CME for Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants
All NPs and PAs are required to complete a minimum amount of continuing medical education (CME) credits during each licensing cycle. Each certifying board has it’s own requirements, and this can make things a little confusing.
The AAPA requires that physician assistants earn at least 100 CME credits every two years, including at least 50 category 1 credits. The AAPA classifies credit types into two categories. Category 1 includes essentially any CME activity that has either been approved by the AAPA as category 1, or has received its accreditation from the American Osteopathic Association, the American Academy of Family Physicians, The Accreditation Council on Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, the College of Family Physicians of Canada, the Physician Assistant Certification Council of Canada, and the European Union of Medical Specialists / European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education.
Category 2, on the other hand, is any activity related to medicine, patient care, or other professional issues. This includes reading medical journals or texts, attending meetings provided by pharmaceutical companies that are promotional, and clinical research on the internet.
The AANP requires that nurse practitioners earn at least 100 CME credits every five years, 25 of which must be in the area of pharmacology. The AANP does allow up to 25 of the non-pharmacology hours to be claimed for precepting students.
The ANCC requires that nurse practitioners earn at least 75 CME credits, 25 of which must be in the area of pharmacology. The ANCC also has developed seven categories, other than CME, that nurse practitioners may choose from in order to meet certification renewal requirements. See the above link for more details on this.
What You Will Learn With OSC
11 Closure Methods
10 Exciting Case Studies
11 Hands-on Practice Modules
Closure Basics Including Line and Needle Selection
When and When Not to Close
The A.C.E. F.A.S.T. Closure® Method
Anesthesia Including Local Infiltration, Field Blocks, and Digital Blocks
Proper Wound Cleansing
Proper Wound Examination
Foreign Body Removal
Antibiotic Appropriateness
When to Seek Surgical Consultation
Current Tetanus Guidelines
Proper Knot Tying
Multi-layer Suturing
Repair of Torso Lacerations
Repair of Extremity Lacerations
Repair of Head and Neck Lacerations
C-spine Management and Imaging Related to Traumatic Head and Neck Lacerations
Dog Ear Deformity Correction
Undermining
SPECIAL TOPIC: Pediatric Lacerations
Repair of Scalp Lacerations
Repair of Eyelid Lacerations
Repair of Ear Lacerations
Repair of Lip Lacerations
Treatment of Open Fractures
Repair of Nailbed Lacerations
Repair of Flap Lacerations
Repair of Buccal Lacerations
Repair of Tongue Lacerations
Repair of Joint Capsule Lacerations
Treatment of Animal Bites
SPECIAL TOPIC: Lacerations in the Anticoagulated Patient
SPECIAL TOPIC: Managing Poorly Healing Lacerations
Appropriate Follow-up Care
Medicolegal Tips and Nuggets
Where Can Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants Find the Best CME
The Online Suture Course is, as this wholly biased statement proves, the best place to start (or continue) your accrual of quality CME credits.
The Online Suture Course offers 15.0 CME accredited by the AAPA.
With all sincerity, we fully believe that our suture training course will knock your socks off and, both figuratively and literally, help you put the pieces together when it comes to laceration closure and comprehensive care of the wounded patient.
There is no other course like ours available.
Where else can you learn through ultra-sharp 1080p crystal clear video that takes you right to the heart of the laceration and shows you step-by-step when and how to close?
Where else can you engage in 10 exciting real-to-life case studies (with some added humor) aimed at driving home approach considerations, treatment techniques, and medicolegal nuggets?
Where else can you dive into 11 hands-on practice modules that allow you to hone your new skills to a fine edge?
Where else are you going to be taught 11 closure techniques by an experienced emergency and acute care provider?
