The definition of continuing education is broad and varies by profession. In general, the content should be designed to support the continuing professional development of practicing health care professionals to maintain and enhance their knowledge, skills, and professional performance. Please review the following scenarios:

Training (e.g., employer specific courses). Routine or introductory training intended to ensure workforce readiness or new product/equipment training is generally not appropriate for CE credit. Advanced training that deepens expertise or enhances practice performance may qualify. Acceptance of this type of content varies depending on the specific licensing board or other regulatory body.  

Courses designed for non-healthcare professionals. Courses designed primarily for lay persons are generally not appropriate for CE credit.

New and evolving topics. Although accredited continuing education is an appropriate place to discuss, debate, and explore new and evolving topics, these areas need to be clearly identified as such within the program and individual presentations. It is the responsibility of the CCEHS to ensure the content is presented without advocating for, or promoting, practices that are not, or not yet, adequately based on current science, evidence, and clinical reasoning.

It is important to understand that acceptable content may vary depending on the type of credit requested. For this reason, the CCEHS may request additional information to determine if the content is appropriate for the continuing education credit type requested. Approval is at the discretion of the CCEHS.