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swissautopro · 11 June 2010, 07:22 AM

Is it just me, or does CE suck?!? Today was day filled with CE. I left the house at 6:45 this morning and just walked into the house five minutes ago. A very, very long, very, very boring day.

On the upside ... my final CE requirement is behind me, I am good for another two years, and I am sitting here posting on TRF!!!

Numismatist · 11 June 2010, 07:27 AM

The School of Hard Knocks does not require CEs

swissautopro · 11 June 2010, 07:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Numismatist

The School of Hard Knocks does not require CEs

I've been to that school. It sucked, too!!!

Johny · 11 June 2010, 07:30 AM

ce ?

swissautopro · 11 June 2010, 07:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Johny

ce ?

Continuing education...

STEELINOX · 11 June 2010, 07:45 AM

I only have 1/3 of mine - sigh !

swissautopro · 11 June 2010, 07:47 AM

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Originally Posted by STEELINOX

I only have 1/3 of mine - sigh !

Ouch! Hopefully you still have plenty of time.

Safetrends · 11 June 2010, 07:47 AM

Every day I try to learn something new. No matter what it is I want to keep learning, it helps the mind.

OrchidDR · 11 June 2010, 07:50 AM

My wife usually doesn't complain about her CEs, for the most part! As an RDH she has two years to get them and it usually involves an online course here and there or a conference.

OrchidDR · 11 June 2010, 07:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Safetrends

Every day I try to learn something new. No matter what it is I want to keep learning, it helps the mind.

Amen David!

Art 1 · 11 June 2010, 07:51 AM

I have to do mine before August, I forget how many, 14 hrs I think. I am considering doing it on line this year.

swissautopro · 11 June 2010, 08:01 AM

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Originally Posted by OrchidDR

My wife usually doesn't complain about her CEs, for the most part! As an RDH she has two years to get them and it usually involves an online course here and there or a conference.

Yeah. My wife doesn't complain much either, seeing as how we travel, which is paid for by the practice, and are entertained constantly by drug reps as she fulfills her CE requirements. I get to drive an hour and sit in a classroom listening to the S.O.S.

However, as a general rule, I agree with David ... never stop learning!

swissautopro · 11 June 2010, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Art 1

I have to do mine before August, I forget how many, 14 hrs I think. I am considering doing it on line this year.

It looks like a lot of CE, regardless of your profession, is going the route of online. I think I'm going to try it out, too.

2th Dr · 11 June 2010, 08:11 AM

I'm only allowed 3 CE's online per year. The rest I have to actually go to classes. I don't mind, because I make a vacation out of it, and write it off on my tax return!

Johny · 11 June 2010, 08:14 AM

ce? still dont get it folks.

theloxmyth · 11 June 2010, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Johny

ce? still dont get it folks.

You mean the abbreviation for Continuing Education or everyone commenting about them?

Johny · 11 June 2010, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by theloxmyth

You mean the abbreviation for Continuing Education or everyone commenting about them?

night school?

swissautopro · 11 June 2010, 08:38 AM

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Originally Posted by 2th DR

I'm only allowed 3 CE's online per year. The rest I have to actually go to classes. I don't mind, because I make a vacation out of it, and write it off on my tax return!

I wish I could make a vacation out of mine. That's what we do with the wife's. Her CE is how we get to go to San Francisco every other year. We love that city. This year we have been to Charleston, SC (we have family there and visit about once a month, but it is still one of your favorite places), and she was in New York city just a few weekends ago and Miami a few weeks before that. I couldn't make Miami or New York this time due to scheduling conflicts.

I think we have another trip coming up, but I'm not sure where.

swissautopro · 11 June 2010, 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Johny

night school?

No. Here in the states, professional licenses have to be renewed occasionally, depending on the laws of the state. One requirement for renewal of your license is to attend a certain number of class hours, known as continuing education. The number of hours varies depending on the license.

Art 1 · 11 June 2010, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by 2th DR

I'm only allowed 3 CE's online per year. The rest I have to actually go to classes. I don't mind, because I make a vacation out of it, and write it off on my tax return!

That's the way to do it. I know guys who take theirs on a cruise ship.

theloxmyth · 11 June 2010, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by swissautopro

Is it just me, or does CE suck?!? Today was day filled with CE. I left the house at 6:45 this morning and just walked into the house five minutes ago. A very, very long, very, very boring day.

On the upside ... my final CE requirement is behind me, I am good for another two years, and I am sitting here posting on TRF!!!

It helps you to make money, does it not?

I just sat through a sermon, I mean lecture, concerning the ISO 14001 standards that Siemens needs ALL their vendors to be mindful of.

