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Recertification is designed to ensure that the Surgical Assistant - Certified, strives to continue their education, in health science and medicine. The following section describes the procedures by which certification can be maintained.
Each Surgical Assistant - Certified, is required to acquire eighty (80) recertification points in a two (2) year period. He or she must submit a professional activity report every two (2) years. Recertification forms are mailed approximately 6 months prior to certification expiration. The appropriate filing fee must accompany this report. Each Surgical Assistant - Certified, must have assisted on a minimum of four hundred (400) clinical surgical procedures or 1500 clinical surgical hours, every two years, in the role of a first assistant. This documentation must be submitted with the professional activity report. Recertification is granted provided each and all point requirements are fulfilled, with documentation and appropriate filing fees received, on time. An individual will lose certification if he or she: Falsifies a report (will never be allowed certification again, by the ABSA) The
following is a partial listing of point allocations and documentation required for
recertification, without examination. Each
ABSA, Surgical Assistant – Certified must obtain a
minimum of 40 points each year, for recertification. Documentation of Activities: Each individual is responsible for providing written
documentation of their professional activity.
Credit will not be awarded for activities not properly documented.
Documentation procedures are outlined below: A.
Major medical meetings may be documented by registration receipts or a
copy of the meeting program. B.
Local meetings or seminars must list dates, times and topics. C.
Copies of the program showing the topic and the presenters must document
presentations. D.
Publications authored must be documented by full reference to the journal
or book. Recertification Point Allocations: Points
are assigned on a per contact hour basis.
Below is a partial listing of categories and points allocated.
Category
Maximum points / year Attendance at a national medical meeting
20 pt. / yr. Attendance at regional medical meetings, seminars
10 pt. / yr. or hospital based conferences Publication in a professional journal or proceedings
20 pt. / yr. Presentation at a national or regional medical
meeting
15 pt. / yr. Presentation at hospital seminar or conference
5 pt. / yr. Listening to or viewing a medical audio-visual
aide
6 pt. / yr. Reading professional journals (must list volume
and issues)
6 pt. / yr. First Assisting on (400) clinical cases or 1500 clinical hours, per 2 year period (Required)
25 pt. / yr. ACLS, PALS or CPR certification
(Required)
4pt. / yr.
Note:
If you send a computer printout, it must contain the same information as our
Procedure Logs and it MUST
NOT contain any patient information, i.e. Name, Social Security Number
or Hospital ID etc. It is important to retain copies of all information sent to the ABSA, for your own records. To download the 2008 Recertification Package click on the link below. |
Send mail to
office@absa.net with
questions or comments about this web site.
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