FAQ: specialist registration CPD

Codes, Guidelines and Policies

Practitioner audit for medical practitioners

Medical practitioners registered with the Medical Board of Australia (the Board) need to complete a minimum number of continuing professional development (CPD) hours that are relevant to their scope of practice.

The Board’s continuing professional development registration standard is accessible on the Registration Standards page of the Board’s website. This sets out the Board’s expectations in relation to CPD.

These frequently asked questions (FAQ) answer common questions about CPD.

What is CPD?

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What is CPD?

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Medical practitioners who are engaged in any form of medical practice are required to participate in continuing professional development (CPD). The CPD must be relevant to your scope of practice so you can maintain, develop, update and enhance your knowledge, skills and performance and deliver appropriate and safe care.

CPD must include a range of activities to meet individual learning needs, including practice-based reflective elements, such as clinical audit, peer-review or performance appraisal, as well as participation in activities to enhance knowledge such as courses, conferences and online learning. CPD programs of medical colleges accredited by the Australian Medical Council (AMC) meet these requirements.

Practitioner with specialist registration who participated in a college CPD program

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What do I need to do?

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You must submit documentation and evidence to substantiate your declaration when you renewed your registration, that you have met the standards for CPD set by your relevant college. This is a requirement of the Board’s CPD registration standard. For most college programs, this means the calendar year ended 31 December. The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine program runs a financial year from 1 July to 30 June.

There are 15 accredited medical colleges. Your specialty is covered by one or more of these colleges.

As you participated in a relevant college CPD program you must demonstrate that you met the requirements of that program.

An AHPRA audit is the same as if you were audited by your relevant college.

As college programs run on different cycles with different requirements, three examples are given below:

A. When your college has a CPD program that concluded at 31 December, you must demonstrate you have met the full requirements of that program. For example:

CPD cycles concluding 31 December	Evidence required
Annual program	You must demonstrate that you met the requirements of the annual program.

B. When your college has a 2, 3, or 5 year CPD program that has annual minimum requirements, you must demonstrate either:

CPD cycles	Evidence required
Annual minimum requirements	You must demonstrate that you met the minimum annual requirements.
2, 3, or 5 year program that concludes in the year under audit	You must demonstrate that you met the all of the program requirements.

C. When your college has a 2, 3, or 5 year CPD program with no annual minimum requirements, you will be required to demonstrate the activities you have completed to date. Your full CPD activities program will be assessed the next time you renew your registration.

What are the college CPD requirements?

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Each college CPD program clearly sets out their CPD requirements. The tables below summarise the requirements.

Australasian College for Emergency Medicine

Visit the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine website.

Audited in:	CPD evidence requirements for the year ending 31 December
2018	Must demonstrate the triennium requirement (2014 - 2016) of 150 hours with documented evidence AND 3 core skills by performance only AND 10 unique scope of practice skills
2019	Must demonstrate the annual minimum requirements of 50 hours, with documented evidence, AND 3 core skills by either performance, or teaching or supervision.
2020	Must demonstrate the annual minimum requirements of 50 hours, with documented evidence, AND 3 core skills by either performance, or teaching or supervision.

Australasian College of Dermatologists

Visit the Australasian College of Dermatologists website.

Audited in:	CPD evidence requirements for the year ending 31 December
2017	Must demonstrate the biennium requirements (2015 - 2016) of 200 points (with no more than 160 points per year towards the total), with documented evidence. Regarding mandatory category requirements please refer to the College’s website.
2018	Must demonstrate the annual minimum requirements of 40 points with documented evidence.
2019	Must demonstrate the biennium requirements (2017 - 2018) of 200 points (with no more than 160 points per year towards the total), with documented evidence. Regarding mandatory category requirements please refer to the College’s website.

Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians

Visit the Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians website.

Audited in:	CPD evidence requirements for the year ending 31 December
2017	Must demonstrate the triennium requirement of 150 points, with documented evidence, from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2016.
2018 or 2019	Must demonstrate the annual minimum requirements of 50 points with documented evidence.

Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists

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Audited in:	CPD evidence requirements for the year ending 31 December
2017	Must demonstrate the triennium requirement of 80 OR 180 credits with documented evidence from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2016. Refer to table below.
2018 or 2019	Must demonstrate the annual minimum requirements of 15 OR 30 credits with documented evidence. Refer to table below.

