Continuing education provides alumni with the opportunity to increase knowledge, refine professional skills, and deepen their commitment to being a member of the healthcare community. WesternU is currently developing continuing education opportunities that will be available to our alumni. However, until our CE programs are established, we would like to provide you with a list of continuing education resources.
Continuing Education Links by Discipline
Graduate Nursing
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Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) - Conferences and CE Events
- California Association for Nurse Practitioners - CE Events and On-line CE Courses
Osteopathic Medicine
- CME Guidelines, AOA Calendar of CME Events, CME Reporting Forms
- On-line CME
- OPSC conferences and CME events
Optometry
Where can I go to check my continuing education credits? CE credits are different for each state. An example of California CE requirements law is linked here: http://www.optometry.ca.gov/formspubs/ce-fact-sheet.pdf
Eyecareprofessions.com has made an exhaustive list of every offered CE course and how to contact them. The link to the rest is here: http://www.eyecareprofessions.com/optometrist/optometric-associations.html
Pharmacy
- American Pharmacists Association - Conferences and On-Line CE Courses
- California Society of Health-System Pharmacists - CE Offerings and Conferences
- Additional Pharmacy Links
Physician Assistant
- American Academy of Physician Assistant - CE Conferences , CME On-Line, Logging Information and Forms
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California Academy of Physician Assistants – CME Conferences and CME Logging Information Physical Therapy
Physical Therapy
- California Physical Therapy Association – CE Conferences
- American Physical Therapy Association – CE Conferences, On-Line CE Courses, Accreditation Information
- Additional Physical Therapy Links
Veterinary Medicine
- American Veterinary Medical Association – CE Conferences, Accreditation Information, Educational Equivalence Information
- California Veterinary Medical Association – CE Programs and Events, Mandatory CE Information
- Additional Veterinary Medicine Links
Cross-Disciplinary CME/CE Courses
- Optima Educational Solutions, Inc – CE for Osteopathic Medicine, Pharmacy, Nurse Practitioner, & Physician Assistant
- eMedicine – CE for Osteopathic Medicine, Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant, Pharmacy
Western University of Health Sciences can not guarantee that all CME/CE opportunities listed above meet all continuing education requirements. It is the responsibility of the alumnus to check that all on-line and conference CME/CE opportunities meet the necessary requirements for your discipline.
Please contact the Office of Alumni Relations to share links you have researched.