PACEProviders of Approved

Continuing Education

FCLB Mission Statement

To protect the public and to serve our member boards by

promoting excellence in chiropractic regulation

FCLB at Work

FCLB encourages regulatory boards to:

• Use best practice mechanisms regarding public protection

• Communicate and network to improve capability

• Develop consistency in standards

• Envision and plan for the future

FCLB at WorkFCLB also:

• Speaks for public protection

• Distributes chiropractic regulatory information

• Monitors legal trends in regulation

• Develops collaborative ventures

PACE and the FCLB’s Values

• Protect the Public:– Promote quality CE– Help D.C.s connect with scientifically sound,

reliable education– Effective CE helps D.C.s remain current

• Serve Our Member Boards:– Reduces onerous paperwork and review

processes– Provides reliable reports on relicensure

requirement fulfillment

Current Status of CE• No oversight – CE quality

inconsistent

• Varied qualifications for each jurisdiction

• Colleges are frustrated

• Regulatory boards are struggling

• D.C.s are overwhelmed

Centralized CE Approval in Other Professions

• Medical Doctors

• Osteopaths

• Podiatrists

• Dentists

• Pharmacists

• Optometrists

• Opticians

• Veterinarians

• Counselors

• Long Term Care Administrators

• Nurses

• Psychologists

• Canadian Rehabilitation Professionals

• Disability Management Specialists

Who Does PACE Help?

• Regulatory Boards

• Providers of Legitimate CE

• Chiropractic Practitioners

• Professional Associations

• Patients

What do Regulatory Boards get from PACE?

• Reduced workload– How many hours each month do your staff and

board members spend reviewing CE applications?

– CE providers recognized by PACE have already been assessed to meet or exceed board standards

What do Regulatory Boards get from PACE?

• Reduced workload– PACE streamlines CE approval by centralizing

repetitive work done by multiple boards!

What do Regulatory Boards get from PACE?

What do Regulatory Boards get from PACE?

• Expert Review– PACE Review Team made up of experts in chiropractic

post-graduate education– PACE Criteria maintains stringent standards

Few boards have rigorous criteria for assessing a CE offering! How does your board approval process compare?

What do Regulatory Boards get from PACE?

• Quality Assurance– Did you know the CCE does not accredit post-

graduate departments?– All courses offered through PACE must comply

with quality benchmarks and standardized processes

What do Regulatory Boards get from PACE?

• Respect for your board’s CE requirements– PACE is designed to document compliance

with your board’s specific CE requirements

What do CE Providersget from PACE?

• Recognition of quality

• Professional credibility

• Fast track approval process for high quality courses

What do CE Providersget from PACE?

• REDUCED WORKLOAD

»Single, simplified application process

»Uniform criteria for approval

»Automatic course approval

What do Practitionersget from PACE?

• Searchable, simple website – Includes board requirements– find courses by topic or

geographic region– Web-based– Database of relicensure

information

What do Practitionersget from PACE?

• Attendance verification automatically sent to regulatory boards– No need to track certificates

• Simplified course assessment– Future: web-based course feedback

What’s in it for Patients and the

Profession?

• Improved CE offerings

• Better trained professionals

• Increased quality and credibility of CE

• Enhanced professional standing

Authority

– PACE WILL NOT and CANNOT be the only approval process available

– Boards are legally required to maintain their authority

• PACE is a means of delegating some of the workload associated with that authority

• PACE is also a way of pooling resources with other boards—that’s why the FCLB is here!

Authority

– PACE is a multi-layer program, relying on representatives of regulatory boards, ACC colleges, and licensing board administrators

Fees

• One time application fee: $500• Not-for-profit annual recognition fee: $1,000

• For-profit annual recognition fee: $10,000

• Attendee records fee: $1 per credit hour, per attendee—maximum $10 per attendee

• Application renewal fee: $250

• Appeal: $1,500 initial deposit (fee determined by costs)

PACE Structure

FCLB Board of Directors

PACE Review Team

PACE Committee

PACE Structure• FCLB Board of Directors

– Is responsible for overall program– Oversees appeals process– Ratifies decisions about policies and criteria

from the PACE Committee

PACE Structure

• PACE Committee – 6 members

• 2 - Regulatory boards• 1 - FCLB Director• 1 - Licensing board administrator• 1 - At-large member• Chair of PACE Review Team

– Oversees PACE Review Team– Makes recommendations to FCLB Board

PACE Structure• PACE Review Team – approx 18

– Education experts nominated by ACC college presidents to serve

– 3 randomly selected Review Team members assess CE provider applications and determine ability to comply with PACE Policies & Procedures and Criteria

– Recommend approvals to PACE Committee– Review of course content for compliance

PACE in Action

• Inaugural meeting of PACE Review Team January 2005

• PACE up and running! Online application available January 2006

• Course reporting to begin summer 2006

PACE in Action

• Online application

PACE in Action

• How can you get on board?– Check your statutes

• We have sample rules and statutes available

– Let us know!

Learn more!

• Please take a copy of the PACE – Chiropractic Policies & Procedures and Criteria

• Visit our website at www.pace.fclb.org

• Just ask!

PACE

is an affirmation of

quality CE.

Boards need it.

CE Providers want it.

Patients deserve it.

Practitioners benefit.

Our profession shines.

“Quality... marks the search

for an ideal after necessity has

been satisfied and

mere usefulness achieved.”

– Willa A. Foste