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Summary
Nuclear medicine technologists need 24 CEs every two years to stay certified.
- You can probably get them all for free, online from Curium.
- All you need is a promo code.
Read on for how to navigate Curium’s CEs.
First Get the Promo Code
- Call Curium customer service at 1-888-744-1414
- They’ll direct you to your local rep who will give you the necessary promo code
- Or, call your unit dose radiopharmacy
- They may have a code from Curium
Courses Offered
List of Curium CEs Relevant to Nuclear Medicine
List of Curium CEs Relevant to Cardiology
CE Title | Hours | Cost |
---|---|---|
ECG: Cardiac Review | 1.0 | Free |
ECG: Heart Blocks and Causes | 1.0 | Free |
ECG: Junctional Dysrhythmias | 1.0 | Free |
ECG: Lead Systems & Waveforms | 1.0 | Free |
ECG: Pacemakers | .5 | Free |
ECG: Pharmacologics and Drug Classifications | 1.0 | Free |
ECG: Sinus Dysrhythmias | 1.5 | Free |
ECG: Ventricular Dysrhythmias | 1.0 | Free |
Totals | 8.0 | Free |
List of Curium CEs Not Directly Related to Nuclear Medicine
How to Set Up a Curium Account
To take courses on Curium’s site, go here: https://curiumpharma.com/nucmeded/
It’ll look like the below. Click on a course that interests you:
These photos are a few years old, everything is free now with the promo code.
First thing to do is bookmark this webpage. This is where you’ll login in the future to take more courses, get copies of your certificates, etc.
But to begin with, you’ve got to register an account for yourself, so press “Register Here”. That’ll take you to the below screen.
Fill out the registration form. If your licensed in Florida, take care to follow these instructions:
This is what the registration form looks like. Fill this out on Curium’s website:
Accessing & Taking Your Courses
Now that you’ve paid, you’ll go here. Click MY COURSES AND EVENTS
Now click on “Launch” to go to your course:
That takes you to the below & your course will have launched in a new tab or window of your browser.
Acknowledge the following in the new tab:
Example Course Walk-Through:
Now you’ll be here on your course homepage.
Your browser may ask you to enable Adobe Flash, click “Allow”:
So, start watching the videos, working your way down the left-hand panel of activities, making sure all the activities eventually get a check-mark next to them.
There will be quizzes along the way between the videos.
Here’s an example quiz- you drag the appropriate terms to the corresponding boxes:
Taking the Test & Getting Your Credit
Once you have a check-mark next to all activities on the left, you can take the test.
Time-Saving Tip
I recommend you click the “Transcript” button above before you click on “Posttest”.
This opens a searchable PDF of the course material.
After you click “Transcript”, you’ll see the below box. Choose “In new window”:
I’d recommend you arrange your browser to look like the image below while you’re taking the test.
Have your test browser window on half of the screen & the Transcript (course material in written form) open on the other half.
In the transcript window, if you press Ctrl + F, a search box will open and you can search for words and phrases in the transcript.
You can take the test up to 3 times to pass, which requires a score of 80%.
Once you’ve passed you’ll see this:
You must then evaluate the course before you can get your CE certificate:
You must answer all evaluation questions, even the free text / comments questions.
When you’re done, press “Print Certificate”.
You get two certificates, one from the AHRA (accepted by ARRT & NMTCB) & one from the state of Florida:
There- you’re done!
You can go back here see your course history & unfinished courses:
Get Started With Curium:
Just go here: https://curiumpharma.com/nucmeded/