Guides
Guides
Plain-English guides built from official sources, each with the date we checked it.
Credits, rules and records
How CME/CE credit works, state mandatory topics and keeping your records.
- CE tracker: how to track CE hours for renewal and auditsA CE tracker that survives an audit: free official systems by profession, what a CEU tracker log needs, and how long each state says to keep certificates.Read →
- Free CME and CE credits: official sources that countFree CME and free nursing CEUs from CDC, VA, HRSA, AHRQ and state boards: the credit each issues (AMA PRA, ANCC, ACPE) and how to get the certificate.Read →
- Implicit bias training requirements for clinicians, by stateImplicit bias training by state: Michigan's 1 hour per license year, Maryland's one-time rule, Illinois, MA, CA, WA. Hours, deadlines, free courses.Read →
- Jurisprudence exams: who takes them, when, and whereWhat is a jurisprudence exam? Who takes the Texas nursing jurisprudence exam, LPC and PT exams, at what passing score, and the official link for each.Read →
- Mandated reporter training for health licensees, state by stateMandated reporter training by state for health licensees: PA Act 31, NYS child abuse coursework, Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky. Hours, cycles, free courses.Read →
- AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™: what it is and how to earn itWhat AMA PRA Category 1 Credit is, who may award it, the exact designation statement, Category 1 vs Category 2 CME, and how PAs and nurses can use it.Read →
- CEU vs CME: meaning, contact hours and conversionsCEU meaning: 1 CEU = 10 contact hours (IACET); CME means continuing medical education. Compare CE units for 10 professions and convert minutes to CEUs.Read →
- What is CE Broker, and does your board use it?What is CE Broker? How boards use it for renewal and audits, who reports your hours, how long updates take, and a state-by-state CE Broker table.Read →
Meeting guides
The biggest US meetings: dates, credits and how to claim them.
- AACN NTI 2027 in Indianapolis: dates, contact hours and how to claim themNTI 2027 runs May 2–5 in Indianapolis. AACN NTI contact hours vs CERPs, how to claim CE, registration rate types, housing and NTI 2026 San Diego recap.Read →
- AAFP FMX 2027: dates, CME credit and attendee guideAAFP FMX 2027 runs Sept 20 to 24 in San Diego. FMX conference dates, AAFP Prescribed vs AMA PRA Category 1 credit, registration and how to claim CME.Read →
- ACC.27 cardiology conference 2027: dates, CME credit and attendee guideACC cardiology conference 2027 (ACC.27) runs April 10–12 in Houston. Early bird ends Dec. 2. How ACC CME and MOC credit is claimed, hotels and deadlines.Read →
- ASCO 2027 Annual Meeting: dates, credit and attendee guideASCO 2027 runs June 4–8, 2027 at McCormick Place, Chicago. ASCO 2026 dates recap, abstract deadline, exhibits, hotels and how to claim CME credit.Read →
- VMX 2027 in Orlando: dates, CE credit and attendee guideVMX 2027 runs January 16 to 20 at the OCCC in Orlando. Dates, location, RACE-approved CE, how to claim your certificate, VMX Virtual and hotels.Read →