Management of COI for Private Stock/Owners

To help manage these types of financial relationships disclosed on COI Forms, the Private Stock/Owner Worksheet will need completed and submitted by the person with the relationship. Instructions: https://cce.upmc.com/privatestock-owner-worksheet-instructions  

Continuing Education (CE) Coordinator Resources Page

Resources for all coordinators will be accessed from one main tab,  CE Coordinator Resources on the CCEHS home page.  Please note, “Nurse Planner Resources” and “CCEHS” tabs are now split between Course Planner/Contact Resources and Ethos Administrator Resources.

The following changes affect how courses are created in Ethos. The changes are active now with the exception of the ACCME Tab, which will be activated on October 1. There is no need to go back and make any changes to existing courses.

Please review How to Create a Course to address each of the changes. A direct link is provided for each change. Suggestion: Follow the instructions from beginning to end the next time you create a course to ensure you are following the current guidelines.

1. Designating Course Category (STEP TWO: A. Course Description Tab)
In the past, Live/Virtual Courses and Enduring Materials were not categorized. Moving forward, please determine the appropriate category for each activity and select it in the Course Description tab when creating a course.

2. Joint Accreditation Provider Mark (STEP TWO: A. Course Description Tab)
To meet accreditation requirements, we are required to use the Joint Accreditation provider mark with the accreditation statement. Please note, we are no longer Accredited with Commendation. For this reason, moving forward use the standard logo. Just a reminder, please make sure your contacts are using the logo in their marketing and audience disclosure materials.

• In Ethos, click the image icon and access the logo from the Ethos library. You do not need to upload it over and over again. 

• Outside of Ethos: Access it on the Y:\CCEHS\Accreditation Documents and Forms\Jointly Accredited Provider Mark 
• Or right click and save.: .

3. External ID (STEP TWO: B. Course Settings Tab)
The naming convention for External IDs has been simplified. From now on, please follow the updated format when assigning an External ID.

4. Evaluation Templates (STEP FOUR: Completing Course Outline and STEP FIVE: Completing Course Evaluation) 
The evaluation templates have been renamed, and several questions have been revised—some with minor edits—and new questions have been added. In addition, you should already be including outcomes-based questions labeled “Gap 1” and “Gap 2”. Going forward, you will be responsible for identifying whether each question is competence or performance-based and labeling it accordingly.

5. ACCME Tab Active October 1, 2025 (STEP TWO: E. ACCME Tab)

We are required to submit activity data annually to the ACCME Program and Activity Reporting System (PARS). Currently, this process is manual, making it cumbersome and inefficient. For this reason, we are implementing a web service to automate the process. As part of this new process, the ACCME tab will appear in Ethos beginning September 29, 2025. The information entered in this tab triggers the automated transfer and populates corresponding fields in PARS. Please follow the instructions closely and ensure that all information entered into this tab is accurate, as it plays a critical role in minimizing reporting errors