Continuing Professional Development - CPD
In line with the regulatory requirement, from 2024 all medical practitioners need a CPD Home.
The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) requires that all registered medical practitioners participate in CPD. The activities undertaken must be relevant to their scope of practice, must enhance their knowledge, skills and performance, and ensure that they contribute to the delivery of high quality and safe care.
For more information on CPD Homes, please see the Medical Board website here.
Summary of New Requirements
Outlined below
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OLD REQUIREMENTS |
NEW REQUIREMENTS |
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80 hours of CPD required annually |
50 hours of CPD required |
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Categories of CPD per the ACCSM by-laws: 4. Additional CPD activities |
CPD must be completed in the following 25 hours (50%) of hours recorded across 12.5 hours (25%) of hours recorded under Educational Activities 12.5 hours (25%) across any of the CPD categories |
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No requirement to develop a Professional |
Professional Development Plan mandatory |
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NZ members – no requirement for a structured |
NZ members must complete an annual |
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No requirement to join a CPD Home |
CPD Home mandatory from 1 January 2024 |
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Mandatory reflective practice activity |
Reflective practice activities are included in |
ACCSM CPD Program
Annual requirements for Fellows
Each Fellow must undertake CPD in accordance with this clause 6 of the College By-Laws, to increase, maintain and develop the knowledge and skills needed to provide effective and safe patient care in Cosmetic Surgery or Cosmetic Medicine. Fellows of the College can log in to the College webiste to complete CPD requirements online or download the form for completion.
ACCSM CPD Manual
What is a CPD Home?
Compulsory from 2024
A CPD Home is a program that outlines specific objectives for your learning in any one calendar year (1st January to 31st December). There are core requirements that are consistent across all CPD Homes, including those provided by colleges. These include :
- A documented Personal Development Plan (PDP) for the current 12 month period
- The completion of at least 50 hours of CPD activities, which are comprised of :
- a minimum of 12.5 hours of Learning Activities
- a minimum of 5 hours of Reviewing Performance
- a minimum of 5 hours of Measuring Outcomes
- a combined total of 25 hours for Monitoring Performance and Measuring Outcomes
- the remaining time can be completed from any of these three categories
Your learning must also include activities focussing on Professionalism, Ethical Behaviour, Cultural Sensitivity and Addressing Health Inequalities
Finally, depending on the specialty program you choose, you also need to meet specific requirements over and above the basics (above), which are defined by that specialty college. These are known as Specialist High Level Requirements.
Osler CPD Home Partnership
Affordable, Efficient, Supportive
The ACCSM and Osler have agreed to work together to support ACCSM Fellows with their CPD Home needs.
The College has partnered with Osler as they remove as much of the administrative time burden as possible, by automating the capture of your learning activities. They support you to find high quality, high value activities that ensure the time you spend on CPD meets your needs. They provide tools to help you meet hard-to-get targets such as reviewing performance and measuring outcomes.
The Oser Community site includes valuable resources and videos: Osler CPD Home
ACCSM CPD Program
Pre 2024
The ACCSM CPD Program consists of educational activities undertaken after qualifying as a Fellow of the College which serve to increase, maintain and develop the knowledge and skills needed to provide effective and safe patient care, in relation to Cosmetic Surgery and Cosmetic Medicine.
There are four categories of activities:
Category 1 - Hospital and Committee Meetings
This includes attendance at any of the following meetings:
- Specialty Unit Meetings.
- Clinical Outcome Meeting including grand rounds.
- Any hospital committee involved with clinical care of patients.
The total minimum requirement for Category I is ten hours active involvement per year.
Category 2 - Scientific Meetings (1 day = 8 hours)
This includes attendance at any internationally accredited meeting involved cosmetic surgical / medical activities. Attendance at College meeting/conference at least once every two years is a pre-requisite of fulfilling CME requirements.
The total minimal requirement for Category II is thirty hours per annum.
Category 3 - Self-Educational Activities
These include the following:
- Internet activities related, to clinical practice.
- Surgical journals, tapes, videos etc.
- Arranged visits to special units.
- Preparation for and participation in self-assessment tests.
- Acquisition of new skills related to cosmetic surgical practice.
Category 4 - Other Activities
These include the following:
- Internet activities related, to clinical practice.
- Surgical journals, tapes, videos etc.
- Arranged visits to special units.
- Preparation for and participation in self-assessment tests.
- Acquisition of new skills related to cosmetic surgical practice.
- The minimum requirements for Categories Ill and IV is a total of forty hours.
Summary of Requirements for Re-certification Program
- Engage in a total of 80 hours of continuing medical education per annum.
- Conduct an audit of some aspect of the Fellow or Member's clinical practice related to cosmetic surgery / medicine.
- Arrange a peer review of that audit.
- Engage in audit activities for at least 5 hours per annum (in addition to activities referred to above.
- Be credentialled at a hospital that is accredited by the Australian Council on Health Care Standards or that meets the standards for an ACCSM approved hospital.
If requested, Fellows are required to supply documentation to support the information provided on the Annual Re-certification Data Form.
At the end of each calendar year, each Fellow will be sent a Recertification Data Form which is required to be completed and return to the College by the due date. All documents will be assessed and as soon as possible after the due date each Fellow who meets the minimum standard will be sent a Recertification Statement for the previous year. It is a condition of Re-certification that Fellows/Members produce evidence that they have current appropriate medical indemnity insurance with an appropriate medical defence organisation in order to protect the public.