| NCCAOM RECERTIFICATION Click here for approved courses We will issue a certificate the same day we receive your answers. This can be duplicated to send in for your recertification. With the exception of CA, FL, and TX, all states use NCCAOM certification for acupuncture continuing education credit. You need to complete 60 professional development activity points (PDA's) every four years. Professional Development Activity (PDA) is a Continuing Education Unit (CEU). 1 hour of Instruction = 1 PDA Point The NCCAOM allows for all of the required credits (PDA points) to be completed online or as distance learning. A total of 30 PDA points must be earned from Continuing Education 15 of which must be in any of the five branches of Oriental medicine (Acupuncture, Chinese herbs, Chinese dietary therapy, Medical Qigong, Asian bodywork therapy) and 4 of which must be in ethics or safety. Courses in CPR, First Aid, or herbal safety, medical errors, HIV/ Aids could satisfy the safety requirement. NEW! Upcoming Changes to Recertification Requirements New Requirement for 2010: CPR Certification is now a requirement for NCCAOM recertification. The CPR certification must have been issued within the four-year recertification cycle and cannot be applied toward the safety requirement under Competency Maintenance. Beginning January 1, 2011 a new professional development activity category “Practice Enhancement”will be added as another professional development activity. This new category will have a maximum of 6 PDA points. You may also earn PDA's from research, publications, teaching, lecturing, clinical experience or supervision. This must be documented, so please see http://www.nccaom.org/handbooks/2009_Recert_Handbook-FINAL.pdf for specifics. |
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