On November 18th, 2011, members of the Vermont Association of Nurse Anesthetists gathered for a business and social meeting at the Three Tomatoes Trattoria in Burlington.

Posted for VTANA Membership Aug 18, 2011
NBCRNA CPC Program and Professional Practice Analysis Survey Information Posted on the NBCRNA Website

In response to our NBCRNA Continuous Professional Certification (CPC) Program launched at the recent AANA Annual meeting in Boston and the start of the Professional Practice Survey (PPA), we would like to communicate the following:

CPC Program

• The CPC Program is announced on the NBCRNA homepage (www.nbcrna.com) with a link to the one-page description of the components.
• All questions should be directed to recertification@nbcrna.com email address.
• The Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) are being developed and will be posted during the week of August 21st.
• The link to the CPC Program survey will go live September 6th  and extend through November 14th 2011.
• The NBCRNA will develop a “CPC State Tool Kit” after the CPC program components are finalized following the January NBCRNA 2012 Board of Directors meeting.       

Professional Practice Analysis

• The NBCRNA is conducting a 
  Professional Practice Analysis survey for content validity on the National Certification Examination.
• This survey will define the framework for the National Certification Examination (NCE) for several years to come to ensure the currency and relevance of the examination.
• The survey  invitation was sent this week from our Castle Worldwide consultants.
• The PPA Survey is open for participation until September 12, 2011.
• A link is available on the NBCRNA homepage (www.nbcrna.com) to request to participate in this important survey.   

We will continue to communiate information as it becomes available and please contact me with any questions.

Karen Plaus PhD, CRNA, FAAN; Executive Director
National Board on Certification and Recertification of Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA)
222 South Prospect| Park Ridge, IL 60068
Office: 847-655-1109|Fax: 847-825-2762 |email: kplaus@nbcrna.com Website:http://www.nbcrna.com/

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