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Certify Today, Succeed Tomorrow

u Professional. u Progressive. Certify Today, Succeed Tomorrow. u Effective. u Experienced. Gary Sigle , RN, MBA, CCTC. ABTC Treasurer. ABTC Mission. To provide a process for certification for healthcare professionals practicing in the field of transplantation

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Certify Today, Succeed Tomorrow

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  1. uProfessional uProgressive Certify Today, Succeed Tomorrow uEffective uExperienced

  2. Gary Sigle, RN, MBA, CCTC ABTC Treasurer

  3. ABTC Mission To provide a process for certification for healthcare professionals practicing in the field of transplantation Purpose of Certification is to: Improve Patient Care & Outcomes Demonstrate Competency Improve Outcomes

  4. Who are we? • The American Board for Transplant Certification is an independent, not for profit organization that was founded in 1988. Its purpose is to award a voluntary, non-governmental certification credential.

  5. How Exam Content is Derived • ABTC contracts with the testing agency Applied Measurement Professionals (AMP) for examination development • Under the instruction of AMP, ABTC forms committees of content experts to develop a job task analysis and gather published content materials

  6. How Exam Content is Derived • Job Task Analysis Survey is distributed to practicing professionals • Survey data is compiled and reviewed by the ABTC Examination Committee and AMP • Statistical Analysis is applied that has consistency rules set in advance on what tasks meet the requirements for inclusion on the examination

  7. How Exam Content is Derived • Any tasks not given a critical/significant rating are “tossed out” • After the committee has rated all critical tasks, cognitive levels are assigned to each task – recall, application or analysis • Committee again, under instruction from AMP, determines the distribution of cognitive level tasks over the entire exam content domain.

  8. CCTC Major Exam Content Areas Evaluation and Preparation for Transplant Patient Education and Discharge Post-Transplant Monitoring & Maintenance Pharmacological Therapeutics Professional Responsibilities

  9. CCTN Major Exam Content Areas Pre-transplant Care Post-Transplant Monitoring & Maintenance Pharmacological Therapeutics Patient Education and Discharge Professional Responsibilities

  10. CPTC Major Exam Content Areas Evaluate and Manage a Potential Donor Facilitate Organ Allocation, Recovery & Preservation Professional Responsibilities

  11. Detailed Content OutlineHow to Use this Tool

  12. Congratulations! 1,136 CCTC 652 CPTC 342 CCTN

  13. We’ve Been Listening.

  14. Certified Transplant Preservationist (CTP) ABTC is launching the CTP examination on November 2, 2009! Application and handbook is currently being modified for inclusion of the new exam Application and Content Outline will be available on at www.abtc.netSeptember 1st.

  15. CTP Major Exam Content Areas • Organ Recovery • Aseptic Technique • Organ Preservation • Specimen Collection • Packaging, Labeling & Shipping • Professional Responsibilities

  16. Self Assessment Exams (SAEs) • ABTC is launching self assessment exams - CPTC – August 3, 2009 - CCTC – September 1, 2009 - CCTN available now for a discounted price of $35 until Jan. 1, 2010! • Cost for CCTC and CPTC SAE is $60 • Web based products are available for purchase from ABTC at www.abtc.net

  17. Approved Providers $1500 annually for unlimited programs and CEPTCs Less than what you would spend sending 1 staff member to a national conference Simplified the application and renewal process Allows your organization to provide Cat 1 CEPTCs for in-house education

  18. Recertification Demonstrates continued competence and current knowledge Total of 60 Continuing Education Points for Transplant Professionals (CEPTCs) Three Categories of CEPTC Cat I – 20 min. Transplant specific & ABTC approved Cat II – Professional Development Activities Cat III – General Healthcare – max. 40

  19. What’s Next? Investigating new opportunities Family Requestor Financial Coordinators

  20. Want to become a volunteer?

  21. Committees CPTC Exam Committee CCTC Exam Committee CCTN Exam Committee CTP Exam Committee Judiciary Committee Marketing Committee Continuing Certification Committee

  22. How You Can Support Certification Joint Commission Standards require CCTC certification – be sure you meet req. A growing number of employers require certification and provide reimbursement or incentives Request your OPO or Transplant Program to become an Approved Provider Ensure your professional commitment by maintaining your certification – recertify!

  23. Thank you! ABGC 2009 Board of Governors Rick Hasz Gary Sigle Burton Mattice Jacke Corbett Dawn Brim Renee DiGiovanni Sylvia Odom Nancy Long Helen Nelson Carol Dobies Sharie Lewis Sue Dummer Examination Committee Members Item Writers Industry Partners

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