Defining and standardizing the role of advanced practice provider educators: A survey of advanced practice education and professional development specialists

This article discusses how as advanced practice leadership roles become more formalized with focused initiatives, including onboarding, student placement, and professional development, the educator and professional development role must be clearly defined. Standardizing the title and role responsibilities of the educator and professional development specialist is crucial to supporting a robust, engaged, and expert workforce, thus improving provider and family satisfaction and quality of care.

CE credit is available through 2/28/2029.

Target Audience

  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Physician Assistants

Learning Objectives

  1. Create evidence based resources that define and standardize the role of the Advanced Practice Provider (APP).
  2. Apply evidence based practice guidelines to the management of needs of pediatric patients in various settings.

Additional Information

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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    Children’s National Hospital designates this Enduring activity for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 0.50 ANCC
    Children’s National Hospital will provide 0.50 Nursing Contact Hours for this Enduring activity.
  • 0.50 Participation
    Successful completion of this continuing education activity.
Course opens: 
03/01/2026
Course expires: 
02/28/2029
Part of: 
Advance Practice Provider Authorship Series
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Speaker(s)

Lisa Ring, DNP, CPNP, AC/PC

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

In support of improving patient care, Children's National Hospital is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. Children’s National Hospital Accreditation Provider# 4008362.

Physicians: Children’s National Hospital designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM for physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses: Children’s National Hospital designates this activity for a maximum of 0.5 enduring ANCC contact hours.

Available Credit

  • 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    Children’s National Hospital designates this Enduring activity for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 0.50 ANCC
    Children’s National Hospital will provide 0.50 Nursing Contact Hours for this Enduring activity.
  • 0.50 Participation
    Successful completion of this continuing education activity.
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