How to Receive a Companion CE Certificate

Ce certificateHow to Receive your Companion CE Certificate with Jointly Accredited Provider/ APA (American Psychological Association) Approval

  1. Now that you have successfully completed one or more of the following Courses (GC 400, GC 410, GC 420, GC 430) you may if you chose apply for the special companion CE Certificate which provides for full CE Approval Language from the APA. This may be very useful to you for applying your CE Credits for the course(s) for relicensing in your State and/or with other Certification Organizations which accept APA approved CE Courses.
  2. You must have first successfully completed the course with a passing score of 70% or higher to receive the companion certificate with the APA approval language.
  3. You must have completed the Unique Course Evaluation for the CE Course found inside of its syllabus.
  4. You may then ask to purchase the Companion CE Certificate by making a request by E-mail to our Assistant Executive Director, Mark Moran, MA, GC-C at: mark@aihcp.org Be specific in terms of the Course you completed and make the request to purchase your Companion CE Certificate for the Course.
  5. Once you have sent your request to Mark Moran, please then access our onsite secure payment system online at the following link: Access Here
  6. For type of payment, click “Other.”
  7. The total cost for the Companion Certificate is: $30.00.
  8. Once your payment is received, your order will processed within 4-5 business days and your Companion CE Certificate will be sent to you.
  9. If you wish, you may also postal mail a check or money order to: The American Institute of Health Care Professionals, Inc., 2400 Niles-Cortland Rd., S.E. Suite # 4, Warren, Ohio  44484. You may also fax your request/order for the Certificate to: 330-652-7575.
  10. If you have any questions, you may E-mail Mark Moran at: Mark@aihcp.org, or one of our student advisors at: admn@aihcp.org, or joseph@aihcp.org.

Accreditation Statement

 
CE credit provided by AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare.

 

 In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare and The American Institute of Health Care Professionals Inc. AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

 

Physicians
AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this enduring material for a maximum of 30 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses

Credit being awarded: 30 ANCC contact hours.

Pharmacists

AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this continuing education activity for 30 contact hours.

Physician Assistants

AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 30 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Approval is valid until December 31, 2024. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

 

Nurse Practitioners
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Accreditation Standards of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) through the joint providership of AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare and The American Institute of Health Care Professionals Inc.  AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare is accredited by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners as an approved provider of nurse practitioner continuing education. Provider number: 030803. This activity is approved for 30 contact hour(s) (which includes 0 hour(s) of pharmacology).

Psychologists

Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs.

 

Social Workers

As a Jointly Accredited Organization, AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare 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. AKH Inc. Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 30 clinical continuing education credits.

 Commercial Support

There is no commercial support for this activity.

Criteria for Success
To obtain a certificate of completion, a score of 70% or better on the post-test is required. Please proceed with the activity until you have successfully completed this program, answered all test questions, completed the post-test and evaluation, and have received a digital copy of your certificate.  You must participate in the entire activity to receive credit. If you have questions about this activity, please contact AKH Inc. at tbrignoni@akhcme.com.
None of the planners or faculty for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated.
Disclosures
It is the policy of AKH Inc. to ensure independence, balance, objectivity, scientific rigor, and integrity in all of its continuing education activities. The author must disclose to the participants any significant relationships with ineligible companies whose products or devices may be mentioned in the activity or with the commercial supporter of this continuing education activity. Identified conflicts of interest are mitigated by AKH prior to accreditation of the activity. AKH planners and reviewers have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Disclosure of Unlabeled Use and Investigational Product
This educational activity may include discussion of uses of agents that are investigational and/or unapproved by the FDA. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.
Disclaimer
This course is designed solely to provide the healthcare professional with information to assist in his/her practice and professional development and is not to be considered a diagnostic tool to replace professional advice or treatment. The course serves as a general guide to the healthcare professional, and therefore, cannot be considered as giving legal, nursing, medical, or other professional advice in specific cases. AKH Inc. specifically disclaim responsibility for any adverse consequences resulting directly or indirectly from information in the course, for undetected error, or through participants misunderstanding of the content. If you would like to opt out from future communications from AKH please send an email to optout@akhcme.com with your information with “Opt Out” in the subject line.