CPPS Continuing Education (CE) Credits
The Certification Board for Professionals in Patient Safety (CBPPS) has pre-approved specific programs for continuing education (CE) credits toward CPPS Recertification. CBPPS believes that continuous knowledge and competency enhancement advances not only your career, but also your organization and patient safety as a whole.
Please retain a copy of your CE activity completion certificate for your CPPS Recertification records.
Apply to Offer CPPS CE Credits for Your Educational Activity
If you are a provider interested in offering CPPS continuing education (CE) for your educational activity, we invite you to apply for approval by filling out the CPPS CE Approval Application below. Applications should be submitted at least six weeks prior to the activity date.
Download the CPPS CE Approval Application
Pre-Approved CPPS CE Credit Activities
Florida Society for Healthcare Risk Management & Patient Safety (FSHRMPS) 2026 Annual Education Conference
August 27-28, 2026 | Ft. Lauderdale & Online
Stronger Together: Everyday Heroes of Patient Safety
The FSHRMPS Conference is regularly attended by more than 500 participants, providing vendors and supporters with the opportunity to have direct contact with members of society. The conference will include more than 25 educational sessions and important updates on topics such as:
- Clinical Patient Safety Risks and Solutions
- Legal and Regulatory
- Healthcare Operations & Patient Safety Culture
- Measuring and Improving Performance
- Systems Thinking and Design / Human Factors
- Claims and Litigations
- Risk Financing
- Leadership
CPPS CE Credit: Up to 7.0
Human Factors and Patient Safety Workshop
September 14 - 15, 2026 | Columbia, MD
MedStar Health is proud to offer this workshop which brings together leaders across the system including human factors engineers, risk management professionals, practicing clinicians, and healthcare safety leaders with vast experience studying risk and implementing innovative change within healthcare organizations. The workshop will include onsite simulation and team-based exercise.
CPPS CE Credit: 11.0
Orientation to Patient Safety
Open August 17, 2026 until August 16, 2027
Self-guided webinar series offered by Impact By Design Pro.
CPPS CE Credit: 5.5
Safer Together: A National Action Plan to Advance Patient Safety
Free CPPS CE opportunity: read the National Action Plan and complete the Self-Assessment in your organization to earn up to 4 CPPS CE hours. After completing this activity learners will be able to:
- Evaluate safety as a demonstrated core value within your organization
- Assess capabilities and resources to advance patient and workforce safety within your organization
- Select actionable recommendations to implement that improve safety within your organization
CPPS CE Credit: Up to 4.0
Medication Safety Certificate
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)
Activity Fee: $460.00/$560.00 ASHP member/non-member
Release Date: May 21, 2025
Expiration Date: May 21, 2028
The Medication Safety Certificate’s comprehensive curriculum is designed to provide participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to lead and engage in efforts to improve medication safety. The certificate activities are accredited for continuing education for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. The following medication safety principles are addressed:
- Stages of the medication use process
- Foundations of a medication safety culture
- Medication safety leadership
- Improvement processes
- Human factors engineering
- System-based causes of medication errors
- Proactive and reactive identification of medication safety risks
- Risk reduction strategies
- Medication safety technology
- Investigating and analyzing medication errors
- Disclosure of medication errors and supporting second victims
- Change management and planning and implementing medication safety initiatives
CPPS CE Credit: 26.5
CPPS Review Courses (Live, Online, and Webinar)
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement offers review courses to experienced patient safety professionals who plan to take the Certified Professional in Patient Safety (CPPS) examination. This course can help participants prepare for the exam by reviewing domain content areas and test-taking strategies.
CPPS CE Credit: 7.0
Earn CPPS Recertification Credits with IHI Open School
With an IHI Open School membership, you can earn valuable CE credits toward your CPPS recertification.
- Full Access Membership – Earn up to 38 CPPS CE credits over 12 months with complete access to the IHI Open School catalog.
- Patient Safety Catalog Only – Earn up to 10 CPPS CE credits.
- Quality Improvement Catalog Only – Earn up to 9 CPPS CE credits.
- Single-course purchases also available.
Apply to Offer CPPS CE Credits for Your Educational Activity
If you are a provider interested in offering CPPS continuing education (CE) for your educational activity, we invite you to apply for approval by filling out the CPPS CE Approval Application below. Applications should be submitted at least six weeks prior to the activity date.