Continued Education

ABTC actively supports your need for convenient, cost-effective access to continuing education credits for recertification. We connect you with the resources you need to maintain your certification and stay up-to-date on the latest methodologies and technologies in organ donation and transplantation.

Continuing Education Points for Transplant Certification (CEPTCs) are available from many sources, including (but not limited to):

• NATCO – The Organization for Transplant Professionals: NATCO offers its members many opportunities to meet the requirements for maintaining CCTC, CPTC, CCTN or CTP certification by offering several options to obtain CEPTC credits.
• Progress in Transplantation, the official journal of NATCO, contains CEU/CEPTC articles annually.
• United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS Connect)​: Learn about policy, systems, and effective practices while earning CEPTCs. UNOS’ Professional Education department develops a wide variety of educational offerings with input from transplant and UNOS staff.
• International Transplant Nurses Society (ITNS): Get the credits you need on-demand from ITNS. Visit the ITNS Online Store.
• Gift of Life Institute: Training and Education opportunities and eLearning. 
• American Society of Transplant Surgeons: Register for the 2022 Summer Winter Symposium   Future dates American Transplant Congress (ATC) 
• Kidney Foundation of Ohio: 47th Annual Virtual Renal Symposium.
• ABTC Approved Providers of CEPTCs: Download the list of ABTC Approved Provider​​​​​​s, which includes dozen of organizations approved to provide CEPTCs for their educational offerings. Note: The list may be incomplete, and some approved provider applications may be pending approval. For questions about Approved Providers, contact ABTC. *

You can also earn CEPTCs for writing test questions for certification exams. Learn about the process of writing items for a professional certification exam and how many CEPTCs you can earn for writing items. If you’ve written a test question you’d like to submit for approval and CEPTCs please contact ABTC at info@abtc.net for more information.

Be an Approved Provider
- Offer CEPTCS​

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- Record & Store As You Go