Earning and Claiming HBOT Category A Credits

How do I find topics that are eligible for HBOT Category A Credits? 

Below is a list of the topics that are currently eligible for HBOT Category A credits: 

1. Acute Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
2. Acute Traumatic Ischemia, Crush Injury and Compartment Syndrome
3. Central Retinal Artery Occlusion
4. Chronic Refractory Osteomyelitis
5. Clostridial Myonecrosis (Gas Gangrene)
6. Compromised Skin Grafts and Flaps
7. Decompression Illness and Arterial Gas Embolism
8. Diabetic Foot Ulcer - Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
9. Pyogenic and Invasive Fungal Intracranial Abscesses
10. Soft Tissue Radiation Necrosis
11. Transcutaneous Oximetry
12. Prohibited Item Risk Assessment
13. Understanding the NFPA 99 Chapter 14 Hyperbaric Facilities: Administration and Maintenance Part 1

You can also access the topics by browsing our knowledge base.

• Go to https://woundreference.com/app/hbo
• You will see the topics in the 'Indications' tab
• Click on the 'Operations' tab to see the topics such as 'Transcutaneous Oximetry' (see screenshot below)
• Click on the 'Safety' tab to see the topics such as 'Prohibited Item Risk Assessment' (see screenshot below)

How do I claim an HBOT Category A Credit? 

• 1. Go to the HBO Knowledge Base and find eligible topics, marked with a blue bubble that says "CAT A". 

• 2. After reading the topic, on the table of contents, go to the section 'Category A Continuing Education Credit.

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• 3. Answer the examination and course critique questions. Fill out one of the quizzes, which have the same questions, but are offered via different platforms.
  • • Take the quiz via Google Forms (preferred) 
    • Take the quiz via SurveyMonkey  
• 4. Receive the certificate by e-mail. A passing score of 70% is required (please allow up to 8 business days for processing)

FAQ

1) How do I obtain HBOT Category A Credits? I cannot find it under “CME/CE”

HBOT Category A credits are earned in a different manner than CME/CE credits. See section above how to claim your HBOT Category A credit. 

2) I cannot access the quiz so that I can earn my HBOT Category A Credit 

• If you cannot access the quiz after clicking on the links to Google Form or SurveyMonkey, your institution might have a firewall that is blocking Google Form or SurveyMonkey. 
• There are 2 options that will allow you to take the quiz: 
  • 1. Please contact your IT department and ask them to allow you to access Google Forms or SurveyMonkey from your work computer. 
  • 2. Take the quiz from your personal mobile device or home computer. Make sure your device is connected to the cellular network, and not to the hospital network/WiFi.  

3) Can I retake a Quiz if I don't pass? If so, how?

Yes, you can take the quiz as many times as needed. Only the last quiz' score will be taken into account. 

To retake the quiz, simply refresh your browser:

• Take the quiz. If you wish to retake it, click on the refresh button of your browser. A new clean quiz should appear.

Why does the CME/CE dashboard show that I earned only 0.5 credits for the topic that I read? 

Each topic that is eligible for HBOT Category A can be worth 1 Category A credit OR 0.5 CE credit. One cannot claim both types of credit for the same topic. If you are claiming Category A credit for the topics below, you will have 12 Category A credits in total, but will not be able to use these topics to claim CE credits (which you'd use for your Category B credits). If you were NOT claiming Category A for these topics below, you'd be able to use them to claim CE or Category B credits. 

 

Can I also claim HBOT Category B credits? 

 

To claim HBOT Category A in addition to CEs for Category B credits, you can read 24 topics that are eligible for CEs only (yellow bubble only, not blue bubble), and generate a certificate for those, as described in the steps below:

1. Go to https://woundreference.com/app/hbo
2. Click on the topics that have a yellow bubble (CME/CE) but not a blue buble (Cat A) - See screenshot below
3. Tab through 'Indications', 'Operations', 'Safety', 'Reimbursement' to see all topics.
4. For topics that have a + sign (e.g. 'Patient Care'), click to see more topics 
5. After you read the CE topics, you can generate a certificate. See how to generate a certificate on this tutorial