What constitutes a pain-designated CE credit?
Provides a means to integrate advanced knowledge of assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and procedural safety involved in Pain Management therapies/procedures to prepare the CRNA to initiate appropriate Pain Management therapies safely and effectively throughout the lifespan.
The complete pain-designated CE criteria is provided in the prior approval application instructional materials as well as the AANA CE Program.
Who can apply for pain-designated CE?
CE program providers applying for AANA prior approval can request pain-designated CE.
What is the benefit of pain-designated CE?
The pain designation allows CRNAs practicing pain management to demonstrate ongoing professional development.
With pain-designated credits, CRNAs can use these credits towards requirements for the Non-Surgical Pain Management (NSPM) program and to enhance their marketability to care for patients with acute/surgical pain and/or chronic/nonsurgical pain.
As a CE program provider, can I request both pain- and pharmacology- designated credits?
Yes.
Can pain-designated credits be added to AANA prior approved programs that have already been held?
No.
Will pain-designated credit be included on my CE transcript, and transfer to the NBCRNA?
Yes.
I submitted a nonprior approval application. Can the credit be designated as pain?
A: No. Pain-designated credits apply only to AANA prior-approved programs that were approved with the pain designation included.