Service Levels

Partnering with the University of Minnesota Office of Continuing Professional Development (UMN OCPD) on your education is a strategic decision. 

  • We bring guaranteed compliance and a simplified accreditation process. As an accredited provider, we have developed a compliant, streamlined process for accredited CE for physicians (AMA), nurses (ANCC), pharmacists (ACPE), physician assistants (AAPA) and other healthcare professionals including psychologists, social workers, and athletic trainers.
  • Our expertise guarantees adherence to ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence and the addition of CE credits to your course elevates and gives credibility to your content.
  • UMN OCPD name is a trusted leader in CE. A partnership with us brings name recognition and signals excellence to your learners.
  • OCPD's website, where your course can have a presence, is a trusted resource within the UMN community and beyond for locating CE opportunities.

OCPD is not funded by the Medical School or the University of Minnesota. We will provide you with a quote for our services after you submit a request for course accreditation.

 

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Services for Live (in-person or virtual) courses

  • Instructional design, delivery, and format consultation
  • Review of activity for AMA, ANCC, ACPE, AAPA, BOC, and other credit types as applicable
  • Application and related resources to allow Course Director and Planning Committee to document their course plans and other elements required for accreditation compliance
  • One-stop online learner CE Portal with 24/7 self-service access to:
    • Registration, services include:
      • Learner and customer support service via email, phone and CE Portal self-service tools. Includes information on how learners can access the CE Portal and complete steps required to obtain CE/attendance documentation
      • Online Join Mailing List Form for interested persons to sign up to be notified when registration for your course opens 
      • Learner access to registration receipts and confirmations
      • Regular registration reports provided to Course Director and Planning Committee members
      • For live virtual or hybrid events- optional webinar access link provided to learners through their CE Portal account
    • Required evaluation (can include a commitment to change question with individual learner follow-up at a specified time interval)
    • Credit/attendance tracking
    • Certificates of Participation and transcripts
    • Course materials (ex: handouts, slides)
    • Access to a free mobile app (iOS/Android) where learners can use their account to register, access course materials, complete evaluations, access certificates of participation and transcript, and update their account information.
    • Optional upload of statements and transcripts from other providers to allow learners to create a personal, centralized record of their CE/CPD

In the event that an ed partner has an alternate registration system that they would prefer to use, OCPD will work with the ed partner to ensure their registration system is set up to collect required data and meet parameters for OCPD to upload their registrant data into the CE Portal. Learners will still need to access the online learner CE Portal; OCPD will provide information on how learners can access the CE Portal and complete steps required to obtain CE/attendance documentation

  • One-stop online CE Portal with 24/7 self-service access for course faculty/speakers to:
    • Complete tasks related to their involvement in the course including financial disclosures, submission of presentation, etc.
    • Course faculty/speaker support service via email, phone and CE Portal self-service tools
  • Resources to support faculty/speaker communications 
  • Facilitation and support for Conflict of Interest review utilizing a peer review process and documentation tools
  • Online marketing/event postings resource (internal UMN ed partners only)
  • Course web page
    • Ed partner can provide an image and banner for inclusion on the web page to match their branding of their course.
      • For those who do not provide an image, OCPD will place a generic image (no banner) to create an aesthetically pleasing course listing
    • Agenda listing
    • Feature to add course to a personal calendar
    • A link to OCPD course listings is also included in the weekly Office of Faculty Affairs newsletter (internal UMN ed partners)
  • Course listed on Office of Continuing Professional Development quarterly eblast
  • Access to templates and resources that support CE courses
  • Educational support focused planning meeting with all planning committee members to provide consultation on approaches for seeking support.  
    • Beginning January 1, 2025 jointly provided courses (courses that are a partnership between an organization not affiliated with the UMN system and OCPD) that intend to submit grant applications for educational support funds must first have a detailed meeting with OCPD staff to determine if we can partner with you to accredit your CE course. Jointly provided courses that are not seeking grant support do not require this meeting.
  • Resources to support your team in submitting grant applications, the LOA review process, and post-course reconciliation. OCPD staff do not submit grant applications on behalf of our education partners. Your OCPD team will assist you throughout the process. 
  • Exhibit compliance and management services
  • Budget - OCPD will provide a template and guidelines for building and maintaining a budget for your course
  • Post-course reports
    • Evaluation Summary Report
    • Final Registration Reports- if CE Portal registration services are utilized
    • Discussion of highlights and identification of key take-aways for future events

