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The whole purpose of education
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EDUCATON:
A LIFETIME
INVESTMENT!
Recertify every 5 years!
2018
CSMA ANNUAL MEETING
April 13-15, 2018
Ayres Suites Hotel
4370 Mills Circle
Ontario, California 91764
(909) 481-0703 or Toll Free (800) 706-4892
Reserve room deadline: March 23, 2018
MENTION
BLOCK CODE CSMA
Phase II of our Annual Meeting plans are now complete with 14 CEUs from our speakers. Attached is our program schedule and registration form. Our venue selection of the Ayres Suites in Ontario, CA at the Ontario Mills Mall. Room rates: Double: $129 plus 13.95% room tax (current); single $119 + 13.95% (current); $10 per person additional. Complimentary Full American Breakfast for hotel guests. Free shuttle to/from Ontario Airport and surrounding Ontario Mills Mall (when no other service for guest transportation to/from the airport is required).
The final plans are underway for your arrival. Information will be posted to our website: www.csma-medassist.org. This is your opportunity to obtain CEUs for recertification, learning more about your profession and its status in California, network with your leaders and colleagues to find answers to your questions and forming your own professional network. We are here for you and your CSMA leaders are working hard to provide and protect medical assisting in California. There will be 14 CEUs. The Edgar Palarea Award will be selected at this meeting. CSMA will pay up to $300 toward your meeting expenses if you attend all business/educational sessions and write a report for our web site.
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CMA (AAMA) Status All CMAs (AAMA) must have current status to use the credential, including for qualifying to enter orders for the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program. |
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Requirements for Recertification
To recertify your CMA (AAMA) credential by continuing education, a total of 60 recertification points are required across the following categories:
- 10 general
- 10 administrative
- 10 clinical
- 30 from any combination of general, administrative, and clinical
Remember, at least 30 of your 60 recertification points must be accumulated from AAMA approved CEUs.
Take advantage of membership benefits and pay reduced fee's for this meeting;
- New or renewing member (if you have ever been an AAMA member): Join on or after September 1, 2017, and receive membership through December 31, 2018.
California Society of Medical Assistants
2018 Annual Meeting
April 13-15, 2018
Ontario, California
Program Schedule: (14 AAMA CEUs) 1 hour =1 continuing education hour
FRIDAY, April 13, 2018
12:00 – 2:00 p.m. CSMA Executive Committee Meeting
1:45 – 2:00 p.m. Registration
2:00 - 2:30 p.m. Welcome – President
Go over packet/agenda
2:30-4:30 p.m. Kristina Perkins, CMA (AAMA): ” Preventing Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancies: The Key Role of the Medical Assistant” (2 CEUs)
4:30-6:00 Hospitality
6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Tariq Hilal, M.D.: “Traumatic Brain Injury” (2 CEUs
8:00 – 9:30 p.m. CSMA Business Meeting
Nominations
Appointments
SATURDAY, April 14, 2018
7:00 – 7:45 a.m. Breakfast
7:45 – 8:00 a.m. Registration
8:00 – 9:00 a.m. Robert J. Schmidt, MS, CEM, Ontario Fire Department: “Disaster Preparedness” (1 CEU)
9:00 – 10:00 a.m. Roy Ashford, M.D.: “The Ten Best Things to do for your Back, and The Myths of Spine Treatments” (1 CEU)
10:15 – 12:15 Cindy Carney, CPC: “CPT and ICD-10 Coding: Why is it important for the medical assistant to understand it." (2 CEUs)
12:15 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Angelica O’Boyle, AuD, CCC-A: “Audiology and Hearing Aid Technology”
(2 CEUs)
3:00- 3:15 p.m. Break
3:15 – 4:15 p.m. Cori Burns, M.S., CAM, CMA (AAMA): “Complementary and Alternative Treatments for TBI and PTSD” (1 CEU)
4:15 – 5:15 p.m. Cori Burns, M.S., CAM, CMA (AAMA): “Importance and Benefits of Proper Posture” (1 CEU)
5:15 – 6:30 p.m. CSMA Meeting
SUNDAY, April 15, 2018
7:00 – 8:00 a.m. Breakfast
8:00 – 9:00 a.m. CSMA Meeting
9:00 – 11:00 a.m. Kristina Perkins, CMA (AAMA): “Cultural Competency, Tolerance and Diversity in the Workplace and Beyond.” (2 CEUs)
11:00 a.m. Palarea Award Drawing
The information presented by each speaker is the opinion of the speaker. CSMA or AAMA does not necessarily agree nor endorse any affiliation with any product, service or information presented at this event. It is presented as a service to our attendees.
Have a Safe Trip Home
Thank you for coming!
2018 Annual Meeting
April 13-15, 2018
Ontario, California
Program Schedule: (14 AAMA CEUs) 1 hour =1 continuing education hour
FRIDAY, April 13, 2018
12:00 – 2:00 p.m. CSMA Executive Committee Meeting
1:45 – 2:00 p.m. Registration
2:00 - 2:30 p.m. Welcome – President
Go over packet/agenda
2:30-4:30 p.m. Kristina Perkins, CMA (AAMA): ” Preventing Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancies: The Key Role of the Medical Assistant” (2 CEUs)
4:30-6:00 Hospitality
6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Tariq Hilal, M.D.: “Traumatic Brain Injury” (2 CEUs
8:00 – 9:30 p.m. CSMA Business Meeting
Nominations
Appointments
SATURDAY, April 14, 2018
7:00 – 7:45 a.m. Breakfast
7:45 – 8:00 a.m. Registration
8:00 – 9:00 a.m. Robert J. Schmidt, MS, CEM, Ontario Fire Department: “Disaster Preparedness” (1 CEU)
9:00 – 10:00 a.m. Roy Ashford, M.D.: “The Ten Best Things to do for your Back, and The Myths of Spine Treatments” (1 CEU)
10:15 – 12:15 Cindy Carney, CPC: “CPT and ICD-10 Coding: Why is it important for the medical assistant to understand it." (2 CEUs)
12:15 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Angelica O’Boyle, AuD, CCC-A: “Audiology and Hearing Aid Technology”
(2 CEUs)
3:00- 3:15 p.m. Break
3:15 – 4:15 p.m. Cori Burns, M.S., CAM, CMA (AAMA): “Complementary and Alternative Treatments for TBI and PTSD” (1 CEU)
4:15 – 5:15 p.m. Cori Burns, M.S., CAM, CMA (AAMA): “Importance and Benefits of Proper Posture” (1 CEU)
5:15 – 6:30 p.m. CSMA Meeting
SUNDAY, April 15, 2018
7:00 – 8:00 a.m. Breakfast
8:00 – 9:00 a.m. CSMA Meeting
9:00 – 11:00 a.m. Kristina Perkins, CMA (AAMA): “Cultural Competency, Tolerance and Diversity in the Workplace and Beyond.” (2 CEUs)
11:00 a.m. Palarea Award Drawing
The information presented by each speaker is the opinion of the speaker. CSMA or AAMA does not necessarily agree nor endorse any affiliation with any product, service or information presented at this event. It is presented as a service to our attendees.
Have a Safe Trip Home
Thank you for coming!
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