[Histonet] CEU's

[Jennifer MacDonald]

   California  has  no  requirements  for Histotechnicians for certifica   tion or continuing education.



   Jennifer MacDonald
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     Subject: Re: [Histonet] CE     Multiple  faceted  question.  I'll       can.
     1.There  is  NO  national  requiremen     work in
     histology  (or  cytology  or med tech,     requirements
     (Florida and maybe Califo     2.  Hospitals  or your place of employment or ev     can set any
     requirement they want, including no requir     3.  ASCP  has  a  new  requirement for all people passing a certif     ication exam
     after  Jan.  1,  2004.  Previously,  it  was  - once certified =     certified for
     life. Now there is a Certification Maintenance Program. (     [1]     Now,  if  you  want to maintain y     ASCP, you
     must  have 36 points of contin     a form with
     this  information  along  w     Documentation
     such  as  CEU  forms  are n     randomly
     picked  to  be audited. Of     be on
     safety,   2   points   in   your        histotechnology) and the
     rest  of  the points can     education,
     or any related lab     Points  can be awarded for many types of CE, and e     worth
     different number of points.
     For example:
     - 1     - 1 hour teleconference = 1 point
     - 1 se     - competency assessment by your emp     -  authoring  an  article in a peer reviewed jo     Journal of
     Histotechnology or ASCP Laboratory Medicin     4. Ways to get CE:
     Check  in  the  ASCP  CMP  pac     side). Page 6
     has lots of suggestion     - attending state meetings
     - attending national meetings
     -      - teleconferences (available throug     (312-738-1336)
     - college classes (relat     - safety classes at your institution
     - competency assessm     - present at state and national meetings
     - write articles for his     - attend vendor workshops
     36  points  in 3 ye     don't have
     to  spend a lot     you have
     documentati     safety quizzes -
     fire,      Peggy A. W     William Beaumont Hospital
     Royal Oak, MI 48073
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