Perinatal Continuing Education Program
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To purchase the PCEP hard copy and e-books
For more than 35 years, the Perinatal Continuing Education Program (PCEP) has enhanced the knowledge and skills of physicians, nurses, nurse midwives, respiratory therapists, and other providers of care for pregnant women and newborns. The PCEP, 4th edition workbooks have been brought up-to-date with leading-edge procedures and techniques.
Effective Date: 1/1/2025
Expiration Date: 12/31/2025
Accreditation and Designation Statement
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the American Academy of Pediatrics and UVA Health Continuing Education. UVA Health Continuing Education 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.
Physicians
UVA Health Continuing Education designates this enduring material for a maximum of 56.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.TM Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses
UVA Health Continuing Education awards up to 56.5 contact hour(s) for nurses who participate in this educational activity and complete the post activity evaluation.
Hours of Participation
UVA Health Continuing Education awards 56.5 hours of participation (consistent with the designated number of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM or ANCC contact hours) to a participant who successfully completes this educational activity. UVA Health Continuing Education maintains a record of participation for six (6) years.
Disclosure of Financial Relationships
UVA Health Continuing Education as a Joint Accreditation Provider adhere to the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, as well as Commonwealth of Virginia statutes, University of Virginia policies and procedures, and associated federal and private regulations and guidelines.
All individuals involved in the development and delivery of content for an accredited CE activity are required to disclose relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies occurring within the past 24 months (such as grants or research support, employee, consultant, stock holder, member of speakers bureau, etc.). UVA Health Continuing Education employs appropriate mechanisms to resolve potential conflicts of interest and ensure the educational design reflects content validity, scientific rigor and balance for participants. Questions about specific strategies can be directed to UVA Health Continuing Education at uvacme@uvahealth.org.
Disclosure of discussion of non-FDA approved uses for pharmaceutical products and/or medical devices
As a Joint Accreditation provider, UVA Health Continuing Education requires that all faculty presenters identify and disclose any off-label or experimental uses for pharmaceutical and medical device products. It is recommended that each clinician fully review all the available data on new products or procedures prior to clinical use.
Disclaimer Information: CE activities accredited by UVA Health Continuing Education are offered solely for educational purposes and do not constitute any form of certification of competency. Learners should always consult additional sources of information and exercise their best professional judgment before making clinical decisions of any kind. Learners are not authorized to copy, modify, reproduce, re-publish, sub-license, sell, upload, broadcast, post, transmit or distribute any of the course materials.
All financial relationships have been mitigated to ensure independence and integrity in the educational content.
No one else in a position to control content has disclosed any financial relationships.
How to Earn Credit
To prepare for the book exam each PCEP participant should study the material of each unit and then take the practice unit test for that unit. Practice unit tests can be repeated as many times as desired. When ready to take the book exam click on the link to ‘PCEP Book Exams’. After passing each book exam at a level of 80% correct or greater, PCEP participants must then click the link provided at the end of the test, register & pay, complete a short course evaluation, then claim credit.
Please note that the exam fee has increased to $25 since the texts were published in 2022.
Those who completed the test before April 15, 2025 can request a discount code to be charged the original $15 fee. Please contact Elizabeth Patterson, CE Program Manager at epatterson@virginia.edu and include “PCEP” in the subject line.
Credit breakdown for the 4th Edition of PCEP books:
14.5 hours for Book I: Maternal and Fetal Evaluation and Immediate Newborn Care
16 hours for Book II: Maternal and Fetal Care
17 hours for Book III: Neonatal Care
9 hours for Book IV: Specialized Newborn Care
56.5 TOTAL CREDITS
Questions?
Regarding the PCEP program and how to purchase the individual PCEP books, please visit http://shop.aap.org/ and under shop by topic enter Neonatology-Perinatal and scroll down to find the current PCEP books. The PCEP books are available in hard copy and as e-books.
To purchase site licenses for the PCEP e-books please contact American Academy of Pediatrics, Email: institutions@aap.org or Phone: 630-626-6000
For PCEP testing questions (book exams) please email uvace@uvahealth.org