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Instructions for Completing the Health Care Continuing Education Program Approval Request

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Explanation of Information Requested and Examples:

Program Title State a brief and descriptive title
Intended Audience Nurses, specific levels of EMS or all levels of EMT, social workers, nursing home administrators, etc. It can also include people who do not need CEUs/CEHs.
Sponsor IHCC and the organization sponsoring (coordinating or paying for) the event
Additional Co-Sponsor Any other organization that may be helping with coordination or funding
Program Purpose Provide a general description and purpose of the program. Examples: 1. To introduce and instruct individuals in the process of developing an essential lifestyle plan for persons with disabilities. 2. To provide participants with an update on arterial blood gases and clinical signs and symptoms exhibited during acidosis and alkalosis.
Faculty Name, Certifications & Title We must have a current CV or resume on file for all presenters per regulations
Program Objectives -
This essentially tells us the content of the program. The licensing boards need to see that the objectives meet their continuing ed criteria. If there are not enough objectives listed, we may also need an outline of the course.
Provide at least three specific, measurable objectives

Example #1 Upon completion, the participant should be able to:

  1. List at least 10 examples of drug-drug interactions.
  2. Identify potential drug-drug interactions after reviewing a case study.
  3. Provide patients with concise drug information on drug-drug interactions.

Example #2 Upon completion, the participant should be able to:

  1. Discuss the Alzheimer's Disease process.
  2. Identify factors for creating a proper environment for Alzheimer's victims.
  3. List 10 guidelines for the care and benefit of Alzheimer's victims and caregivers.

Please avoid using the words "understand" or "learn" because they are not easily measured.

For which disciplines are hours being requested? Identify the disciplines with the hours requested from the following list:
X CEUs approved by the Iowa Board of Nursing, Provider #12.
X CEHs approved for 100% attendance for all levels of EMS by Provider #1500.
X hours of continuing social work education approved by the Iowa Board of Social Work Examiners, Provider #56.
X contact hours or continuing education hours approved by Iowa State Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators.
X contact hours approved by the Iowa Department of Health for Department Heads in Long Term Care.
X hours approved by the Iowa Department of Health for Residential Care Administrators.
X hours of funeral director continuing education approved by Iowa Board of Mortuary Science Examiners, Provider #412.
Start Date and End Date The date(s) the program will start and end
Location List the specific location, including room numbers, if available. This is especially important if the program is open to people outside of your organization
Sign-in Time Time that participants can begin signing in
Program Time Start and end time of the entire program
Cost to people within... State the cost to people within your organization and to people outside of your organization. List all that is included in the cost (i.e., materials, other fees). Also list that which is not included, such as lunch or extra materials that may be available for purchase.
Register by Date by which participants must register in order to enroll in the program
Registration Procedure Describe how participants should register for this program. This is particularly important for offerings open to the public or other health care providers. Include a contact person, phone number, address, email address, etc.
Cancellation Procedure Describe the procedure for cancellation if the program could possibly be cancelled.
Contact Person List contact person, organization, etc. if this is not already in the registration procedure.
Date of Request Date submitted to RHEP
Is the program open to health care professionals outside of your organization? RHEP has a website on which all open programs can be listed. Let us know if you want to make your training open to others in the health care community through the RHEP website.

Program Agenda (Example)

Start Time End Time Specific Activity
9:00 a.m. 9:15 a.m. Registration
9:15 9:30 Welcome, introductions
9:30 10:30 Training
10:30 10:45 Break
10:45 12:00 Training
12:00 1:00 Lunch
1:00 2:30 Training - ends at 2:30

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