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BinaxNOW™ Training for School Health Professionals

(BinaxNOW™ trainings will be offered once weekly. If capacity is reached, a second session will be offered. Trainings are subject to cancellation if less than 5 participants register , however we aim to provide at least one training a week.)

This is a train-the-trainer program intended for school health professionals (no more than two per district) who have received their BinaxNOW™ test kit in district.

The training will consist of an approximately 30-minute presentation followed by a return demonstration of swabbing and performing the point of care test. Please allow for the full scheduled time period of the training.

Please sign up for these sessions AFTER receiving the BinaxNOW™ test kits.

• 3/2/2021 1:00-3:30pm - This registration is now closed.
• 3/09/2021 1:00-3:00pm-Limited to 20 participants (no more than 2 per district) who received their BinaxNOW™ testing kits*
  
  Upcoming Dates:
  
  - 3/16/2021 10:00am-12:30pm
  - 3/23/2021 10:00am-12:30pm
  
  *NOTE: Your school/district will be double-checked against the list of districts that have been shipped test kits, and you will be unregistered if that list shows you have not yet been shipped test kits. We are also limiting participation to up to two individuals per district due to the training size.
  
  

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Featured training: Mini-Master of Public Health (MPH)

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ANCC Accreditation Certification

Boston University School of Medicine, Continuing Nursing Education is accredited with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. Organizations accredited with distinction have completed a review without any progress report requirement. The ANCC awards the “distinction” designation generally for only the top 10% of performers.

Accreditation with Distinction through November 2024.
Accreditation Provider Number: P0235

For more information, please visit: ANCC Accreditation Program..