Anaesthetist requirements by practice type – Annual Minimum 1 January to 31 December

Practice type	Annual CPD evidence requirements for the year ending 31 December
Clinical	CPD Plan and 30 credits with documented evidence.
Non interventional	CPD Plan and 30 credits with documented evidence.
Non clinical	CPD Plan and 15 credits with documented evidence.
Retired (but not fully retired)	CPD Plan and 15 credits with documented evidence.
Fellow residing overseas	ANZCA CPD Standard. Note: the standard is not the CPD program.
Any other medical practitioner who pays to participate in ANZCA program	CPD Plan and 30 credits with documented evidence.

Anaesthetists requirements by practice type – 1 January 2014 - 31 December 2016 triennium

Practice type	Triennial minimum requirements	Required credits and activities
Clinical	Category A and B: Practice Evaluation Must include 2 activities from mandatory Category A	100 credits
Clinical	Category: Knowledge and Skills	80 credits
Clinical	Category: Emergency Response Activities	2 activities
Clinical	CPD plan	✔
Clinical	End of triennium self-evaluation	✔
Non-interventional	Category A and B: Practice Evaluation. Must include 2 activities from mandatory Category A.	100 credits
Non-interventional	Category: Knowledge and Skills	80
Non-interventional	CPD plan	✔
Non-interventional	End of triennium self-evaluation	✔
Non-clinical	Category: Knowledge and Skills	80
Non-clinical	CPD plan	✔
Non-clinical	End of triennium self-evaluation	✔

Pain Medicine specialist requirements by practice type

Pain Medicine Specialist Type	CPD requirement: primary speciality with college CPD program	Mandatory ANZCA categories
Clinical	Primary College CPD Program: Anaesthetist – ANZCA Surgeon – RACS Physician – RACP Psychiatrist – RANZCP GP – RACGP or ACRRM Rehabilitation physician – RACP.	Category 1 practice evaluation Category 2 knowledge and skills Category 3 emergency response
Non-interventional	Primary College CPD Program: Anaesthetist – ANZCA Surgeon – RACS Physician – RACP Psychiatrist – RANZCP GP – RACGP or ACRRM Rehabilitation physician – RACP.	Category 1 practice evaluation Category 2 knowledge and skills

Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine

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Audited in:	CPD evidence requirements for the year ending 31 December
2017	2014-16 PDP Certificate of Compliance.
2018	Annual PDP Statement only.
2019	Annual PDP Statement only.

College of Intensive Care Medicine

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Audited in:	CPD evidence requirements for the year ending 31 December
2017	Must demonstrate 2016 activities, with EITHER a CICM Statement of Participation 2016/17 Cycle OR the CPD Online Diary for 2016.
2018	Must demonstrate the biennium requirement of 100 points with documented evidence and the minimum points required in the 3 categories from 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2017.
2019	Must demonstrate 2018 activities, with EITHER a CICM Statement of Participation 2018/19 Cycle OR the CPD Online Diary for 2018.

Royal Australian College of General Practitioners

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Audited in:	CPD evidence requirements for the year ending 31 December
2017	2014-16 Quality Improvement and Continuing Professional Development Program (QI&CPD) Triennium Certificate.
2018	Triennium credit quality improvement and continuing professional development program point statement for the 2017-2019 CPD triennium.
2019	Triennium credit quality improvement and continuing professional development program point statement for the 2017-2019 CPD triennium.

Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators

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Audited in:	CPD evidence requirements for the year ending 31 December
2017 or 2018 or 2019	Must demonstrate the annual minimum requirements of 25 OR 50 hours with documented evidence. Refer to RACMA website.
2020	Must demonstrate the triennium requirement of 75 OR 150 hours from 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2020 with documented evidence. Refer to RACMA website.

The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists

Visit the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists website.

Audited in:	CPD evidence requirements for the year ending 31 December
2017 or 2018 or 2019	Must demonstrate either: 80 points including 30 points, with documented evidence, from Clinical Expertise Level 2 or 50 points (if retired or part-time) with documented evidence.

Royal Australasian College of Physicians

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Audited in:	CPD evidence requirements for the year ending 31 December
2017 or 2018 or 2019	Must demonstrate 100 credits with documented evidence.

Royal Australasian College of Surgeons

Visit the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons website.

