Australia & Aotearoa New Zealand CPD Requirements

FELLOWS

a. A Professional Development Plan tailored for each doctor and targeting their education and development needs. This will aid doctors in identifying their strengths and weaknesses and enable them to map out activities that will be of the most benefit in keeping their professional edge. The PDP maximum of 5 hours can be claimed for PDP and can be entered in the Reviewing Performance category.

b. An annual structured conversation with a colleague, peer or employer. A maximum of 5 hours can be claimed and entered in the Reviewing Performance category.

c. CPD activities – a minimum of 50 hours of activity per year including:

• A minimum of 25 hours in the two CPD categories Reviewing Performance and Measuring Outcomes. Doctors will decide the best mix for these activities to suit their development needs, with five hours minimum of each type

• A minimum of at 12.5 hours of Educational Activities

• For the remaining 12.5 hours and any hours above the minimum – doctors choose across the three types of CPD to best suit their development needs

ASSOCIATE FELLOWS

a. A Professional Development Plan tailored for each doctor and targeting their education and development needs. This will aid doctors in identifying their strengths and weaknesses and enable them to map out activities that will be of the most benefit in keeping their professional edge. The PDP maximum of 5 hours can be claimed for PDP and can be entered against Reviewing Performance category.

b. Minimum additional 15 hours across any other category totalling 20 hours. This includes the categories of Reviewing Performance, Measuring Outcomes and Educational Activities.