provider:
- Nursing (ANCC): contact hours
- Pharmacy (ACPE): application-based contact hours
- Physician (ACCME): AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™
- Physician Assistant (AAPA): Category 1 CME credits
- Psychologist (APA): CE credits for psychologists
- Social Work (ASWB-ACE): ACE CE credits
- Additional Member of the Healthcare Team: Certificate of Participation stating the program is designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™
- Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE): credit for learning and change
To learn more about Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Continuing Education™, please click
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