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:

Activity Type

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:

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