If an ed partner is interested in converting a recording of their live course into an enduring material (distance learning), OCPD can provide services around this. See Services for Enduring Materials document for more details.

Services for Enduring Materials (Distance Learning) courses

  • Host the course on OCPD website using the features of the CE Portal to host the video/content files (current options: video file, pdf or links to external sites)
    • The educational partner is responsible for aspects related to video production and editing and/or the development of the content files
    • This service is available for courses developed specifically as distance learning courses or to education partners who have recorded live events and wish to offer accreditation on the asynchronous content

Note: OCPD can accommodate the accreditation of activities that are published in UMN Canvas or other LMS.

  • Review of activity for AMA, ANCC, ACPE, AAPA, BOC, and other credit types
  • Application and related resources to allow Course Director and Planning Committee to document their activity plans and other elements required for accreditation compliance
  • One-stop online learner CE Portal with 24/7 self-service access to:
    • Registration, services include:
      • Learner and customer support service via email, phone CE Portal self-service tools
      • Information on how learners can access the CE Portal and complete steps required to obtain CE/attendance documentation
      • Online Join Mailing List Form for interested persons to sign up to be notified when registration for your course opens 
      • Learner access to registration receipts and confirmations
      • Regular registration reports provided to Course Director and Planning Committee members
    • Required evaluation and post-test
    • Credit/attendance tracking
    • Certificates of Participation and transcript
    • Access to a free mobile app (iOS/Android) where learners can use their account to register, access the online course and related course materials, complete evaluations, access certificates of participation and transcript, and update their account information
    • Optional upload of statements and transcripts from other providers to allow learners to create a personal, centralized record of their CE/CPD
  • One-stop online CE Portal with 24/7 self-service access for course faculty/speakers to:
    • Complete tasks related to their involvement in the course including financial disclosures
    • Course faculty/speaker support service via email, phone and CE Portal self-service tools
  • Resources to support faculty/speaker communications
  • Facilitation and support for Conflict of Interest review utilizing a peer review process and documentation tools
  • Online marketing/event postings resource (internal UMN ed partners only)
  • Course web page
  • Ed partner can provide an image and banner for inclusion on the web page to match their branding of their course.
  • For those who do not provide an image, OCPD will place a generic image (no banner) to create an aesthetically pleasing activity listing
  • Feature to add course to a personal calendar
  • Link to online courses included in OCPD quarterly eblast
  • Access to templates and resources including that support CE courses
  • Budget - OCPD will provide a template and guidelines for building and maintaining a budget for your course
  • Post-activity reports including debrief
    • Evaluation Summary Report
    • Final Registration Reports

Services for Regularly Scheduled Series (RSS)

We offer RSS activity certification. An activity is a regularly scheduled series (RSS) when it is planned as a series with multiple sessions that:

  1. Occur on an ongoing basis (offered weekly, monthly, or quarterly) and 
  2. Are primarily planned by and presented to the accredited organization’s professional staff. Examples of activities that are planned and presented as a Regularly Scheduled Series  are Grand Rounds, Tumor Boards, and M&M Conferences.

The administration of RSS activities is handled through the CE Portal. OCPD will provide training and resources to the designated departmental RSS Coordinator.

Service Fees

OCPD is required to review and set rates for services annually. We will use the information that you provide on your request for course accreditation to create a quote for services for your course. Before entering into a partnership with your organization, a member of our team will review the quote with you to answer and questions and ensure that it accurately reflects the scope of your course.