Association of Surgical Technologists

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Join/Renew RECERTIFICATION Live CE Login

Live CE (Previously Advanced CE)

In 2019, the National Board for Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) announced that the certification cycle for the Certified Surgical Technologist (CST)® and the Certified Surgical First Assistant (CSFA)® was changed from four to two years, effective January 1, 2020.

For those in the new two-year cycle, CSTs are required to earn a total of 30 CE credits including 4 CE credits earned in Live CE settings and CSFAs are required to earn 38 CE credits including 8 earned in Live CE settings. For details go here: https://www.nbstsa.org/renewals-recertification

Live CE is — "All CE sessions presented at AST-approved conferences, workshops, AST State Assembly meetings, employer in-services, grand rounds, physician professional meetings, and by manufacturers, including live or on-demand CE webinars or videos.”

Examples of live CE that will be accepted and processed for recertification include:

Live CE processed for recertification earned at those conferences, workshops, state assembly meetings, employer in-services, grand rounds, and physician professions must be Approved by AST or otherwise comply with the AST Continuing Education Policies for the CST and CSFA.
AST will Approve Live CE for manufacturers but not on-demand CE webinars or videos..
For documentation requirements when submitting Live CE credits go here: https://www.ast.org/Members/AST_CE_Policies/.