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#43 – NBCRNA CPC Program Overview – John Preston, DNSc, CRNA, ANP and Lisa Kamen, CAE From the Head of the Bed
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I had the distinct pleasure to talk with John Preston, DNSc, CRNA, APN and Lisa Kamen, CAE of the National Board of Certification & Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA) on the Continued Professional Certification (CPC) Program.
If you want to know what’s up with the CPC Program, you’ve landed on the right podcast. We walk through a comprehensive overview of the program from what’s required in each 4-year cycle, a run down on Class A & B credits, Core Modules, the 2-year check-in requirements and, of course, an overview of the CPC Assessment or examination process. Additionally, we talk about the significance of the CPC Program from an continuing education standpoint and how it stacks up to what other professionals are doing and we wrap up the show with a conversation on the challenges and opportunities CRNAs will face in the coming years.
John Preston, DNSc, CRNA, APN is the Chief Credentialing Officer for the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA). Dr. Preston has been active in nurse anesthesia accreditation, education and regulation for over 20 years. His previous career accomplishments include nurse anesthesia program administrator, Chair of the Council on Accreditation and AANA Senior Director for Education and Professional Development. He has been a registered nurse for 31-years and a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist since 1994.
Lisa Kamen, CAE is the Senior Director of Communications, Publications and Governance with the NBCRNA and has been with the NBCRNA since 2015. Lisa earned the Certified Association Executive designation in 2018. The CAE credential is the marker of a committed association professional who has demonstrated the wide range of knowledge essential to manage an association in today’s challenging environment. She has more than 20 years of experience in the health care communications field, having worked with numerous health care non-profit organizations and associations.
Resources:
NBCRNA CPC Program website. This is where you want to for further information on the CPC Program at large.
NBCRNA CPC Program Calculator – this will walk you through the key CPC Program dates tailored to where you are in your specific recertification cycle.
Upload Class B credits with AANA here. This is the site, if you’re a member of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, that you can upload class be credits. Click “Class B Submissions” on the top banner and follow the instructions.
NBCRNA’S CPC Program Timeline. (2018). Retrieved from: https://www.nbcrna.com/continued-certification
I had the distinct pleasure to talk with John Preston, DNSc, CRNA, APN and Lisa Kamen, CAE of the National Board of Certification & Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA) on the Continued Professional Certification (CPC) Program.
If you want to know what’s up with the CPC Program, you’ve landed on the right podcast. We walk through a comprehensive overview of the program from what’s required in each 4-year cycle, a run down on Class A & B credits, Core Modules, the 2-year check-in requirements and, of course, an overview of the CPC Assessment or examination process. Additionally, we talk about the significance of the CPC Program from an continuing education standpoint and how it stacks up to what other professionals are doing and we wrap up the show with a conversation on the challenges and opportunities CRNAs will face in the coming years.
John Preston, DNSc, CRNA, APN is the Chief Credentialing Officer for the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA). Dr. Preston has been active in nurse anesthesia accreditation, education and regulation for over 20 years. His previous career accomplishments include nurse anesthesia program administrator, Chair of the Council on Accreditation and AANA Senior Director for Education and Professional Development. He has been a registered nurse for 31-years and a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist since 1994.
Lisa Kamen, CAE is the Senior Director of Communications, Publications and Governance with the NBCRNA and has been with the NBCRNA since 2015. Lisa earned the Certified Association Executive designation in 2018. The CAE credential is the marker of a committed association professional who has demonstrated the wide range of knowledge essential to manage an association in today’s challenging environment. She has more than 20 years of experience in the health care communications field, having worked with numerous health care non-profit organizations and associations.
Resources:
NBCRNA CPC Program website. This is where you want to for further information on the CPC Program at large.
NBCRNA CPC Program Calculator – this will walk you through the key CPC Program dates tailored to where you are in your specific recertification cycle.
Upload Class B credits with AANA here. This is the site, if you’re a member of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, that you can upload class be credits. Click “Class B Submissions” on the top banner and follow the instructions.
NBCRNA’S CPC Program Timeline. (2018). Retrieved from: https://www.nbcrna.com/continued-certification
51 min