8 CIO Live Events a) AST accepts the CE credits offered at stand-alone, live events, planned, and sponsored by CIOs. 1. The event must be AST approved for the CE credits to be accepted. The CIO is responsible for communicating to attendees if the event is approved. 2. The CE credits for enduring material developed and offered by CIOs are not accepted by AST. b) Documentation requirement: A certificate of attendance and the following information must be provided on the certificate. 1. Name of the CIO. 2. Date of the event. 3. Title of the event. 4. The number of CE credits. 5. A blank line for the CST or CSFA signature. 6. Authorized signature of the CIO representative. College Credit a) College courses submitted for CE credits must be completed with a grade of “C” or better. b) College courses must be relevant to healthcare, surgery, surgical technology, or surgical first assisting. c) Surgical first assistant college courses must be completed at a CAAHEP accredited surgical first assistant program. d) The courses must be completed at an institution that is accredited by an organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. e) The completion date is used to determine if the course was completed as an AST member. If completed as a non-member, the $400 non-member processing fee must be submitted. f) General nursing and physician assistant college courses that are not specifically related to the medical-surgical practice of surgical technology or surgical first assisting will not be accepted for CE credits. g) The following college courses or subjects are not accepted for CE credit(s). 1. Astronomy 2. Communication 3. Computer 4. Fine arts 5. Geography 6. Geology 7. History 8. Literature 9. Philosophy 10. Physical education 11. Political science 12. Religion h) The following is a list of college subjects to provide guidance as to the courses that could be accepted for CE credit(s). 1. Advanced anatomy and physiology 2. Advanced microbiology
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