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FEBRUARY 2017 | The Surgical Technologist | 65 A U T H O R A C K N O W L E D G E M E N T The author would like to thank Bradley Kesser, MD, for assistance in writing this article. A B O U T T H E A U T H O R Suzanne Cunniff, CST, CSFA- CVS, is also a medical technolo- gist from Michigan State Univer- sity, and a veterinary technician trained at Gasow’s Veterinary Clinic. She studied surgery tech- nology at Marygrove College in Detroit, Michigan. She grew up in Birmingham, Michigan, and now resides in Charlottes- ville, Virginia, working at the University of Virginia Health Systems as an otorhinolaryngology and micro, head and neck surgery surgical technologist. R E F E R E N C E S 1. Cole, RR; Jahrsdoerfer, RA. “Congenital aural atresia” Clin Plast Surg . 1990 Apr; 17(2):367-71. 2. Photographs provided by Bradley Kesser, MD. 3. Shonka DC Jr; Livingston WJ; Kesser BW. “The Jahrsdoerfer grading scale in surgery to repair congenital aural atresia.” Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg . 2008. Aug; 134(8): 873-7. 4. Chandrasekhar, SS; De la Cruz, A; Garrido, E. “Surgery of congenital aural atresia.” Am J Otol . 1995. Nov; 16(6):713-7. 5. Jahrsdoerfer, RA; Yeakley, JW; Aguilar, EA; Cole, RR; Gray, LC. “Grading system for the selection of patients with congenital aural atresia.” Am J Otol . 1992. Jan; 13(1):6-12. 6. Jahrsdoerfer RA. “Congenital atresia of the ear.” Laryngoscope . 1978. Sep; 88(9 Pt3 Suppl 13):1-48. 7. Yeakley JW; Jahrsdoerfer RA. “CT evaluation of congenital aural atresia: what the radiologist and surgeon need to know.” J Comput Assist Tomogr . 1996. Sep-Oct; 20(5):724-31. C E E X A M Earn CE Credits at Home You wi l l be awarded cont inuing educa- tion (CE) credits toward your recertifica- t ion af ter reading the des ignated ar t i- cle and completing the test with a score of 70% or better. If you do not pass the test, it will be returned along with your payment. Send the original answer sheet from the journal and make a copy for your records. If possible use a credit card (debit or credit) for payment. It is a faster option for processing of credits and offers more flexibility for correct payment. When submitting multiple tests, you do not need to submit a separate check for each journal test. You may submit multiple journal tests with one check or money order. Members this test is also available online at www.ast.org. No stamps or checks and it posts to your record automatically! Members: $6 per credit (per credit not per test) Nonmembers: $10 per credit (per credit not per test plus the $400 nonmember fee per submission) After your credits are processed, AST will send you a letter acknowledging the number of credits that were accepted. Members can also check your CE credit status online with your login information at www.ast.org. 3 WAYS TO SUBMIT YOUR CE CREDITS Mail to: AST, Member Services, 6 West Dry Creek Circle Ste 200, Littleton, CO 80120-8031 Fax CE credits to: 303-694-9169 E-mail scanned CE credits in PDF format to: [email protected] For questions please contact Member Services - [email protected] or 800-637-7433, option 3. Business hours: Mon-Fri, 8:00a.m. - 4:30 p.m., MT