The following continuing education activities have been identified by ONCB as suitable for Category A credit toward recertification.
Some of the activities may have expiration dates that are beyond the influence of ONCB. We encourage you to review the list soon and create a personal timeline to complete the activities based on any expiration date.
Some courses offer nursing contact hours, while others offer continuing medical education (CME) credits. Please note: ONCB limits the amount of CME or allied health credits that can be used by ONCs toward recertification to 25 hours.
Bone Biology and Fracture Healing (Expires 1/6/21) — 1.0 contact hour (CH)*
Pain Management and Opioids: Balancing Risks and Benefits (Expires 9/25/20) — 3.5 CH (3.5 CH in pharmacology)
Advanced Strategies for the Management of the Osteoarthritis of the Knee — 1.0 CH *
Knocking Out Pain Safely with PCA (Expires 12/31/20 as free offering) — 1.0 CH
Precision Medicine in Ankylosing Spondylitis: Fine-tuning Diagnosis and Treatment — 1.5 CH
VTE Training and Education for Healthcare Professionals — 2.0 CH
The Natural History of Scoliosis (Expires 10/21/20) — 1.0 CH *
History of Total Knee Arthroplasty (Expires 1/6/21) — 1.0 CH *
The Role of Nurses in the Management of Joint Pain in Women and Black and Hispanic/Latino Women — 2.0 CH *
Total Joint Surgery in the Ambulatory Setting — 2.0 CH *
Vertebral Body Augmentation in Treatment of Metastatic Spinal Disease — 1.0 CH *
Axial Back Pain: Treatment Options and Supporting Clinical Evidence — 1.0 CH *
NSAIDs, Osteoarthritis, and Cardiovascular Risk: Are All Agents Precisely the Same? (expires 11/12/2020) — 0.5 CH (0.5 CH in pharmacology)
Managing the Spectrum – Preventing Infection in Acute Pain Patients — 1.0 CH *
Innovative Options for Managing Postsurgical Pain — 2.0 CH *
Chronic Pain: How Do We Treat It in an Era of Increasing Prescription Medication Misuse and Abuse? — 1.0 CH *
Updated June 29, 2020