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When and how did ABFAS approve the LEAD program?
The ABFAS Board of Directors appointed a task force to work on this change in 2018. In 2019, ABFAS announced the shift to Continuous Certification and conducted a survey of all Diplomates regarding their preference for a Continuous Certification program to replace ten-year recertification exams. More than 70 percent of survey respondents were in favor of a Continuous Certification program. The ABFAS Board of Directors approved the shift to Continuous Certification, which went live on January 10, 2022.