AST Continuing Education and Recertification Brochure

RECERTIFICATION: TWO METHODS TO RECERTIFY General Information AST is responsible for verifying, processing and recording CE credits earned by the CST and CSFA to be applied toward the renewal of the credential. The CE credits are maintained in the members CE file (nonmembers see “General Information for Nonmembers”). Three Methods A Member Can Confirm CE Credits 1. When CE credits are recorded a CE Credit Letter con- firming the number of CE credits that were accepted and recorded is mailed for personal records. 2. AST website using member login information at www.ast.org . 3. Every January, AST mails an annual CE Credit Letter to all members with the total number of CE credits that have been earned during the previous calendar year. AST-Approved CE AST is also the approval body for CE. Businesses and organizations that would like to offer CE to the CST and CSFA are required to submit their CE offerings to AST for review and possible approval. The CST and CSFA are required to earn AST approved CE credits. However, this does not apply to healthcare facility inservices; live events that are planned and sponsored by professional organizations that are accred- ited by the Accreditation Review Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME); or live events approved through the American Dental Association’s Continuing Education Recognition Program (ADA-CERP) and Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology (JCAHPO). Healthcare facilities are not required to complete the CE program approval process for inservices as well as ACCME- accredited professional organizations who sponsor a live event or live events approved through the ADA-CERP and JCAHPO are not required to complete the approval process. 3 A S S O C I A T I O N O F S U R G I C A L T E C H N O L O G I S T S