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In this Issue: Top 5 Things to Know NBCRNA Monitors COVID-19; CPC Deadlines Extended Four Months Two Fellowships Available - Apply by April 30: Emerging Leader Fellowship and Visiting Research Fellowship Need additional Class A Credit? Online Courses Available NBCRNA Receives ABNS Janel Parker President's Award Value of the Credential Survey Concludes; Report Available in Coming Months Connect with us on social media for the latest CPC information including Question of the Week!

NBCRNA Closely Monitors COVID-19; Extends CPC Deadline

After carefully monitoring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, NBCRNA announced on March 24, 2020, that it would be extending the CPC certification renewal deadline by four months to November 30, 2020. The NBCRNA recognizes the extraordinary impact the COVID-19 pandemic is having on every individual, business and family, while creating unprecedented challenges for the CRNA community. We realize some CRNAs may be unable to meet the CE requirements necessary to renew their credential due to the cancellation of recent continuing education meetings and other learning opportunities impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. So, based on our ongoing communications with the Council on Accreditation (COA), the AANA, our testing vendors, CE providers, and members of the nurse anesthesia community, the NBCRNA is taking steps to help allay expressed concerns about meeting the Continued Professional Certification (CPC) Program requirements to renew your CRNA credential. The NBCRNA has made the following adjustment to the CPC Program timeline and deadlines to provide some relief from the many timing constraints everyone is currently facing. The NBCRNA is extending the July 31, 2020 certification renewal deadline by four months to November 30, 2020, allowing additional time to fulfill the CPC requirements. This one-time adjustment applies to CRNAs who are due to renew their certification by July 31, 2020. Although the change in the deadline would not affect future CPC cycle deadlines for those individuals, it will allow them additional time to earn any remaining Class A and Class B credits necessary to meet the requirement of this current 4-year CPC cycle. For the many who have already earned your requirements over the past four years and are ready to apply for your certification renewal, we encourage you to do so once the applications open on April 14, 2020 . You will remain on schedule and can begin accumulating your Class A and Class B credits for your next 4-year CPC cycle after your application is approved. See more COVID-19 announcements, updates and resources here .

Two Fellowship Opportunities Available: Emerging Leader Fellowship and Visiting Research Fellowship

Consider enhancing your career and getting involved with the NBCRNA through two fellowship opportunities. The NBCRNA is accepting applications for an Emerging Leader Fellow on the NBCRNA Board of Directors. This is an opportunity for those in practice two-to-five years to gain exposure to board governance and leadership. Applications are also being accepted for a Visiting Research Fellow for CRNAs interested in performing research on professional certification and credentialing. Read more below. The application deadline for both opportunities is April 30, 2020 .

Emerging Leader Fellow Position on the NBCRNA Board of Directors Are you interested in becoming a leader in your profession and making an impact on the future of fellow Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists? Have you been initially certified within the past two-to-five years? The NBCRNA is accepting applications for an Emerging Leader Fellow on the NBCRNA Board of Directors. This is a one-year opportunity for newly certified nurse anesthetists to gain exposure to board governance, high-level decision making, and trends affecting the future of the profession. Click below to learn more or apply. Visiting Research Fellowship for Certification and Credentialing Research As part of its research initiative, the NBCRNA is conducting a Call for Applications for its Visiting Research Fellowship. This competitive two-year program stems from the work of the NBCRNA Evaluation and Research Advisory Committee (ERAC) to provide a fellowship opportunity to CRNAs interested in performing research on professional certification and credentialing. Applicants should have a PhD/DNP/DNAP/EdD (or equivalent) in nursing, nurse anesthesia, related health care profession, or education. Click below to find out more and apply.

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Need additional Class A credits? Online courses available Remote e-learning opportunities available

Many continuing education meetings have been cancelled for the next few months, many CE providers offer online learning opportunities to help you earn Class A credits remotely at a time that works for you. The NBCRNA also offers a practice assessment called CPCA Practice , where you can earn up to four Class A credits--or trial the free 20-question Quick20. Check out this partial list of vendors offering online courses. (Note this list is not all-inclusive.)

View your personalized CPC Timeline , including next steps, milestones and deadlines, by logging in on the NBCRNA portal! (As noted above, the July 31, 2020 CPC application deadline has recently been extended to November 30, 2020. As such, it may not yet be reflected in your CPC Timeline display.)

NBCRNA Receives 2020 American Board of Nursing Specialties Janel Parker President's Award

NBCRNA is pleased to announce that we have been awarded the American Board of Nursing Specialties (ABNS) Janel Parker President's Award at the 2020 ABNS Conference March 5-6 in Atlanta. The award recognizes an individual or organization within the ABNS membership that has made significant contributions to specialty nursing certification and to the association. Janel Parker, ABNS President from 1991-1993, was a nationally recognized leader, author, and speaker who specialized in nephrology nursing for more than 20 years. NBCRNA is honored to be recognized by the American Board of Nursing Specialties for the notable work we take part in within the nursing specialties industry. Read the NBCRNA news release here .

NBCRNA Concludes Nationwide Value of the Credential Survey; Report Available Later this Year

How do you value the CRNA credential and what does it mean to you? The NBCRNA recently invited all 54,000+ CRNAs to share their candid feedback. This is the first of a multi-phase research initiative to collect a 360-degree perspective on the value of the CRNA credential from multiple stakeholders (e.g., CRNAs, the public, patients, employers, etc.) -- starting with the CRNA community. This initial phase takes a holistic look at the overall credential rather than about any specific credentialing program. NBCRNA would like to thank the 8,000+ CRNAs who completed the email survey! This important initiative will help guide the NBCRNA on how to further strengthen and advance the CRNA credential and its value to you. An aggregate report of the survey findings will be published later this year. We value your opinion and greatly appreciate your time and participation in this national survey.

What does the CRNA credential mean to you? "The CRNA credential means the privilege to provide world class autonomous anesthesia care to injured service members near the point of injury to ensure they return home to their families." - Danny Eason, LCDR, NC, USN, MSN, CRNA  Staff CRNA, Blood Program Coordinator  US Navy, Fleet Surgical Team Five  Learn more about the value of the CRNA credential and what it means to fellow CRNAs, here .

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