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12/8/11 -- The 2011 WNA CEAP Approved Provider Annual Report was sent to all approved providers on December 8, 2011 via email. If you are an approved provider and did not receive this report, please contact Megan at the WNA office ASAP.
4/18/11 --
A reminder that as of June 1, 2011, contact hours cannot be offered for BLS and other basic canned courses (per ANCC Commission on Accreditation decision on May 19, 2009). At their 5/19/09 meeting, the Commission also decided that contact hours for renewal of ACLS, PALS, and other advanced canned courses may not be awarded. Any courses currently being offered must cease to award contact hours by June 1, 2011. Note that awarding contact hours for initial ACLS, PALS, and other advanced canned courses is still permitted.
12/7/10 -- The 2010 WNA CEAP Approved Provider Annual Report was sent to all approved providers on December 7, 2010 via email. If you are a Lead Nurse Planner and/or Contact Person for an approved provider and did not receive this email, please contact Megan at the WNA office ASAP.
9/18/10 -- New versions of several WNA CEAP documents have been posted on the WNA CEAP website. Revised documents include:
* 2009 WNA CEAP Educational Activity Application and Instructions
* 2009 WNA CEAP Approved Provider Instructions/Application
* Commercial Support Agreement (under Forms for Activity and Provider Applicants and Examples)
* Sponsor Agreement (under Forms for Activity and Provider Applicants and Examples)
* Conflict of Interest Disclosure Forms (under Forms for Activity and Provider Applicants and Examples)
* Educational Activity Record Form (under Forms for Provider Applicants)
Note that all revised forms have September 2010 as a footer at the bottom of each document. Application and form changes are outlined here. Please update your forms and begin using the new applications as soon as possible.
8/17/10 -- WNA CEAP Update and Information Sessions Scheduled and Announcement of a New Program ("Planning a Continuing Nursing Education Program: Basics for RN Nurse Planners")!
Click on the links below "WNA CEAP Educational Sessions" on the WNA CEAP "home page" for more information.
7/31/10 -- REMINDER: Effective July 31, 2010, organizations that meet the definition of "commercial interest" are not eligible to apply for approval of an educational activity or approved provider status. Further, any current activity or provider approval granted to a commercial interest is terminated as of today. This is a result of changes in the ANCC COA criteria (see 2009 ANCC Application Manual Accreditation Program). A commercial interest is "any entity either producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing healthcare goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients or an entity that is owned or controlled by an entity that produces, markets, re-sells, or distributes healthcare goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients."
3/18/10 -- A reminder that the implementation date for the new criteria is April 1, 2010; therefore,
1. Any organization offering an educational activity on April 1, 2010 or later, must use the 2009 activity application to apply for contact hours.
2. Approved providers are expected to have implemented the new criteria (updated forms, guidelines, policies, etc.) by April 1, 2010.
Please contact Megan at the WNA office with questions (608-221-0383, ext.14; 800-362-3959, ext. 14; or megan@wisconsinnurses.org).
3/5/10 -- WNA CEAP COMMITTEE RECEIVES ACCREDITATION FROM ANCC-COA
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1/22/10 -- A reminder that the 2009 WNA CEAP Approved Provider Annual Report is due in the WNA office by January 31st. If you have not completed your report, please do so as soon as possible and forward it to Megan at the WNA office by mail (6117 Monona Drive, Madison, WI 53716), fax (608-221-2788), or email (megan@wisconsinnurses.org).
12/2/09 -- The 2009 WNA CEAP Approved Provider Annual Report was sent to all approved providers on December 2, 2009 via email. If you are an approved provider and did not receive this report, please contact Megan at the WNA office ASAP.
12/1/09 -- Also sent electronically on 12/1/09 to all WNA CEAP providers and applicants:
We have had questions regarding the WNA CEAP requirement regarding "Disclosures provided to activity participants" which states that:
"Participants shall receive the following information in writing in advance of, or at the time of, the educational activity:
(a) Notice of requirements for successful completion;
(b) Conflict of interest;
(c) Disclosure of relevant financial relationships and mechanism to identify and resolve conflicts of interest;
(d) Sponsorship or commercial support;
(e) Non-endorsement of products;
(f) Off-label use;
(g) Expiration date for awarding contact hours (for enduring materials)."
The intent of this requirement is that prospective participants can make informed decisions about whether to participate in the educational activity and whether it is expected to be educationally and scientifically sound and unbiased. Therefore they need to have the information prior to the beginning of the educational activity.
For web-based activities, speaker and planner conflicts of interest, or the fact that there are none, as well as other required disclosures listed above, must be indicated in writing in an introductory slide or screen that all participants will see before they engage in the content of the on-line program.
For live educational activities, speaker and planner conflicts of interest, or the fact that there are none, and other disclosures listed above, must be indicated in writing in an introductory slide or other type of written material (e.g., a handout in participant materials, a poster at the registration table) that all participants will see before they engage in the educational activity.
For both types of educational activities, the provider/applicant will need to submit to WNA CEAP with the application for approval, a hard copy of the disclosure statement, in the format you use (e.g., copies of the introductory slide, the page from the participant packet, a draft of the disclosure poster). This material must also be kept in the educational activity file. Confirmation of disclosures must also be assessed on the activity evaluation form and the summary of the participant responses kept in the activity file and provided to WNA CEAP as requested.
11/4/09 -- From ANCC: In May 2009, the COA decided that contact hours may not be awarded for BLS and other basic "canned" courses after June 1, 2011. In addition contact hours for renewal of ACLS, PALS, and other advanced courses may not be awarded after June 1, 2011. Contact hours may still be awarded for initial ACLS, PALS and other advanced "canned" courses.
11/2/09 -- A reminder that the implementation date for the new criteria is April 1, 2010. Any organization offering an educational activity on April 1, 2010 or later, must use the 2009 activity application. Approved providers are expected to have implemented the new criteria (updated forms, guidelines, policies, etc.) by April 1, 2010. Any new providers applying for provider status after January 1, 2010 should also use the 2009 provider application.
10/1/09 -- Changes in ANCC-COA/WNA CEAP Criteria for 2009: Click on the link below for highlights of the changes that were made to the WNA CEAP activity and provider applications and forms, primarily based on the 2009 ANCC criteria. This list is not inclusive, but it does cover many of the changes in the new applications.
• Changes in ANCC-COA/WNA CEAP Criteria for 2009
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CEAP Updates
