C E E X A M Earn CE Credits at Home You will be awarded continuing education (CE) credits toward your recertification after reading the designated article and completing the test with a score of 70%or better. If youdonot pass the test, it will be returned along with your payment. Send the original answer sheet from the jour- nal 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:
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[email protected] or 800-637-7433, option 3. Business hours: Mon-Fri, 8:00a.m. - 4:30 p.m., MT | The Surgical Technologist | MARCH 2021 116 thy needed to care for patients. He then progressed to a Certified Registered Medication Technician, which taught him the necessity of being organized in his practice. He eventually discovered surgical technology from a dear friend and immediately signed up to become a surgical technologist through the Maine Medical Center School of Surgical Technology which broadened his knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and aseptic technique. He received his associate degree in applied science degree in surgical technology from Southern Maine Community College and later graduated from the National Insti- tute of First Assisting (NIFA), based in Colorado. He completed his undergraduate studies at St. Joseph’s College of Maine in 2018 and was awarded a Bachelor of Science in general studies degree in education and training. He is currently working on a master’s degree in health- care education at the same institution. He is also an instructor at the Maine Medical Center’s School of Surgical Technology in Portland, Maine where he has been teaching for the past 11 years and lectures out of the Southern Maine Community College campus in South Port- land. He currently serves as the vice president of AST’s Maine State Assembly. Jeffrey was a traveling CST for several years early in his career, and clinically has worked in a variety of settings ranging from level one trauma centers to ambulatory surgery centers. Geographically, he has worked all across the country from Anchorage, Alaska to Yuma, Ari- zona. He aims to bring his life experiences and clinical skills acquired throughout his adventures to the classroom where he aspires to inspire the next generation of surgical technologists to embrace the motto “Aeger Primo.” With this fast-paced and ever-changing career field, he views learning as a life-long endeavor and encourages students to con- tinue to strive for excellence within their practice beyond the confines of the school’s program. He hopes to advocate for this profession on a broader scale through his position and participation on the Maine State Assembly Board of Directors. R E F E R E N C E S 1. Frey, Kevin. “Neurosurgery.” Surgical Technology for the surgical technologist, A Posi- tive Care Approach. 5th ed., Cengage Learning, 2017, Boston MA, pp. 1134-1162. 2. Hadjipanayis, C; Widhalm, G; Stummer, and Walter. “What is the Surgical Benefit of Utilizing 5-ALA for Fluorescence-Guided Surgery of Malignant Gliomas?” NCBI. PMC National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health. 2015. Pars. 1-18. www.ncbi. nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4615466/. Accessed June 22, 2020. 3. Mayo Clinic. “Glioma.” Diseases and Conditions. Mayo Clinic. April 4th, 2020. Pars. 1-5. www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/glioma/symptoms-causes/syc-20350251. Accessed June 22, 2020 4. Purves D, Augustine GJ, Fitzpatrick D, et al., editors. “Neuroglial Cells” Neuroscience. 2nd edition. Sunderland (MA): Sinauer Associates; 2001. Pars. 1-2. www.ncbi.nlm.nih. gov/books/NBK10869/. Accessed June 22, 2020 5. Wei, Linpeng ; Fujita, Yoko; Sanai Nadar and Liu, Jonathan. “Toward Quantitative Neu- rosurgical Guidance with High-Resolution Microscopy of 5-Aminolevulinic Acid- Induced Protoporphyrin IX.” Frontiers in Oncology; Cancer Imaging and Image- directed Interventions. Frontiers in Oncology, July, 3, 2019, Pars. 1-12. doi.org/10.3389/ fonc.2019.00592. Accessed June 22, 2020 www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/ fonc.2019.00592/full