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Credentialing Notes
November 2010
We would like to thank everyone who visited our booth at the recent ICE Annual Conference. It was a great opportunity to meet up with clients and colleagues. Happy Holidays!
Best regards,
Janice Moore & Cynthia Allen
SeaCrest Company
In the News
Five indicted in EMT certification scheme
(Boston.com) The state attorney general’s office announced Monday that a Malden man is among five indicted by a Suffolk County Grand Jury for his involvement in allegedly creating and submitting training records that falsely showed dozens of emergency personnel attended courses they were required to complete in order to maintain their certification.
ER doctors settle squabble on certification
(Chron) In a matter that competing camps of doctors warned would affect the welfare of patients, Texas' medical regulatory agency Friday changed its rules to prevent future emergency physicians from advertising themselves as board-certified if they haven't completed supervised training in the specialty.
New Study Gauges Impact of Certification on Stakeholders
(ICE News) Pharmacy technicians assist pharmacists in dispensing medications and are accountable to the supervising pharmacist who is legally responsible through state licensure for the care and safety of patients served by the pharmacy. The evolving relationship of the pharmacist and technician prompted the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) to sponsor a study to better understand pharmacists’ perceptions about technician certification and the role it plays in enhancing work environments.
Melissa Murer Corrigan to Serve as 2011 ICE President
(PR Newswire) The Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Melissa Murer Corrigan, will serve as the 2011 president of the Institute for Credentialing Excellence (ICE).
ANSI Opens New Headquarters in Washington, DC
(ThomasNet) The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is pleased to announce that its Washington, DC, headquarters opened its new and improved doors today at 1899 L Street, NW.
Accredited Programs
If your organization has recently earned accreditation, please submit the name of your organization, program, accrediting body and date of accreditation to Cynthia Allen.
Blog & Social Networking Watch
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CFP Board is taking a step in the right direction
(Investment News) The Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. plans to use 100% of the extra fee money to fund an annual $9 million consumer advertising campaign aimed at promoting the profession and highlighting the CFP designation.
Certification, Licensing, and Accreditation in Digital Forensics
(A Fistful of Dongles) Some of the hottest topics of discussion in the digital forensics community are the issues of certification, accreditation, and licensing.
IT Certification: It's Time for a State-Run Program
(ComputerWorld) I remain as convinced as ever that all IT workers need to pass a broad-based tech certification program every five years that basically follows the infrastructure stack of hardware, software, the network, applications and now virtualization and the cloud.
Professional Certification Discussion Group on LinkedIn
Certification Networking Group on LinkedIn
ICE Network Discussion Forum (members only)
Events
December 15 Certification Networking Group Meeting
January 24, 2011 Exceptional Boards: Strengthening the Governance Team
January 29-31, 2011 2011 FARB Forum
February 27 - March 2, 2011 - ATP Innovations in Testing 2011
April 7 – 11, 2011 NCME Annual Meeting
August 6-9, 2011 ASAE Annual Meeting & Exposition
August 8 – 11, 2011 NCSL Legislative Summit 2011
November 8 - 11, 2011 ICE Annual Conference
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Certification Networking Group
Links
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