If it wasn't for the mini-GTG with DucatiDoc, I would have been a no show. (I sorta have a "lock" on their biz as I'm their only loxmyth, as far as I know.

)

BTGOG (by the grace of God), I got a call from a customer just before the class got started, only 20 minutes away from our mini-GTG and the job exceeded my self-imposed $$$ quota for the day. PTL.

Glad you made it through it alive, Mike!

theloxmyth · 11 June 2010, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Art 1

That's the way to do it. I know guys who take theirs on a cruise ship.

THAT must be tough! (I mean concentration level, and actual attendence, wise.

)

swissautopro · 11 June 2010, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by theloxmyth

It helps you to make money, does it not?

I just sat through a sermon, I mean lecture, concerning the ISO 14001 standards that Siemens needs ALL their vendors to be mindful of.

If it wasn't for the mini-GTG with DucatiDoc, I would have been a no show. (I sorta have a "lock" on their biz as I'm their only loxmyth, as far as I know.

)

BTGOG (by the grace of God), I got a call from a customer just before the class got started, only 20 minutes away from our mini-GTG and the job exceeded my self-imposed $$$ quota for the day. PTL.

Glad you made it through it alive, Mike!

Alive and kicking, Craig!

Johny · 11 June 2010, 08:50 AM

compulsory refresher course?

swissautopro · 11 June 2010, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Johny

compulsory refresher course?

Bingo, mate!

Art 1 · 11 June 2010, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by theloxmyth

THAT must be tough! (I mean concentration level, and actual attendence, wise.

)

Here they don't care if you sleep thru the class, only that you pay the fee.

swissautopro · 11 June 2010, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Art 1

Here they don't care if you sleep thru the class, only that you pay the fee.

Really??? Man!!! On top of fees, we have to stay awake and pay attention!!!

Johny · 11 June 2010, 08:55 AM

feel like ive just been on one .

scoobydoo · 11 June 2010, 09:04 AM

Had a seminar in DC last week. This year I thought it was quite interesting and networked quite a bit too. Most seminars are boring but I have been more selective in the topic. I view it as the company is paying me to learn. So it is not so bad.

theloxmyth · 11 June 2010, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by scoobydoo

Had a seminar in DC last week. This year I thought it was quite interesting and networked quite a bit too. Most seminars are boring but I have been more selective in the topic. I view it as the company is paying me to learn. So it is not so bad.

My boss always balks about paying the fees.

11 June 2010, 07:22 AM	#1
swissautopro "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Real Name: Mike Location: South Carolina Watch: 3.3M 1655 Mk I Posts: 2,384	For Those of Us With Professional Licenses ... Is it just me, or does CE suck?!? Today was day filled with CE. I left the house at 6:45 this morning and just walked into the house five minutes ago. A very, very long, very, very boring day. On the upside ... my final CE requirement is behind me, I am good for another two years, and I am sitting here posting on TRF!!! __________________ "A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, and poverty will come upon you like a bandit, and scarcity like an armed man." Proverbs 24 "It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than open your mouth and remove all doubt." Unknown "Better to be a nobody and yet have a servant than pretend to be somebody and have no food." Proverbs 12

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Johny "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Real Name: john Location: Scotland Watch: sub 16610Lv Posts: 13,522	ce ?

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Safetrends Banned Join Date: Oct 2009 Real Name: David Walz Location: San Diego CA USA Watch: my hand. :) Posts: 9,156	Every day I try to learn something new. No matter what it is I want to keep learning, it helps the mind.

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Art 1 Banned Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Florida, Canada Watch: Rol/Seik/Tud/Omega Posts: 30,244	I have to do mine before August, I forget how many, 14 hrs I think. I am considering doing it on line this year.

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2th Dr Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Real Name: Mark-O! Location: Arlington, TX Watch: Rolex Posts: 12,714	I'm only allowed 3 CE's online per year. The rest I have to actually go to classes. I don't mind, because I make a vacation out of it, and write it off on my tax return!

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Johny "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Real Name: john Location: Scotland Watch: sub 16610Lv Posts: 13,522	ce? still dont get it folks.

11 June 2010, 08:50 AM	#24
Johny "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Real Name: john Location: Scotland Watch: sub 16610Lv Posts: 13,522	compulsory refresher course?

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Johny "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Real Name: john Location: Scotland Watch: sub 16610Lv Posts: 13,522	feel like ive just been on one .

11 June 2010, 09:04 AM	#29
scoobydoo Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Real Name: MD Location: Central, PA Watch: The "Hulk" Posts: 115	Had a seminar in DC last week. This year I thought it was quite interesting and networked quite a bit too. Most seminars are boring but I have been more selective in the topic. I view it as the company is paying me to learn. So it is not so bad.

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