Cost consequences of task-shifting intravitreal injections from physicians to nurses in a tertiary hospital in Norway

Table 3 Training cost (certification and re-certification) per injection

Group	Physician	Nurse
Certification costs per person ^a	3964	3675
Re-certification costs per person ^b	0	485
Certification and re-certification cost per person	3964	5616
Number of injections per person	2875	9583
Certification and re-certification cost per injection	1,4	0,6

^aTheory, Wet lab, navigation in EPR, rehearsing injections and certification
^bDo not apply to physicians because they rotate within the department more often than the two-year interval for re-certifications. EPR = electronic patient record. Costs are given in euros

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