Welcome

The APC learning group was built to promote engagement and collaboration with providers throughout the Advocate Aurora system.  Here you will find links to continuing education activities, information on research opportunities, and much more.  Our goal is to expand participation in educational offerings relevant to APC practice and increase awareness of AAH APC scholarly activity.

To review our latest CME policy click here

Upcoming Opportunities

DON’T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY, LAST CHANCE FOR 2023!

Geriatrics for Advanced Practice 2023 Series- Strategies to Address the Needs of Vulnerable Older Adults in our Complex World​ offers SIX webinars including:

  • Finding Joy AGAIN in the Care of Older Adults- An Approach to the Humanity of our Care​
  • If Time is Short and Demands are High, How a Clinician can Approach an Older Adult with Complex Needs​

See attached flyer for info on all SIX webinars and this short video for more details: GAP INTRO SHORT (wevideo.com)

Target Audience:​ Advance Practice Clinicians NPs, PAs, Physicians, Nursing, and other interested healthcare professionals.

Registration: Free, register to view any/all: Geriatrics for Advanced Practice 2023 Series: Strategies to Address the Needs of Vulnerable Older Adults in our Complex World | CE Advocate Aurora Health

Continuing Education Credits available: AMA PRA Category 1, ANCC contact hours, MOC points- American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program & AAPA Category 1 CME

*For previous Geriatrics for Advanced Practice educational offerings visit: https://cme.advocateaurorahealth.org select Course Tabs, then select On Demand/Recorded, and search Geriatrics for Advanced Practice* 

**Geriatrics for Advanced Practice 2023 is generously supported by Judith Gardetto** 

Questions: Ann Gallo at ann.gallo@aah.org 

               

Library CME Resources

Purpose of the Guide

We have compiled a list of Continuing Medical Education (CME), Continuing Education (CE) and Maintenance of Certification (MOC) options available from our library resources.

Click here to view the Library CME Resources

Pharmacology

Prescriber's Letter offers multiple letters and courses that are interesting, timely, and relevant to your practice to help meet your CE/CME needs.  For instructions on how to create an account Click Here

Opioid Certification: The WI and IL Medical Examining Boards require all providers with a DEA number to complete a minimum of 2 (WI) and 3 (IL) hours of board-approved courses relating to opioid prescribing guidelines every 2 years.

To view opioid and pain management CME activities Click Here  

Local Professional Organizations

Check out your local organizations/chapters for upcoming CME events and news.

Wisconsin

WI Academy of Physician Assistants - WAPA 
WI Association of Nurse practitioners - WANP 
WI Nurse's Assoc APRN Roundtable - https://www.wisconsinnurses.org/aprn-forum/purpose-and-goals-of-aprn-roundtable/
WI Assoc of Nurse Anesthetists WIANA - https://wiana.com/
WI Affiliate of the American College of Nurse-Midwives  - http://wisconsin.midwife.org/

Illinois

IL Academy of Physician Assistants - IAPA 
IL Society for Advanced Practice Nursing - ISAPN
IL Association of Nurse Anesthetists - ILCRNA 
IL Affiliate of American College of Nurse-Midwives - ILCNM

Recent Discussions

Interested in Research?

Institutional Repository
https://institutionalrepository.aah.org/

Expert Gallery Profiles
https://works.bepress.com/experts/advocate-aurora-health/

Email publication citations or conference presentation details (along with poster PDFs) to
AAH-library@aah.org

Certification Corner

Nurse Practitioners 
https://www.nursingworld.org/ancc/  (ANCC)
https://www.aanp.org/  (AANP)
https://www.aacn.org/  (AACN)
https://www.aanpcert.org/ (AANPCB)

Anesthesiologist Assistants 
https://www.nccaatest.org/  (NCCAA)

Nurse Anesthetists 
https://www.nbcrna.com/  (NBCRNA)

Physician Assistants
https://www.nccpa.net/  (NCCPA)

Nurse Midwives
https://www.amcbmidwife.org/home (AMCB)

Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
https://www.pncb.org/ (PNCB)

Clinical Nurse Specialist
https://www.aacn.org/  (AACN)
https://www.nursingworld.org/ancc/  (ANCC)

Neonatal Nurse Practitioners
https://www.nccwebsite.org/ (NCC)