Audited in:	Surgical Practice Type	Must demonstrate
2017 or 2018 or 2019	Operative – hospitals/day surgery units	Category 1: A peer reviewed surgical audit and participation in audit of surgical mortality where appropriate Category 2: 10 points, with documented evidence, from Clinical Governance and Evaluation of Patient Care Category 3 and 4: 60 points, with documented evidence, from Performance Review, and or Maintenance of Knowledge and Skills
2017 or 2018 or 2019	Operative – rooms only	Category 1: A peer reviewed surgical audit and participation in audit of surgical mortality where appropriate Category 3 and 4: 60, with documented evidence, points from Performance Review, and or Maintenance of Knowledge and Skills
2017 or 2018 or 2019	Operative – locum only	Category 1: A peer reviewed surgical audit and participation in audit of surgical mortality where appropriate or Category 1: Maintain logbook of surgical procedures where peer reviewed audit not available Category 3 and 4: 60 points, with documented evidence, from Performance Review, and or Maintenance of Knowledge and Skills
2017 or 2018 or 2019	Clinical consulting (non-operative)	Category 3 and 4: 60 points, with documented evidence, from Performance Review, and or Maintenance of Knowledge and Skills
2017 or 2018 or 2019	Other – research, administration, academic, teaching, assisting	Category 3 and 4: 30 points, with documented evidence, from Performance Review, and or Maintenance of Knowledge and Skills

Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Visit the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists website.

Audited in:	CPD program type	Must demonstrate
2017	Paper	Must demonstrate 150 points, with documented evidence, over a 3-year period. A minimum of 25 points obtained in the Practice Review and Clinical Risk Management (PR&CRM) category.
2017	Online	Must demonstrate 150 points, with documented evidence, over a 3-year period. A minimum of 25 points to have been obtained in Practice Audit and Reflection (PAR) activities.
2018	Paper	Must demonstrate 150 points, with documented evidence, over a 3-year period. A minimum of 25 points obtained in the Practice Review and Clinical Risk Management (PR&CRM) category.
2018	Online	Must demonstrate 150 points, with documented evidence, over a 3-year period. A minimum of 25 points to have been obtained in Practice Audit and Reflection (PAR) activities.
2019	Paper	Must demonstrate 150 points, with documented evidence, over a 3-year period. A minimum of 25 points obtained in the Practice Review and Clinical Risk Management (PR&CRM) category.
2019	Online	Must demonstrate 150 points, with documented evidence, over a 3-year period. A minimum of 25 points to have been obtained in Practice Audit and Reflection (PAR) activities.

Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists

Visit the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists website.

Audited in:	CPD evidence requirements for the year ending 31 December
2017 or 2018 or 2019	Must demonstrate that RANZCP requirements have been met with documented evidence.

Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists

Visit the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists website.

Audited in:	CPD evidence requirements for the year ending 31 December
2017	Radiologist - must demonstrate the minimum requirements of 30 points, with documented evidence, in any CPD category completed from 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2016 towards the 180 points required for the 2016-18 triennium. Radiation Oncologist - minimum 25 points, with documented evidence, in Category 1 - Practice Review and Appraisal, completed from 1 Jan 2016 to 31 Dec 2016 towards the 150 points required for the 2016-18 triennium.
2018	Radiologist - must demonstrate the minimum requirements of 30 points, with documented evidence, in any CPD category completed from 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2017 towards the 180 points required for the 2016-18 triennium. Radiation Oncologist - must demonstrate the annual minimum requirements of at least 25 points, with documented evidence, in Category 1 – Practice Review and Appraisal, from 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2017.
2019	Radiologist - must demonstrate the triennium requirement of 180 points, with documented evidence, with points accrued in a minimum of 3 categories from 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2018. Radiation Oncologist - must demonstrate the triennium requirement of 150 points, with documented evidence, with points accrued in a minimum of 3 categories from 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2018.

Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia

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Audited in:	CPD evidence requirements for the year ending 31 December
2017 or 2018 or 2019	50 hours, with documented evidence, including a minimum of 20 hours per category A and B, with 10 hours per category C with 2 different activities per category.

What documentation do I provide?

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Each college CPD program clearly sets out the categories and documentary evidence you must submit to substantiate your claim. All evidence you provide must be in the format required by your relevant college.

Each college CPD program states:

the maximum and minimum number of points/ credits/ or hours that must be achieved in the program and in each category
the specific college requirements per category.

