Accreditation Application for Council on Renal Nutrition (CRN) Continuing Education (CE) Activities
This process has been updated so please read all directions/requirements carefully before submitting.
The following outlines the CE process for planning a CRN program with the NKF. We recommend that you begin planning your program 90+ days before your event to meet the CE timeline. Please begin the CE application process below at least 60 days from the event.
Notice: We cannot approve education events scheduled within 30 days before or after NKF’s Spring Clinical Meetings. During this time, the CE team and volunteer capacity is limited, and we cannot effectively support additional CE programs. Please check the future SCM calendar before scheduling your spring event.
If your constituents are interested in earning CE credit and cannot attend SCM, please direct them to the Professional Education Resource Center (PERC) for on-demand CE opportunities. Member benefits apply.
60 days from the meeting:
- Check in with Local Program Staff to verify their availability for prospective event date. Once confirmed, notify Kim Dunisch at Kim.Dunisch@kidney.org with Event Date and Title
- Complete all sections of the application packet and submit.
- Prepare a roster identifying all planners and faculty and include their email addresses. Please see the template for the roster.
- Begin outreach for CVs/Resumes and ask faculty and planners to complete the biographical data and disclosure forms via the links below. These are due 30 days from the event.
- CVs/Resumes
- Biographical Data Form
- Disclosure Form
Please note: We cannot accredit a program that includes faculty or planners employed by an ineligible company, such as pharmaceutical or device companies. This now includes Fresenius. If you would like to verify if your prospective faculty or program committee have a COI, please contact the CE Team and we will be happy to verify before you extend an invitation.
Additionally, Chapter professionals employed by an ineligible company may remain in their positions on the committee or as chairs and contribute to any non-CE programming they wish to be involved in, such as patient programs. A sub-committee of eligible professionals may be developed if the chapter would like to deliver CE programs, however chapters are not required to deliver CE programs to maintain their status. If you would like to know more about non-CE programs to get involved in, please contact your local office for more information.
5. Create marketing materials and submit
6. If you are going to coordinate sponsors and/or exhibitors, please complete this form.
30 days from the meeting:
- The CE team will be notified automatically when faculty complete the disclosure and biographical data forms. They will follow-up with a list of anyone who did not complete their forms.
- Submit slides and any supplemental resources or handouts for the event. The slides do not need to be the final version but should have enough information to show how the objectives have been met in the content. Slides should be in a PPT format and also include a:
- Disclosure slide listing any faculty disclosures. If the faculty does not have any financial relationships, please note “nothing to disclosure” on the slide. We recommend making this Slide 2, following the title slide.
- Objective’s slide listing the objectives provided in the educational planning table. We recommend making this Slide 3.
- “Questions?” slide at the end of the presentation. We recommend this is the final slide.
Please see our slide review checklist as reference to the criteria we review for.
Note that your activity will not be reviewed unless all the materials listed in the accreditation packet and above are completed on time. Email the completed packet and additional documents to Kim Dunisch (kim.dunisch@kidney.org) Write the subject line as “CRN [Chapter] Activity for Review – [Date of Activity]”
National Kidney Foundation requires all chapter events to be accredited through NKF. NKF Chapters may not accredit their programs individually through CDR or another organization. NKF requires all learners to register on their event page in the Professional Education Resource Center (PERC). By doing so, learners will more easily be able to access their certificates post-event and will eliminate the process of organizing and submitting sign-in sheets. All registration marketing should be directed to your unique event link in PERC (prepared upon receipt of the application packet approximately 60 days from the event).
Evaluation Reminder
The course evaluation is open for 90 days from the live event date to allow learners ample time to complete their evaluation and download their certificate. Please send 2-3 reminders after the event to remind learners to complete their evaluation on time. Please contact Kim for a copy of the evaluation data after 90 days from the event.
NEW! CE Program in Box
The CE Program in a Box is a flipped-classroom approach to CE education, and requires very little planning time from the local Chapter and office. Please see the flyer for more details, and get in touch with Kim Dunisch at kim.dunisch@kidney.org to begin planning.
Attention:
Effective April 1, 2022, we will be applying a registration fee to learners for all Chapter CE programs. There is a price per credit table below to refer to while planning an event and it is based on the learner’s member status. Chapters will not need to track if their attendees are members or non-members. Each individual learner will pay the registration fee, if applicable, during their enrollment. The goal of the pricing structure is to help cover staff time involved in reviewing and accrediting programs, and to incentivize national membership. Membership can be validated at the point of learner registration on PERC.
If your program surpasses this credit amount, please contact the CE office to discuss pricing options.
Member (Virtual or In-Person) | Virtual Non-Member | In-Person Non-Member | |
1 Credit | Free | $25 | $30 |
2 Credits | Free | $50 | $60 |
3 Credits | Free | $75 | $90 |
4 Credits | $40 | $100 | $120 |
5 Credits | $50 | $110 | $130 |
6 Credits | $60 | $120 | $150 |
7 Credits | $70 | $130 | $165 |