Continuing Medical Education

St. Charles Health System is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing education for physicians and advanced practice providers. The CME department plans and hosts a variety of educational events for in-hospital and distance learning to earn AMA PRA category 1 credits and MOC. The St. Charles CME department supports the learning of St. Charles caregivers, as well as the greater Central and Eastern Oregon region.

CME Requirements for Providers with Prescription Authority in Oregon

License Type	Annual Requirement	Other Requirements	Resource
Physician (MD, DO)	30	Pain management 1 hour every 2 years; cultural competency 1 hour every year	Oregon Medical Board
Physician Assistant (PA)	30	Pain management 1 hour every 2 years; cultural competency 1 hour every year	Oregon Medical Board
Nurse Practitioner	45, including a minimum of 15 hours in pharmacotherapeutic content at NP-level of specialty role. National certification will satisfy up to 50% of total CE requirement.	One-time 7-Hour CE on Pain Management	Oregon Board of Nursing
Pharmacists	15	At least 2 hours of pharmacy and drug law, 2 hours of safety/error prevention and 26 'other' (therapeutics, etc.) hours.	Oregon Board of Pharmacy

CME Tracking

St. Charles Health System utilizes the Electronic Education Database System (EEDS) to track attendance at all CME activities, including Grand Rounds, clinical conferences, procedural skills workshops and others. From your EEDS account you can print single activity certificates of completion, or a transcript to turn into your accrediting boards.

You can also use EEDS to self-report and track CME earned from more than one source.

Sign-In or Create an Account on EEDS.