Certified COPD Educator (CCE) – For US Candidates Only

The Certified COPD Educator (CCE) credential recognizes healthcare professionals who provide COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) education to their clients. The CCE credential demonstrates to your clients, peers and supervisors that you have the competencies to provide comprehensive, evidence-informed care in COPD.

The Certified COPD Educator (CCE) exam tests educator proficiency in two important aspects of COPD education:

• up-to-date knowledge about COPD (the "what to teach")
• better understanding on the part of educators about educational theory and proces
  (the "how to teach").

National Learning Objectives (core competencies) have been established to provide a common set of technical and teaching skills, knowledge and abilities for COPD educators.

Requirements to challenge the Certified COPD Educator (CCE) Exam

1   A degree or diploma in a recognized* healthcare profession, with a scope of

   practice that includes counselling.

    *Recognized healthcare profession must have the following:

     A governing, oversight or credentialling body or association

      A defined scope of practice

 Recognized healthcare professions include the following:

Nurse Practitioner     Nurse                                Pharmacist      Respiratory Therapist

Physiotherapist          Occupational Therapist    Kinesiologist    Medical Doctor

2   You must complete one of the following health education courses:

Programs Eligible (but no longer operating)

• Alberta Asthma Centre Professional Certification
• The Michener Institute for Applied Health Sciences Asthma Educator Program
• Ontario Pharmacists Association CRE Prep Course
• Pear Healthcare Solutions
• Southern Alberta Institute of Technology/Maple Respiratory Group Inc.

Primary Care Alberta

(For Alberta residents only)

Foundational Health Educator Workshop

Email: tvcp@primarycarealberta.ca

Website: Primary Care Alberta -

               Public Access

On July 1, 2025 the Tobacco, Vaping & Cannabis program under Promoting Health transitioned from Alberta Health Services to Primary Care Alberta.

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