3 AST CE MISSION, GOALS, & RESPONSIBILITIES AST CE Mission AST supports quality surgical patient care by promoting the completion of CE to assure the certifying bodies, public, and other health professionals that CSTs and CSFAs are maintaining current standards in the professions of surgical technology and surgical first assisting. AST CE Goals AST will: a) analyze and update the CE policies on a periodic basis to reflect policy changes and current trends, b) develop and deliver CE that improves the knowledge and skills of the CST and CSFA, and c) evaluate the effectiveness of the CE offerings in meeting the needs of the CSTs and CSFAs. Role and Responsibilities of AST AST recognizes and establishes the CE credit as the standard for all CE programs and enduring materials that are completed by the CST and CSFA. AST reviews CE programs and enduring materials for adherence to the AST CE policies, and only those CE programs and enduring materials approved by AST will be awarded CE credits. Responsibility of the CST and CSFA It is the responsibility of the CST and CSFA to know if a CE program or enduring material offered by a business or organization is AST approved for CE credits. Only CE credits earned by attending AST sponsored or approved programs, or completing an AST sponsored or approved enduring material activity will be applied towards re-certification. SUBMITTING CE CREDITS TO AST Two-Step Process of Renewing the Credential Recertifying is a two-step process for members and non-members. a) Submit the AST CE Reporting Form with verifying documentation to AST. b) Submit the NBSTSA CST or CSFA Recertification Application to NBSTSA. The applications are available at http://www.nbstsa.org. Member a) Submit the AST CE Reporting Form. Include verifying documentation of all CE credits reported, for example, certificates of attendance and certificates of completion. The AST CE Reporting Form and documentation can be mailed or scanned and sent as an email attachment to AST (see page 14 for mailing address and email address). 1. Upon attendance to a State Assembly meeting, confirm if the certificate of attendance must be submitted to AST or the CE credits will be automatically recorded. The certificate of attendance is not required to be submitted with an AST CE Reporting Form if mailing or emailing the certificate to AST. b) AST online CE offerings are recorded by AST independently from other CE credits and are not required to be submitted with an AST CE Reporting Form. The CE credits are
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