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ICANL CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
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MEDICAL DIRECTOR/MEDICAL STAFF
The Medical Director or members of the Medical Staff must obtain at least 15 hours of AMA Category I continuing medical education (CME) credits, relevant to nuclear medicine, every three years.
Comment: "Relevant" to nuclear medicine includes content that is directly related to the performance or interpretation of nuclear cardiology, nuclear imaging or interventions used during nuclear testing (such as stress testing). This does not include education primarily concerning echocardiography/ultrasound, MRI, CT, cardiac catheterization, general medicine, or the treatment of diseases unless related to the interpretation of nuclear imaging or radionuclide therapies.
If the medical director has successfully attained one or more of the following within the three years prior to the application date, the CME requirement will be considered fulfilled: completion of an ACGME approved relevant residency or fellowship, attaining certification by a relevant ABMS recognized board, or attaining certification by the CBNC. (See Standard A1.1.4.1) The CME waiver for recertification will only apply to nuclear medicine, radiology, and the CBNC exams.
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR/TECHNICAL STAFF
The Technical Director or members of the Technical Staff must obtain at least 15 hours of accredited continuing education (CE) in nuclear medicine, every three years. The 15 hours should include the following categories: imaging, quality control/instrumentation, and radiopharmaceuticals in nuclear medicine. All continuing education hours must be approved CE (VOICE, ARRT-Category A, ASRT, AMA Category I).
Comment: If the technical director has successfully attained an appropriate technical credential, including advanced examination credentials, (i.e. NCT, PET) within the three years prior to the application date, the CME requirement will be considered fulfilled. (See Standard A1.2.3)
The ICANL online application includes a CME section that must be completed for each staff member. Submission of actual CME certificates or transcript lists is not required as part of the application; however, documentation of CME credits must be kept on file within the laboratory and available for inspection. When completing the CME sections of the Online Accreditation application, it is critical to list each lecture or course completed. For example, it is not sufficient to state that the staff member attended the 2009 ACC. Instead, the individual lectures attended, such as the “Advances in Cardiac SPECT Imaging or Gated SPECT/PET to Assess LV Function” should be detailed. |
