Features: Education and Conferences section has links to calendar for live conference events and also self-study courses

Certifying body: Listed as Continuing Ed provider in certain states (AL, CA, WV) – ANCC is not mentioned so not sure if these could be used for us?

How offered: On-line reading then mail quiz answers and receive certificate back by mail

Cost: $15 for 1-1.2 contact hours, $45 for a 4.2 contact hour course

On-Line Tracking of Credits: No; get certificate in the mail

Features: Education section has links to On-Line CME programs and live conference events

Certifying body: ACCME

How offered: A few are on-line presentations - then print certificate after quiz completed (FREE); others use on-line reading then mail quiz answers & receive certificate back by mail ($15 for 1-1.2 contact hours, $45 for 4.2 contact hour course)

Cost: See above

On-Line Tracking of Credits: No; get certificate in the mail for paid course or print immediately for free courses

Features: Available only to members of this professional organization

Certifying body: ACNM

How offered: On-line

Cost: ~$300/year annual dues for membership in professional organization

On-Line Tracking of Credits: Unsure

Features: A site that can link you to MANY other sites for CE – click Research/Education tab, then Continuing Education tab – you can choose ‘CE Opportunities Calendar” for a listing of live events, “Independent CE Opportunities” for links to several sites offering self-study courses, or “CE providers”, another set of links for more CE

Certifying body: Varies for each specific site

How offered: Varies – live and on-line depending on site

Cost: Varies by site

On-Line Tracking of Credits: Varies by site

Features: Many offerings in numerous specialties; 2-3 ANCC contact hours per course

Certifying body: ANCC Contact hours

How offered: On-Line; may also order home study materials

Cost: ~$10 per contact hour

On-Line Tracking of Credits: Yes

Features: CE programs related to many topics regarding infectious diseases; guidelines, treatments, new research. Currently 24 offerings ranging from 1.8-5 contact hours

Certifying body: You choose when registering for course – most have ANCC and ACCME

How offered: On-line as PDF file; read material then take quiz and submit on-line

Cost: FREE

On-Line Tracking of Credits: Yes; can print certificate once quiz complete and also saved on “transcript page’

Features: Designed specifically for NPs and PAs; CME/CE Independent Learning Activity Center has ~20 topics; read info on-line, then take quiz and send answer sheet in mail

Certifying body: AANP for some; ACCME for others; range is 1-3 contact hours

How offered: On-line reading then mail quiz answers and receive credit back by mail

Cost: FREE (note: most of these offerings are sponsored by drug companies such as Pfizer, Aventis, etc.)

On-Line Tracking of Credits: No

Features: 8 areas of concentration: Primary Care, Allergy/Immunology, Asthma, CV, CNS, Dermatology, ID, Diabetes, Oncology, Osteoporosis

Certifying body: ANCC and ACCME

How offered: Webcasts; usually 1.2 contact hours

Cost: FREE

On-Line Tracking of Credits: Yes

Features: “Nurse Practitioner Programs” section has offerings in CV, CNS, Diabetes/Endocrinology, and Respiratory categories. “CME Gateway” links to a site maintained by an MD that has >195 sites and >12,000 courses that offer CME. If you register on the site you can get e-mail notification of new offerings

Certifying body: ANCC for the NP courses; links in the CME Gateway section are accredited by ACCME

How offered: CD-ROM, On-line, Audio CD with workbook, Audioconference, Podcasts

Cost: FREE (everything in the NP section)

On-Line Tracking of Credits: Planned in the future

Features: Many offerings for CME – (click on “Get CME and CE” in the left hand column; I couldn’t get the “Search” section for CME to work or the ‘CME” link at the top) – “Featured Courses” have good case studies with pictures

Certifying body: ACCME

How offered: On-line

Cost: FREE in the Featured Courses section

On-Line Tracking of Credits: No; can print certificate once course and quiz are complete

Features: Focus on breaking medical new stories; multi-specialty, 20 categories, Teaching Briefs, and Conference Reports that earn 0.25-0.5 contact hours, Presentations for 1 contact hour. Daily page delivered to e- mail – very easy to pick up a few credits each week – read the short news stories and take a 2 question test

Certifying body: AACN contact hours

How offered: On-line

Cost: FREE

On-Line Tracking of Credits: Yes – can print list of all titles and contact hours for entire year

Features: 34 specialties; nursing is one; able to customize and sign up for certain specialties to be sent as e-mail; multi-faceted site with pt. ed materials, on-line journals, WebMD links….very robust

Certifying body: ANCC contact hours for the nursing section; ACCME (AMA PRA Category 1 CME) for most others

How offered: On-line

Cost: FREE

On-Line Tracking of Credits: Yes

Features: Courses in Community Health, Ethics, Geriatrics, Infection Control, Management, Med-Surg, Pt/Family Education, Peds, Pharmacology, Psych, Mental Health

Certifying body: ANCC and AACN

How offered: On-line or by mail

Cost: A few are FREE; most are $15-39 for 2-15 hours

On-Line Tracking of Credits: No; transcript sent

Features: 9 categories of interest

Certifying body: ANCC contact hours

How offered: Webcasts, on-line CME, Journal articles…

Cost: FREE

On-Line Tracking of Credits: Yes

Listings for Live conferences only; not on-line education. Can sign up for e-mail list to be notified of upcoming conferences.

Features: In Education/CE section, the listing for “Unlimited CE” is the same as #8 – Nursing Spectrum CE, with a wide variety of course choices. “Event Guide” allows you to search for education events, seminars, CE classes or travel study

Certifying body: ANCC Contact hours

How offered: On-line or ordering printed materials

Cost: Varies from $5-$10 per contact hour; a few sponsored offerings are free

On-Line Tracking of Credits: Yes

Features: Many choices of courses (547!) in several specialties; courses relevant to APNs are labeled

Certifying body: ANCC contact hours

How offered: On-line; ordering printed materials is also an option

Cost: Varies – a few are free but most are $5-10 per contact hour

On-Line Tracking of Credits: Yes

Features: A subscription service to keep up to date on new developments in drug therapy. A monthly letter, plus Detail-Documents available 24 hours a day. Prescriber's Letter is totally independent, and has no connection with any pharmaceutical firm; no advertising

Certifying body: ANCC, AANP

How offered: Newsletter, On-line content, and PDA version available

Cost: $88/year; additional $24/year if you want CE credit; can also pay for CE’s as a ‘non-subscriber’

On-Line Tracking of Credits: Yes

Features: 23 categories searchable by # of contact hours offered, frequent bargain courses at reduced rates

Certifying body: ANCC Contact Hours

How offered: On-line or mail order workbooks

Cost: Varies by course – some are 1 contact hour for $10; others have 30 contact hours for $50; A great way to get many contact hours at once

On-Line Tracking of Credits: Yes; area to view/print transcripts, check on orders, take on-line tests, view certificates