AST Continuing Education and Recertification Brochure

Writing for Health-Related Publications The CST or CSFA who authors a CE article may be awarded CE credits due to the research that is necessary in order to write the article. ▲ When writing a CE article to be published for a magazine or journal, the article must be a health-related publication. Additionally, the publisher must have a peer-review process in place in order to determine if the article meets the publishing standards of the magazine or journal. ▲ CE credit will only be awarded for the initial publication of an article. ▲ Four CE credits are awarded per 2,000 type written words. Partial CE credits are awarded in increments of 500 words, eg, 2,500 words equal 1.25 CE credits. The word count does not include the post-article CE exam, reference page or bibliography. ▲ Submitting Publication for CE Credits • The Surgical Technologist: The CE credits will be automatically entered for CSTs and CSFAs that write a CE article for the AST journal. • Other publications: CST or CSFA must submit an of- ficial, published copy of the article that has his/her name printed as the author, name of the magazine or journal, date of publication and volume number with the AST CE Reporting Form. 11 A S S O C I A T I O N O F S U R G I C A L T E C H N O L O G I S T S