Initial and Re-accreditation Review of Self-Study Documents

ECE can guide you through the accreditation requirements of several continuing professional accreditation agencies such as:

• Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME)
• American Council on Pharmaceutical Education (ACPE)
• American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
• International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET)

Services include:

• Completion of pre-application process
• Initial accreditation or reaccreditation review processes
• Improve your overall continuing education program
• CME/CE Training to understand accreditation standards developed by various agencies
• Creation of the draft and final self-study documents
• Identification of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats
  
Opportunities and threats using a SWOT analysis approach
• Description of future directions
• Documentation file review
  
  Other detailed services are also available.

Dr. Parochka has interfaced with advisory board and committees at medical schools, academic health science centers, communication companies, and professional associations. In addition, she has participated as a member of several professional boards and committees. This experiential base will assist you to do the following:

• Establish the criteria for selecting board and committee members
• Earmark duties and responsibilities of board and committee members
• Initiate agreements and compensation package for board and committee service
• Identify modes of communicating with members using face-to-face meetings, audioconferencing and Webconferencing
• Develop mechanisms for reviewing and approving CME/CE documentation
• Establish process for overall program review and evaluation

Needs Assessment

To develop educational activities that are more closely aligned with the needs of targeted audiences, I will assist you by illustrating ways to:

• Identify evidenced-based and epidemiology data sources for the creation of needs assessment documents
• Create protocols for reviewing final needs assessment documents
• Establish mechanisms for storing and retrieving needs assessment documents
• Create indices for time-dated materials and needs assessments documents

Policy Manuals

Understanding how to manage a CME/CE unit on a day-to-day basis is made painless when written policies and procedures are created. Continuing education units operate more efficiently and effectively if operational guidelines and policy and procedures are easily referenced and succinctly described. Professional assistance from Dr. Parochka is available to create written records to detail operation in your professional environment.

Outcome Assessments

Dr. Parochka has conducted outcome assessment studies, shared her results at research conferences, and published her findings in the Journal for Continuing Education in the Health Professions. She can work with you to prepare on-site pre-activity instruments and follow-up surveys administered 1 to 3 months post activity.

Regulatory Interpretation

Dr. Parochka can assist you with the interpretation of the following documents in either an on-site workshop or e-meeting format.

• ACCME Standards for Commercial Support
• AMA Gifts to Physicians
• PhRMA Code - July 2002
• OIG Guidance Document - April 2003
  

Mock Surveys

Take the uncertainty out of the actual accreditation survey process by having Dr. Parochka review your self-study report and file documentation, and then ask pointed questions related to the findings.

Joint Sponsorship Relationships

Dr Parochka can assist you in developing policies and procedures that work in all kinds of joint sponsorship relationships. Having published an article on Joint Sponsorship in the June issue of the Alliance Almanac, providers, grantors and joint sponsors can better define their roles and responsibilities. Dr Parochka can help you avoid pitfalls when working in joint sponsorship arrangements.