[The Individual Education Unit (IEU) and Its Place in Continuing Education]. Cadence. Special Continuing Education Issue.

Overview & Synopsis

This special continuing education issue announces the Professional Acknowledgement for Continuing Education (P.A.C.E.) Program and the Individual Education Unit (IEU). The IEU is offered in recognition of one hour of participation in a continuing education learning experience that may not qualify for use of the Continuing Education Unit (CEU) (which requires 10 hours of participation). Medical technology's wide range of educational opportunities finds use of both the IEU and CEU appropriate and, exploring current applications of both concepts, seven timely articles are presented: Professional Societies and Continuing Education by David Lindberg, P.A.C.E. by Gregory C. Roach, Continuing Education; National Observations by Fred Struve, Why Equivalency? For Whom? And How? by Thelma Golden, Social Factors Influencing Medical Technology Education by Willa Hedrick, and Continuing Education--Why Is It Necessary? by Annamarie Barros. This collection of articles answers many questions regarding the CEU and is valuable as documentation of the relevance and current application of the CEU for professional continuing education. (MW)