Web-Based Genetics Institute

Contact Hours

Cincinnati Children's will award a total of 195.9 contact hours upon successful completion of the WBGI. Contact hours will be awarded to nurses who participate in an entire course and complete all related evaluations. The contact hours will be awarded as follows:

Module 1 Basic Human and Molecular Genetics -- 94.3 contact hours
Module 2 Overview of Clinical Genetics -- 48.4 contact hours
Module 3 Genetics Nursing Today -- 53.2 contact hours

Criteria for successful completion of the Web-Based Genetics Institute include:

Complete all independent learning assignments
Participate in all online group activities by contributing a minimum of two messages per week that are substantive in nature
Complete the curriculum or skills based survey
Complete written plan for applying genetics
Complete all module and course evaluations
Complete a self-evaluation of your own learning experience

Refunds

If you must withdrawal from the WBGI, a schedule for refunding the registration fee during the following WBGI weeks is as follows:

Week 1
75% of registration fee refunded
Week 2
50% of registration fee will be refunded
Week 3
25% of registration fee will be refunded
Week 4 -- Week 18
No refund of registration fee (Please note: depending on availability, participants who do not receive a refund may resume the WBGI during the next session at the beginning of uncompleted Module(s) at no additional cost.)

Accreditation

Contact hours will be awarded to nurses who participate in an entire course and complete all related evaluations.

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (OH-046/9-1-09) is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Ohio Nurses Association (OBN-001-91), an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.