Regularly Scheduled Series (RSS)

Regularly scheduled series is a live activity planned as a series with multiple, ongoing sessions, e.g., offered weekly, monthly, or quarterly. An RSS is primarily planned by and presented to the accredited organization's professional staff and generally targets the same audience over the whole series. Examples include grand rounds, tumor boards, and morbidity and mortality conferences.

Planning a Regularly Scheduled Series

Any Regularly Scheduled Series seeking to apply for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit (TM) must appoint an RSS Lead Planner and an RSS Administrative Coordinator who are required to complete an annual application. 

The application form, along with the requested documentation, must be submitted yearly for approval effective January 1st of the following year.

All RSS must be designed to make a change in knowledge, skills/strategy, performance, or patient outcomes. 

In order to apply for accreditation for a Regularly Scheduled Series this specific process must be followed:

  1. Review the Roles and Responsibilities of Activity Planners, Coordinators, and Center for Learning and Professional Development Staff for Live Accredited Continuing Education (ACE) Activities (PDF)
  2. Complete the online Continuing Education Accreditation Application including valid email addresses for all planners and faculty to enable the financial disclosure and mitigation functionality of the system. Please note: For case conferences, financial disclosure forms are only required for the Lead Planner and planning committee members. 
  3. Review Lead Planner Eligibility for a Dartmouth Health Accredited Continuing Education (ACE) Activity (PDF)
  4. Review the below RSS application process that outlines the documentation that must be submitted with the RSS application through the accreditation portal. The types of documentation that must be submitted are:
  5. If there will be commercial money (grants) associated with this learning activity, please contact accreditedce@hitchcock.org at the outset of the planning process.
  6. If the session is being recorded, the media consent form (DOCX) must be completed by non-Dartmouth Health speakers.
  7. If this process is not completed in the timeframe specified accreditation will be withheld until application is approved.

Accreditation and credit designation statements 

Prior to the start of the educational activity, the following required statements must be displayed to the learner.

For Continuing Medical Education (CME) activities:

  1. The accreditation statement:
    In support of improving patient care, Dartmouth Health 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.
  2. The credit designation statement is:
    American Medical Association (AMA)
    Dartmouth Health designates this live activity for a maximum of XX AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    (Include this for CME programs)
    Other Learners: All other learners may claim CME-designated participation credit. Consult your professional licensing board regarding the applicability and acceptance of CME-designated participation credit for programs certified for credit by organizations accredited by Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Education.

For Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) activities:

  1. The accreditation statement:
    In support of improving patient care, Dartmouth Health 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.
  2. The credit designation statement is:
    American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
    Dartmouth Health designates this live activity for a maximum of XX ANCC contact hours.

    (Include this for CNE programs)
    Other Learners: All other learners may claim general attendance credit. Consult your professional licensing board regarding the applicability and acceptance of general attendance credit for programs certified for credit by organizations accredited by Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Education.

For CME/CNE activities:

  1. The accreditation statement:
    In support of improving patient care, Dartmouth Health 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.
  2. The credit designation statement is:
    American Medical Association (AMA)
    Dartmouth Health designates this live activity for a maximum of XX AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
    Dartmouth Health designates this live activity for a maximum of XX ANCC contact hours.

    (Include this for CME/CNE programs)
    Other Learners: All other learners may claim CME-designated participation credit. Consult your professional licensing board regarding the applicability and acceptance of CME-designated participation credit for programs certified for credit by organizations accredited by Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Education.