CE-1 - Setup

To provide data about continuing education courses offered during the current reporting period or to provide updates about courses reported previously, click "Yes" to the initial setup question. Clicking "Yes" will activate the embedded Excel® form that will allow you to begin data entry.

Figure 1. CE-1 - Setup

CE-1 - Entering Course Title

Warning
Course titles are limited to 200 characters.

Note

If possible, please spell out any acronyms in the course title.

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To view data submitted in the previous reporting period, click on the "View Prior Period Data" link on top of the form.

CE-1 - Selecting Whether Course is Approved for Continuing Education Credit

Reference
Refer to the glossary - https://bhw.hrsa.gov/glossary for a definition of Continuing Education.

CE-1 - Entering Course Duration

Note
For courses that lasted for less than one (1) hour, provide a decimal value by dividing the total number of minutes the course lasted by 60 (e.g., a 15-minute course would entered as 15/60 = .25.

Note
For instructional activities offered via distance learning, enter the intended duration of each activity in Column 3 (Block 3).

CE-1 - Entering # of Times Course was Offered

Warning
If a prior record was NOT offered in the current reporting period (i.e., “No” was selected in Column 1a), enter a zero (“0”) in Column 4 (Block 4).

CE-1 - Selecting Delivery Mode

CE-1 - Selecting Type(s) of Partnership(s)

CE-1 - Entering Employment Location Data for Individuals Trained

Warning
Multiple steps are required to complete this portion of the subform. Please read instructions carefully.

Note
Individuals can be counted multiple times if their place of employment is located in more than one type of designated setting. As a result, counts provided under Blocks 9a, 9b and 9c are not meant to be mutually exclusive.

Reference
Refer to the glossary - https://bhw.hrsa.gov/glossary  for definitions of "medically underserved community", "primary care setting", and "rural" area.

CE-1 - Selecting Primary Topic Area

Note
Clinical Training-Public health incorporates the following topic areas:
health promotion and disease prevention, health policy/advocacy, emergency preparedness and response, environmental health, nutrition, epidemiology, data collection and analysis etc.
Clinical Training - Technology - Other incorporates the following topic areas:
telemedicine, informatics, electronic medical records etc.

To Complete the Form: Click on the “Save and Validate” button located on the bottom right corner of your screen. If no errors are found, the BPMH system will automatically route you to the next required subform.