The 2023-2025 triennium holds the following requirements for medical acupuncture:
How to navigate the new CPD framework
1.What you need to know:
Ø Every doctor must choose a CPD home e.g. RACGP, ACRRM.
Ø AMAC is NOT a CPD home, but we are a CPD Provider.
Ø You must log a minimum of 50hrs of CPD annually.
Ø You must also complete an annual Professional Development Plan – both the RACGP and ACRRM provide free templates for these to their members.
Ø CPD must be relevant to your individual scope of practice.
Ø CPD includes activities related to Culturally Safe Practice, Health inequities, Professionalism, and Ethical Practice.
Ø CPR or ALS training is required by the RACGP and ACRRM respectively for their Fellows.
2. CPD is split across three activity categories, each with minimum required hours:
Minimum required hours |
|
Educational Activity (EA) |
12.5 |
Measuring Outcomes (MO) |
5.0 |
Reviewing Performance (RP) |
5.0 |
MO and/or RP |
15.0 |
Any activity type |
12.5 |
TOTAL CPD |
50.0 |
3. Acupuncture specific CPD:
Ø Is a subset of the general requirements – i.e., they are not additional hours to the 50hrs stated above.
Ø Calculated over the three years of this triennium (2023-2025)
Ø By the end of this triennium (2025) you are required to have participated in a minimum of 12hrs of CPD related to acupuncture.
Ø A minimum 4hrs of educational activity, 4hrs reviewing performance, and 4hrs of measuring outcomes activities comprise the minimum 12hrs of acupuncture specific CPD.
Activity Type |
Minimum required hours |
Examples given below |
Educational Activity (EA) |
4.0 |
|
Measuring Outcomes (MO) |
4.0 |
|
Reviewing Performance (RP) |
4.0 |
|
Total Acupuncture specific CPD |
12.0 |
Ø AHPRA is now the governing body responsible for monitoring acupuncture specific CPD requirements.
Ø Doctors will use their CPD home’s reporting systems to upload all CPD hours, including acupuncture specific CPD.
Ø It is recommended that doctors keep a record of all their CPD (inclusive of acupuncture specific CPD) hours and evidence in case of an audit by AHPRA.
Ø AMAC will endeavour to provide a range of acupuncture specific CPD activities available to all attendees of our educational events – including our Part 1 and Part 2 Courses, State workshops, and the Annual Federal AGM and Conference.
Below is a non-exhaustive list of examples of each CPD activity category relevant to medical acupuncture: