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Who we are?

  • AMcpdS is an Australian independent body that provides objective peer-reviewed standards to medical continuing professional development (CPD) in Australia.

  • AMcpdS is improving the quality of CPD being delivered to our community of healthcare professionals by providing simple to use standardised accreditation for all AHPRA registered professions.

  • With our providers and participants in focus, our processes make compliance with all the 2023 Medical Board of Australia program changes easy.

What we stand for

The quality of Continuing Professional Development education and processes for all Australian Medical Practitioners registered under AHPRA.
We are committed to providing rigor that exceeds all CPD Homes nationally and adheres to the highest standards of excellence.
Providing a recognised multi/interdisciplinary learning framework that supports the need for a team care approach.
Seamless access to quality and rigor for both learners and education providers.
Offering unparalleled support to education providers by being responsive, reliable, and transparent in our interactions and processes.

Working Groups

AMcpdS working groups include specialised healthcare professionals and experts collaborating to bring the best policies and procedures to CPD Accreditation standards, resulting in continuous improvements in education.

AMcpdS’ focus on interdisciplinary modelling, requires working groups to include all AHPRA listed professions as well as Policy-makers and other healthcare professionals.

Jurisdiction

AMcpdS is recognised nationally and processes used meet requirements of regulators and organisations of CPD Homes under the Medical Board of Australia, CPD Program 2023.

Advisory Council

Every year in January the AMcpdS holds its Advisory Council meeting. This meeting is attended by key Specialist Leads and stakeholders. The purpose of this meeting is to evaluate opportunities for improvement across all fields of accreditation and materials.

Mission Statement

At AMcpdS, we are dedicated to standardising and enhancing the quality of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) education and processes for all Australian Healthcare Professionals registered under AHPRA. We do this by providing easy access to high-quality and rigorous CPD accreditation, along with unparalleled support for education providers promoting a collaborative approach to education.

Vision Statement

Our vision is to empower Australian Healthcare Professionals by providing them with easy access to quality, valuable, and purposeful education at every stage of their career progression. We strive to simplify the process of CPD accreditation for education providers while ensuring that our rigorous standards for quality and processes are upheld.

Common questions

AMcpdS Accreditation is aligned to meet the 2023 Medical Board of Australia CPD Programs for all Healthcare Professionals registered under AHPRA. With robust processes, AMcpdS delivers a standard that meets the requirements of Australian CPD Homes.

After completing an AMcpdS Accredited activity, those providing the education will issue you with a compliant Certificate of Attendance. You can then upload this directly to your CPD Home for recognition of CPD hours.

It means that the activity you attend is peer reviewed at least 3 times to ensure that the content is directly relevant to your scope of work, is contemporary and meets the highest standard of quality. Essentially, it means this educational activity was designed for you, with you in mind!

No! Absolutely not… in fact, AMcpdS don’t have members or license fees, or any ongoing fees actually!
We are an independent body, dedicated to standardising and enhancing the quality of CPD education and processes for all Australian Healthcare Professionals. All AMcpdS accredited activities come with a Certificate of Attendance which you may upload to your respective CPD Home to acknowledge your hours of learning.

No! Absolutely not…
Those who are providing the education may charge a participant registration fee, but AMcpdS do not charge participants.

AMcpdS will not accept activities with sponsor influence, input or contribution to the design or clinical content. Rigorous processes are in place to ensure that all sponsorship, third party organisers, and commercial interests are declared upon application and appear on all advertising of an activity. AMcpdS adhere to industry sponsorship guidelines, please refer to AMcpdS User Guide for further information.

With robust processes, AMcpdS delivers on a standard that meets the requirements of the 2023 Medical Board of Australia CPD Programs for all Healthcare Professionals registered under AHPRA.

The Medical Board of Australia has significantly changed the CPD Program for Medical Practitioners.

The changes effective from January 1st 2023 include:

The new CPD standard requires non-exempt medical practitioners to:

  • write an annual continuing professional development plan (CPD Plan)
  • complete a minimum of 50 hours per year of CPD activities that are relevant to their scope of practice and individual professional development needs
  • allocate a minimum 50 hours per year between the following types of CPD activities:
    • At least 12.5 hours (25 percent of the minimum) in educational activities,
    • At least 25 hours (50 percent of the minimum) in activities focused on reviewing performance and measuring outcomes, with a minimum of five hours for each category; and
    • The remaining 12.5 hours (25 percent of the minimum) across any of these types of CPD activities including any relevant specialty high-level CPD requirements.
  • meet any high-level CPD requirements set by the relevant specialist college
  • reflect upon achievement of the CPD Plan at the end of the year in preparation for the next year
  • retain completed CPD records for three years after the end of each one-year cycle period for auditing purposes.

From 1 January 2024, all non-exempt medical practitioners will be required to have a CPD home.

To learn about the new requirements, please visit the Medical Board of Australia webpage.

AMcpdS Accreditation is aligned to meet the 2023 Medical Board of Australia CPD Programs for all Healthcare Professionals registered under AHPRA. With robust processes, AMcpdS delivers a standard that meets the requirements of Australian CPD Homes.

The Medical Board of Australia has significantly changed the CPD Program for Medical Practitioners.

The changes effective from January 1st 2023 include:

The new CPD standard requires non-exempt medical practitioners to:

  • write an annual continuing professional development plan (CPD Plan)
  • complete a minimum of 50 hours per year of CPD activities that are relevant to their scope of practice and individual professional development needs
  • allocate a minimum 50 hours per year between the following types of CPD activities:
    • At least 12.5 hours (25 percent of the minimum) in educational activities,
    • At least 25 hours (50 percent of the minimum) in activities focused on reviewing performance and measuring outcomes, with a minimum of five hours for each category; and
    • The remaining 12.5 hours (25 percent of the minimum) across any of these types of CPD activities including any relevant specialty high-level CPD requirements.
  • meet any high-level CPD requirements set by the relevant specialist college
  • reflect upon achievement of the CPD Plan at the end of the year in preparation for the next year
  • retain completed CPD records for three years after the end of each one-year cycle period for auditing purposes.

From 1 January 2024, all non-exempt medical practitioners will be required to have a CPD home.

To learn about the new requirements, please visit the Medical Board of Australia webpage.

AMcpdS Accreditation is stamped with the year it is first approved. The CPD Accreditation approval is ongoing, however the participants will be able to see how dated the activity is before registering. We recommend AMcpdS Accreditation is reviewed every 2 years to ensure your content is contemporary and valid to participants.

No! Because AMcpdS processes are rigorous, each activity is peer reviewed by three specialised steer committee members for each medical practitioner specialty applied. This ensures each activity fits within the scope of practice for the attended participants.

No. AMcpdS self-service portal allows any education provider to submit an application.

The AMcpdS teams strive to complete assessments within three weeks of receiving an application. There are times and variables that can often influence time frames. If a request to alter or make changes to an activity is required, a clients response time may dictate timeframes.

AMcpdS have services that you can engage to guide you every step of the way. Look for our Assisted application service here.

Still have questions?

For further information please refer to the AMcpdS User Guide found on the Resources page or reach out to us using the contact form below and a helpful member of the AMcpdS staff will endeavour to get back to you as soon as we can!

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