Association Provider Newsletter: January, Reminder to submit 2012 annual report and fee by 1/31/13

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1 Montana Nurses 1 Association Provider Newsletter: January, 2013 Reminder to submit 2012 annual report and fee by 1/31/13 Please remember that you are required to submit an annual report to MNA this year s report is due by 1/31/13, along with your $100 annual fee. It is extremely important that we have your information on time, as our annual report to ANCC is due soon after that, and we need your data for that report! If you have already submitted your information and fee, thank you! As part of our annual monitoring of approved providers, we requested a copy of a certificate that you gave learners for a recent event. Kathy has been providing feedback on an individual basis. We are monitoring trends, and will share composite information with you at the Provider Update sessions in May. New The spreadsheet Value of Being for documentation An Approved Provider of 2013 educational activities. The same data will be collected for your 2013 events as we requested for The spreadsheet for 2013 is attached. Please start using this form now to document your 2013 events as they occur. This will save you having to backtrack to enter data later! Webinars co-provided with ONA: The Quest for Quality: Monitoring and Measuring Outcomes in Continuing Nursing Education Providers are working diligently to implement the 2013 Accreditation Criteria that focus on implementing quality continuing education to achieve quality outcomes. We are finding that most provider units have questions about how to do this best including how individual activity outcomes are determined and measured, how quality outcomes are determined for provider units, and how provider units themselves are evaluated in relation to quality outcomes and improving professional development of registered nurses. To help in that process, we are partnering with the Ohio Nurses Association to offer a series of webinars related to outcomes for activities and provider units. Specific information is below. Each session will be repeated, so you can choose between two dates for each one. You are welcome to attend 1, 2, or all 3 sessions. Session 1: Outcomes for Learning Activities

2 2 February 6, :00-12:30 pm MT Repeated February 7, :00 2:30 pm MT Objective: Examine strategies for development of learning activities that produce measurable outcomes. Session 2: Selecting Provider Unit Outcomes Measures February 26, :00 12:30 pm MT Repeated, February 27, :00 2:30 pm MT Objective: Determine appropriate outcome measures to guide the work of your approved provider unit. Session 3: Monitoring and Measuring Outcomes for Provider Unit Effectiveness March 12, :00 12:30 pm MT Repeated March 13, :00 2:30 pm MT Objective: Examine approaches to data collection and analysis related to the effectiveness of a provider unit in improving patient care and enhancing nursing professional development Speaker: Pamela S. Dickerson, PhD, RN- BC. President, PRN Continuing Education and CE Director, Montana Nurses Association Fee: Registration fee: $15 per person per session Contact Hours: Each session will be awarded 1.5 contact hours for successful completion. To receive continuing education credits, each individual nurse must register for the webinar separately and complete the online evaluation and verification of their attendance. The Ohio Nurses Association (OBN ) is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the The speaker and planning committee have declared no conflict of interest. Registration for these webinars will be available later this week on the ONA website at:

3 3 Upcoming Activities MNA will be offering a number of learning activities in Scheduled to date are: Legislative Breakfast January 22, 2013 APRN Conference April 5-6, 2013 Labor Retreat April 21-23, 2013 Provider Update: Anchorage, AK May 13, 2013 Provider Update: Helena, MT May 16, 2013 MNA Convention October 2-4, 2013 There will be a number of live activities added, as well as a number of webinars available in the new year. Please let Kathy know if you have questions about any of these events. Watch the MNA web site for information about these and other upcoming activities. Office Hours Beginning in February, Pam and Kathy will be hosting office hours via webinar on the first Wednesday of every month. This will be an open- line time for anyone to call in with questions about your Provider Unit or Individual Activities. To join the meeting follow the information below: 1. Please join my meeting Use your microphone and speakers (VoIP) - a headset is recommended. Or, call in using your telephone. Dial +1 (213) Access Code: Audio PIN: Shown after joining the meeting Meeting Password: MNA Meeting ID:

4 4 MNA Webinars Beginning in March, MNA will be hosting one- hour webinars on topics related to providing quality continuing education. Sessions will provide contact hours for learners and there will be a modest fee for participation. A schedule for 2013 will be provided to you soon. Please let us know if there are specific topics you would like to have addressed. Montana Nurses Association (OH /01/2014) is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Ohio Nurses Association (OBN ), an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center s Commission on Accreditation. Provider Update Topic Requests Registration will open soon for the 2013 Provider Updates May 13 in Anchorage and May 16 in Helena. Please let us know what topics you would like to see addressed. Also, we would love to devote some time in this day to sharing of best practices. If you have something you are doing that you are excited about, proud of, and willing to share, please let Kathy know (kathy@mtnurses.org). Reminder About Provider Application Due Dates You will receive a notice from MNA six months before your provider status is due to expire. This notice will advise you to complete the eligibility form for renewal and begin work on your provider application, if you haven t already done so. Please note that your provider application, in its entirety (including your three sample activities), is due to MNA no later than 3 months prior to your expiration date. This is absolutely critical to ensuring that the peer review process is completed prior to the expiration of your provider status. If your provider status expires, you will not be able to award contact hours until the new provider application has been approved.

5 5 Contact Information Pam Dickerson, Director of Continuing Education Kathy Schaefer, CE Specialist