Foundations of Continuing Education Activity Design

September 14, 2026

The goal of this activity is to prepare CE Planner candidates to design, develop, and evaluate high-quality continuing education activities that are compliant with Joint Accreditation standards and intentionally structured to improve healthcare practice and patient outcomes. Participants will learn a systematic, gap-driven approach to educational design that ensures CE activities are evidence-based, outcomes-focused, and aligned with interprofessional practice.

No financial nor in-kind commercial support was received for this educational activity.

Target Audience

  • Nurses
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Pharmacists
  • Physicians
  • Psychologists
  • Social Workers
  • Other

Learning Objectives

  1. Distinguish a true practice gap from a perceived need.
  2. Differentiate between learning outcomes and objectives.
  3. Write learning objectives using Bloom’s taxonomy.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 3.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
    Children’s National Hospital designates this Live activity for a maximum of 3.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 3.00 ANCC
    Children’s National Hospital will provide 3.00 Nursing Contact Hours for this Live activity.
  • 3.00 Participation
    Successful completion of this continuing education activity.
Course opens: 
07/07/2026
Course expires: 
09/13/2026
Event starts: 
09/14/2026 - 5:00pm EDT
Event ends: 
09/14/2026 - 6:00pm EDT
Rating: 
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Children's National Hospital Virtual Platform
United States
Course Director(s)

Jill Horner, DNP, RN, CPN

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.

Children’s National Hospital designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM for physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Children’s National Hospital designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 ANCC contact hour(s) for nurses. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Available Credit

  • 3.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
    Children’s National Hospital designates this Live activity for a maximum of 3.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 3.00 ANCC
    Children’s National Hospital will provide 3.00 Nursing Contact Hours for this Live activity.
  • 3.00 Participation
    Successful completion of this continuing education activity.
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