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ASRT Continuing Education Update: What’s New for Sponsors

ASRT Continuing Education Update: What’s New for Sponsors. Barbara Whitefield, MA, RT(R)(CV) ASRT Director of Continuing Education. Let’s talk CE. What CE does the technologist want? Highlights of ASRT 2009 CE Needs Assessment Survey What CE does the technologist need?

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ASRT Continuing Education Update: What’s New for Sponsors

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  1. ASRT Continuing Education Update:What’s New for Sponsors Barbara Whitefield, MA, RT(R)(CV) ASRT Director of Continuing Education

  2. Let’s talk CE • What CE does the technologist want? • Highlights of ASRT 2009 CE Needs Assessment Survey • What CE does the technologist need? • Review of ARRT CE requirements • How do you get CE approved? • Review of ASRT RFA process • ASRT’s interpretation of ARRT guidelines • What’s new for sponsors • What can ASRT do for you?

  3. What CE does the R.T. want?2009 CE Needs Assessment Survey • Sent to • 3,222 members • 4,395 former members • 877 responses • 11.5 % response rate • Respondents • 2/3 members • 1/3 former members

  4. 2009 CE Needs Assessment Sample Demographics • Primary Discipline • 44.8% Radiography • 11.9% CT • 11.6% Mammography • Experience • 84% “staff” or “lead” technologist • 18 years in profession (avg.) • Age 43-59

  5. 2009 CE Needs Assessment Results • 93.3% want flexibility to choose CE • Members pay $13.53 per credit (avg.) • $12.81 former members • Prefer CE grouped with course diploma • Purpose of CE • Stay updated on technological trends • Fill knowledge gaps

  6. 2009 CE Needs Assessment Results • Preferred delivery methods • Mailed directed readings or articles • Online downloadable DRs • Online interactive narration/animation • Most needed CE topics • Digital imaging • Anatomy and physiology • Future trends • Pathology • Techniques

  7. What CE does the R.T. need?History of CE Requirements 1997 ARRT mandates CE reporting 2003 AMA/ANCC approval no longer accepted 2004 ASRT no longer accepts sign-in sheets 2006 Post-test time no longer counted 2007 Basic CPR no longer accepted 2008Category B credit no longer accepted and Implementation of A+ credit 2011 Applications training capped at 8.0 credits

  8. ARRT CE Definition “A learning activity that is planned, organized and administered to enhance the professional knowledge and skills underlying the professional performance that the R.T. or R.R.A. uses to provide services to patients, the public or the medical profession. To qualify as a CE activity, it must provide sufficient depth and scope of a subject area.”

  9. Category A • Activities approved by a RCEEM • 14 organizations recognized • Activities approved by state approver • RT must be licensed in state • Activity meets ARRT definition of CE • Content appropriate for R.T.s

  10. Category A + • Activity meets ARRT definition of CE • Approved by A+ RCEEM • 3 organizations recognized • Content intended for radiologist extender • Advanced educational content • Related to one or more clinical activities in R.R.A. role delineation

  11. R.T. CE Requirements

  12. R.R.A. CE Requirements

  13. How to get CE Approval?Live-Lecture Requirements • Objectives and outline • Describes content • Shows relevance, depth and scope • Identifies what the participant will learn • Speaker qualifications • Education • Credentials • Employment or experience

  14. Live-Lecture Requirements • Schedule or agenda • Total length longer than 2 hours • Time/length of each activity format • Lecture or didactic portion • Group activity or discussion • Demonstration • Hands-on practice • Q & A or review • Patient exams or scan time • Include meals and breaks

  15. Calculating CreditLive-lecture • Activity Length • At least 30 minutes in length • 45 minutes = 0.75 credit • Q & A eligible • Credit capped for onsite, clinical setting • No cap for user’s meetings or training at corporate facility • Webinar is classified as live-lecture

  16. Calculating CreditLive-lecture Applications Training • No credit for equipment practice • ½ credit for procedural practice/positioning • Practice not more than ½ of total time • No credit for patient scanning or exams • 60-minute contact hour • Partial credit allowed

  17. Self-Learning Requirements • Copy of the activity • Online access • Post-test • Number of questions • Types of questions • 75% pass rate and three attempts • Answer key • Liability release

  18. Calculating CreditSelf-learning • Activity Length • At least 30 minutes in length • 45 minutes = 0.75 credit • Amount of time to complete • Read time • Narration or video length • Post-test time not included • No cap for online applications training

  19. Submitting for ReviewASRT’s approval recognized 2009 RFA statistics • Over 14,000 activities reviewed • 13,000 lectures • 1,000 self-learning activities • Servicing over 1,500 CE sponsors Confidentiality

  20. Submitting for Review • Category A or A+ • Credit type determined by reviewer • Review time is twice the activity length • Review turn-around promise • 30 business days for live lecture • 45 business days for self-learning • 10 business days for priority handling • No post-approval

  21. After ApprovalPrevent Certificate Issues • Document only the activities attended • Use approved activity title • Use reference number assigned to title • List credit for each reference number • Date credit earned and not date certificate issued • Issue one certificate at the end of the training

  22. Duplicate and partial credit • Partial credit permitted for applications/equipment training • Award credit for hours attended • Live-lecture • Claim once in a biennium • Self-learning • Claim once ever

  23. ASRT Approval Accepted By • ARRT • AHRA • ARDMS • SNMTS • Radiologic Nursing Certification Board • Most state licensing agencies

  24. Tracking Credits • ASRT members send certificate for tracking • Sponsor may send as courtesy • ASRT is record-keeper for ARRT • Track and transfer service in place since 2000 • Cat A+ since 2008 • ASRT Transfers credits to FLDOH

  25. What’s New?Applications training cap • Effective Jan. 1, 2011 • Technologist requirement • 8.0 credits per biennium • Applies to onsite, clinical setting • No cap for user’s meetings, corporate facility • No cap for online training • No impact to approved credit amount

  26. What’s New?Applications training cap • ARRT requires change in reference number • “F” = facility = cap • “C” = corporate = no cap • All RCEEMs required to comply • ASRT tracks only credit allowed

  27. What’s New?Online Payment • Payment for all services • Secure Web site • Auto receipt • E-mail notification • Link to RFA forms • Link to applications

  28. What’s New?2010 RFA packet Updated RFA forms Online payment info Instructions for eBook submission New certificate template Confidentiality agreement Approval graphic

  29. What’s New?Approval Graphic • Promote your activity • Color or black and white .jpg graphic • Submit request to educationuser@asrt.org

  30. Resources • CE Department • educationuser@asrt.org • Request for Approval Packet • Web site https://www.asrt.org/rfa • CE InFocus Newsletter bwhitefield@asrt.org 800-444-2778, ext. 1311

  31. What can ASRT do for you?

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