Information for Planning and Implementing CME Activities

The Association of Reproductive Health Professionals (ARHP) is pleased to sponsor continuing medical education (CME) for national and state non-profit organizations whose mission compliments ARHP. ARHP’s joint sponsor guidelines and supplemental materials were developed for organizations not accredited to provide CME. ARHP works closely with the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health and applicants for CME via ARHP are also able to apply for nursing contact hours and pharmacology credit through NPWH.

If you have questions about jointly sponsored activities or ARHP’s educational activity policies, please contact Amy Swann at (202) 466-3825 or aswann@arhp.org.

General Information

• About ARHP
• ARHP’s Mission Statement
• ARHP’s CME Mission Statement
• History of ARHP

Introductory Materials

• Frequently Asked Questions about CME and ARHP Joint Sponsorships (MS Word)
• ARHP’s CME Conflict of Interest Policy (PDF)
• ARHP’s Commercial Support Policy (PDF)
• Joint Sponsor Procedures and Guidelines (PDF)

ARHP Accreditation Forms

• Joint Sponsorship Application for Continuing Medical Education (MS Word)
• Joint Sponsorship Application for Nursing Contact Hours and Pharmacology Credit (MS Word)
• Letter of Agreement Regarding Terms, Conditions, and Purposes of an Educational Grant (MS Word)
• Disclosure Declaration (MS Word)
• Content Validation Acknowledgement Form (MS Word)
• Joint Sponsorship File Submission Checklist (MS Word)

Planning Process and Needs Assessment

• Conducing a CME Activity Needs Assessment
• Formulating Educational Objectives for CME Programs

Sample Documents

• Sample Sample Disclosure Declaration (MS Word)
• Sample Sign-In Sheet (MS Word)
• Sample Budget (MS Word)
• Sample Evaluation Form for Enduring Material (MS Word)
• Sample Evaluation Form for Live Meeting (MS Word)
• Sample Evaluation Questions for 6-month Follow-up (MS Word)
• Sample Speaker/Faculty Letter (MS Word)
• Sample Activity Announcement (PDF)
• Attendee List Template (MS Excel)

Joint Sponsorship Fees

If your application for continuing medical education and nursing contact hour and pharmacology credit is approved, you will be sent an invoice.

• Continuing Medical Education from ARHP
  Non-profit fees for CME accreditation are $1,000 for first credit hour and $75 for each additional credit hour.
• Nursing Contact Hours and Pharmacology from NPWH
  Non-profit fees for nursing contact hours and pharmacology credit through the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) are determined on the basis of nursing contact hours (ie.1.2 hours for every offering hour of presentation or independent study). Fees are $75 for the first contact hour and $15 for each additional hour.

Useful Links

Professional Organizations/Journals

• Alliance for Continuing Medical Education
• Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)
• American Medical Association
• Evidence-Based Medicine

Articles

• The ABC of learning and teaching in medicine series from BMJ
  • Applying educational theory in practice
  • Creating teaching materials
  • Curriculum design
  • Educational environment
  • Evaluation
  • Learning and teaching in the clinical environment
  • One to one teaching and feedback
  • Problem based learning
  • Skill based assessment
  • Teaching large groups
  • Web based learning
  • Work based assessment
  • Written assessment
• Continuing medical education series from BMJ
  • Interprofessional working and continuing medical education
  • Learning and change: implications for continuing medical education
• What is the evidence that postgraduate teaching in evidence based medicine changes anything? A systematic review
• Standardizing evaluation of on-line continuing medical education: physician knowledge, attitudes, and reflection on practice
• Handheld computing in medicine
• Restoring Balance to Industry-Academia Relationships in an Era of Institutional Financial Conflicts of Interest: Promoting Research While Maintaining Trust
• Promoting self-directed learning for continuing medical education