CPD Home: What Australian Doctors Need to Know

CPD Home: What Australian Doctors Need to Know

Continuing professional development is an important part of medical practice in Australia. For doctors, understanding CPD requirements including the role of a CPD Home can help make planning and record keeping easier.

In this Med CPD spotlight, we’re taking a closer look at AMA CPD Home and what it offers doctors.

Whether you’re new to CPD requirements or simply looking for a more structured way to manage your professional development, here’s what you need to know.

What is a CPD Home?

A CPD Home is the organisation or service that supports a doctor to meet their continuing professional development requirements.

Australian medical practitioners generally need to meet their CPD requirements with one CPD Home each calendar year, unless exempt.

A CPD Home can provide tools and support to help doctors plan, record and manage their CPD activities throughout the year.

For busy doctors, having these processes brought together in one place can make it easier to keep track of professional development.

Why do doctors need a CPD Home?

CPD is an ongoing part of professional development for doctors in Australia.

Rather than leaving CPD planning and record keeping until the end of the year, having a structured approach can help doctors keep their learning activities organised as they go.

A CPD Home can provide a central place to manage activities and records, while helping doctors monitor their progress throughout the year.

The Medical Board of Australia sets the relevant CPD requirements and standards for medical practitioners. Doctors should always refer to the current requirements that apply to their registration and circumstances.

Spotlight on AMA CPD Home

As part of our commitment to helping healthcare professionals find useful education and professional development resources, Med CPD is pleased to spotlight AMA CPD Home.

AMA CPD Home is a fully accredited, non-college CPD Home available to doctors regardless of career stage or specialty.

It provides doctors with access to a CPD Home Tracker through the web and mobile app, bringing CPD activity tracking and record keeping together.

The service includes automated and self-recorded CPD activity tracking, progress reminders, logs and templates, and compliance reporting.

For doctors who would prefer additional support with their CPD administration, AMA CPD Home also offers a Home Subscriber with Concierge option.

This is designed for doctors who want support with the administrative side of their CPD while continuing to focus on their professional learning.

What does AMA CPD Home offer?

AMA CPD Home provides tools designed to help doctors manage their CPD throughout the year.

These include:

– CPD activity tracking through web and mobile access
– Automated and self-recorded activities
– Progress reminders to help keep CPD on track
– Logs and templates to support CPD record keeping
– Compliance reporting
– An optional Concierge service for doctors who want additional support with CPD administration

Having access to these tools can help bring different parts of CPD management together, rather than relying on separate systems or manual processes.

As with any CPD service, doctors remain responsible for understanding and meeting the requirements that apply to their registration.

Is AMA CPD Home suitable for you?

AMA CPD Home is designed to be available to doctors across different specialties and stages of their careers.

That means it may be relevant whether you’re an early-career doctor establishing your CPD routine or an experienced specialist looking for a more structured way to manage CPD.

The right approach will depend on your individual professional circumstances and the CPD requirements that apply to you.

A CPD Home offer for Med CPD users

If you’re already part of the Med CPD community, there’s an additional benefit.

Med CPD users or subscribers can claim 10% off an AMA CPD Home subscription offer.

If you’d like to learn more about the offer, log in to Med CPD and find any AMA CPD Home content for the relevant information.

This is one of the ways we’re continuing to connect our community with services and resources that can support professional development.

CPD Home FAQs

What is a CPD Home?

A CPD Home is the organisation or service through which a doctor manages their continuing professional development requirements. Australian medical practitioners generally need to meet their CPD requirements with one CPD Home each calendar year, unless exempt.

Do all Australian doctors need a CPD Home?

All medical practitioners, unless exempt, are required to meet CPD requirements with one CPD Home each calendar year. Doctors should check the current Medical Board of Australia requirements that apply to them.

What is AMA CPD Home?

AMA CPD Home is a non-college CPD Home available to doctors regardless of career stage or specialty. It provides access to CPD tracking through web and mobile, along with tools such as reminders, logs, templates and reporting.

Does AMA CPD Home track CPD activities?

Yes. The service includes automated and self-recorded CPD activity tracking, as well as progress reminders, logs and templates.

Can Med CPD users receive a discount?

Yes. The supplied partner information states that Med CPD users or subscribers can claim 10% off an AMA CPD Home subscription offer.

How do I access the Med CPD offer?

If you’re accessing this article publicly, use the Med CPD login to find the relevant offer and information.