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Earn Contact Hours Without Spending Any Money!

The following activities are just some of the many ways to earn Contact Hours toward recertification without spending any money!

Refer to your Recertification Handbook for further ideas.

  • involvement in a professional organization as an officer or committee member
  • participating in community-related health care activities
  • articipating in legislative processes related to health care
  • writing articles, books, chapters, research abstracts, pamphlets
  • being a preceptor
  • creating a poster presentation
  • serving as an editor for a newsletter
  • writing CPAN® or CAPA® examination questions
  • writing policies, procedures, patient education tools
  • presenting an inservice or other continuing education offerings
  • taking BLS, ACLS, PALS, NALS