Continuing Education Credit Information

Health and Human Services Credit Information

For specific credit and number of contact hours, please refer to the individual description of the program.

	The Continuing Education Unit (CEU) is a nationally recognized measure of participation in a continuing professional education program. One 60-minute contact hour of CEU credit (0.1) is defined as "One contact hour of participation in an organized continuing education experience under responsible sponsorship, capable direction and qualified instruction." (10 Contact Hours = 1.0 CEU)
	Academy of General Dentistry Approved PACE Program Provider  ~ FAGD/MAGD Credit  ~  1/1/2005 to 12/31/2008
Adult Home Care Credit:  All Greensboro AHEC programs are approved for professionals working in adult care homes.
	The School of Pharmacy of the University of North Carolina is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
	The North Carolina Area Health Education Center program is approved by the Continuing Education Board of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) to provide continuing education activities in speech-language pathology and audiology.  ASHA CE Provider approval does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedures.
Continuing Nursing Education: (CNE Contact hours) Greensboro AHEC is an Approved Provider of continuing nursing education  by the North Carolina Nurse Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Dental Assisting National Board: "DANB Approval" indicates that a continuing education course appears to meet certain specifications as described in the DANB Recertification Guidelines. DANB does not, however, endorse or recommend any particular continuing education course and is not responsible for the quality of any course content.
Greensboro Area Health Education Center is recognized by the National Board of Certified Counselors to offer continuing education for National Certified Counselors. We adhere to NBCC continuing education guidelines (Provider #5470).
Health Educator Credit: All courses have been approved by the NC Board of Registry for Health Education, Inc., for continuing education credits for Registered Health Educators.
North Carolina Board of Pharmacy (NCBOP) accepts for license renewal all disciplines/programs given by the Greensboro AHEC for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.
North Carolina Dental Hygiene (NCDHS): The Dental Continuing Education Programs have met the criteria of the North Carolina Dental Hygienist’s Association for continuing education credit.
North Carolina Psychologists will receive contact hours (Category A) continuing education from programs which designate this in the Credits information paragraph.
The North Carolina State Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators approves certain programs for Nursing Home Administrator credit.
The North Carolina Substance Abuse Professional Certification Board (NCSAPCB) approves certain programs for Substance Abuse Specific (SS) credit hours and/or for General Skill Building (GSB) credit hours. Contact hours based on 60-minutes of teaching.
Physician Credit: The Greensboro AHEC is accredited by the North Carolina Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Accreditation: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essentials and Standards of the North Carolina Medical Society.
Other discipline specific credits offered when appropriate.