Interdisciplinary Nephrology Conference: Continuing Education Credit Hours
Nurse Practitioner, Nurse and Dialysis Technician
The National Kidney Foundation is accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
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​Awarded 5.0 contact hours of continuing nursing education.
Dietitians
The National Kidney Foundation is a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Accredited Provider with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). CDR Credentialed Practitioners will receive 5.0 Continuing Professional Education Units (CPEUs) for completion of this activity/material.
Social Workers
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, the National Kidney Foundation is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. The National Kidney Foundation maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 5.0 continuing education credits.
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Licensed social workers should contact their individual jurisdiction to review current continuing education requirements for licensure renewal.
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AVAILABLE CREDIT
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5.00 AANP Contact Hours
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5.00 ANCC Nurse Contact Hours
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5.00 Attendance
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5.00 ASWB Continuing Education Clock Hours
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5.00 CDR CPEUs
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5.00 ANCC Dialysis Technician Contact Hours
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