Continuing Education

Continuing Education Plankinton Building (CEP)

161 West Wisconsin Avenue Plankinton Building; 6 & 7 Floors 414.227.3123; chs-outreach@uwm.edu

The CEP houses Continuing Education Conference Rooms and Administrative Offices. It is located downtown, in walking distance of myriad restaurants, lodgings and shops.

Non-Credit Continuing Education Courses

Professional growth and lifelong learning are evolutionary. The CHS Outreach Office's role is to respond to the needs of the community. We welcome input from individuals and healthcare organizations.

Classes are held on the UWM campus, off-campus at the Continuing Education Plankinton Building (CEP) located Downtown, as well as at a number of other off-campus sites. See Schedule of Courses for locations.

General Information
Early registration is encouraged to guarantee space and prevent cancellation. Participants are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Registrations should be received no less than 5 days prior to the scheduled offering. Late pre-registration will be accepted contingent on space availability. Enrollment is confirmed on receipt of registration and payment or agency guarantee of payment. SUBMITTING A REGISTRATION DOES NOT GUARANTEE ENROLLMENT. YOUR ENROLLMENT IS VERIFIED UPON RECEIPT OF CONFIRMATION. Plan to arrive one-half hour before the program begins to check in.

Fees and Discounts
The fee for each offering is listed with the program description. Be sure to indicate the program number on the registration form. Most program fees include coffee and program materials. Group rates for five or more participants from the same facility are available.

Assessment
Assessment of learning outcomes will be made on the evaluation form. In addition, for all lab classes, assessment will be made by the instructor and/or teaching assistants through observation of participants performing the demonstrated activity correctly.

Cancellations and Refunds
The College of Health Sciences Outreach Office reserves the right to cancel any Continuing Education offering for which registrations are not sufficient to support budgeted expenses. Programs are subject to change. Cancellation by registrants must be received no later than 5 days prior to the offering. A refund minus a service charge will be made. Requests for refunds after the deadline will not be honored; however, substitutions are acceptable.

CEUs

Continuing Education Units are awarded to participants attending the entire offering and will be mailed 4 to 6 weeks after the program.

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction will accept continuing education units (CEUs) from an accredited college or university for license renewal. 30 hours of continuing education equals 1 credit. Therefore, 30 hours = 3.0 CEUs (1 credit); 20 hours = 2.0 CEUs; 10 hours = 1.0 CEUs; 5 hours = 0.5 CEUs.

American Occupational Therapy Association
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, College of Health Sciences is an approved provider of Continuing Education by the American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.

National Athletic Trainers Association
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is recognized by the Board of Certification, Inc. to offer continuing education for certified athletic trainers. The Sponsor Code is P452.

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
The CHS Communication Sciences and Disorders Department is approved by the Continuing Education Board of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) to sponsor continuing education activities in speech-language pathology and audiology. ASHA approval of continuing education sponsorship does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedures. Forms will be available at all ASHA approved programs for the CE Registry. Our Provider Code is AAND.

Physical Therapist
The American Physical Therapy Association and many states do not have a formal program for continuing education providers. Most provide criteria for the therapist to determine the quality of a continuing education program. We believe our courses meet or exceed the criteria. You can review APTA guidelines on the web at http://www.apta.org.

Illinois Department of Professional Regulation
The UWM College of Health Sciences is approved as a Physical Therapy Continuing Education Sponsor by the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation. Our Illinois License number is 216000052.