You must provide the following documentation to AHPRA:

If you were:	You must provide:
NEITHER a participant in RACGP, nor ACRRM, AND have not had your activities audited by your college:	a document from the college that lists the categories, the date the activity took place and the correct number of points/ credits/ or hours claimed AND copies of documented evidence that supports the stated activities claimed. Please don’t send original documents to AHPRA. You will only need to provide evidence for the minimum number of points/ credits/ or hours required by the college CPD program. Auditors will not examine documentation in excess of the minimum requirements.
ACRRM participant	You must provide copies of either: Current PDP Activity Statement for annual audit OR the triennium 2014-16 Professional Development Program (PDP) Certificate of Compliance You do not need to produce any other evidence.
RACGP participant	You must provide copies of either: Current Credit Point Statement for annual audit OR THE TRIENNIUM2014-16 Quality Improvement and Continuing Professional Development Program Certificate You do not need to produce any other evidence.
Where your college has audited your previous year’s activities:	You must provide copies of either: letter of unsuccessful audit together with evidence needed to meet the remaining college requirements, OR letter of successful audit OR [RCPA and ACSP only] letter of successful audit and evidence of CPD activities in categories that were not audited. You do not need to produce any other evidence.

What is acceptable evidence? - college completion certificates

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A college certificate of completion often shows that you have claimed the minimum credits/ hours/ or points needed to complete the CPD program. The certificate does not show that the activities claimed have been verified.

The only acceptable college completion certificates are from RACGP and ACRRM. Only these colleges verify 100% of every participant’s CPD activities. If you participated in the following college program you must provide the following evidence:

Medical College	Acceptable Evidence
Royal Australian College of General Practitioners	Current Credit Point Statement for annual audit OR 2014-16 Quality Improvement and Continuing Professional Development Program Certificate (if audited by AHPRA from 1 January 2017) OR 2017-19 Quality Improvement and Continuing Professional Development Program Certificate (if audited by AHPRA from 1 January 2020) You do not need to produce any other evidence.
Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine	Current Professional Development Program (PDP) Activity Statement for annual audit OR 2014-16 Professional Development Program (PDP) Certificate of Compliance, (if audited from 1 January 2017) OR 2017-19 Professional Development Program (PDP) Certificate of Compliance, (if audited by AHPRA from 1 January 2020) You do not need to produce any other evidence.

Why is my college CPD participation statement/certificate not acceptable evidence?

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A statement of participation shows that you are enrolled and participating in the college CPD program. It does not show that you have met the program requirements with documented evidence.

What is acceptable evidence? - college audit

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If your college has audited your previous year’s activities then you may provide your letter of:

unsuccessful audit together with evidence needed to meet the remaining college requirements
RCPA and ACSP only - letter of successful audit and evidence of CPD activities in categories that were not audited.
successful audit as acceptable evidence according to the table below.

Medical College	Acceptable College Audit Evidence
Australasian College for Emergency Medicine	Letter of successful audit
Australasian College of Dermatologists	Letter of successful audit
Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine	Current PDP Activity Statement for annual audit OR triennium Professional Development Program (PDP) Certificate of Compliance
Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians	Letter of Audit AND evidence of CPD activities in categories that were not audited by the college
Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists	Letter of successful audit
College of Intensive Care Medicine	Letter of successful audit
Royal Australian College of General Practitioners	Current Credit Point Statement for annual audit OR triennium Quality Improvement and Continuing Professional Development Program Certificate
Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators	Letter of successful audit
Royal Australasian College of Ophthalmologists	Verification audit completion letter
Royal Australasian College of Physicians	Letter of successful audit confirmation
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons	Letter of successful audit
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists	Verification feedback letter
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists	Feedback letter of successful audit
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists	Audit Feedback Letter
Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia	Letter of Audit AND evidence of CPD activities in categories that were not audited by the college

Practitioner with specialist registration who did NOT participate in a college CPD program

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What do I need to do?

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There are 15 accredited medical colleges. Your specialty is covered by one or more of these colleges and will be called ‘your relevant college’.

You must submit documentation and evidence to substantiate the declaration you made when you renewed your registration that you have met the standards for CPD set by your relevant college. This is a requirement of the Board’s CPD registration standard. For most college programs, this means the calendar year ended 31 December. The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine program runs a financial year from 1 July to 30 June.

You have a personal obligation to demonstrate that you have met the standards for CPD set by your relevant college. AHPRA is not able to provide college requirements directly to you. Each college decides how practitioners can access their CPD requirements.

You must meet the requirements of your relevant college CPD program whether or not you participated in that program.

You must demonstrate that you met the requirements of the relevant college CPD program. As college programs run on different cycles with different requirements, three examples are given below:

A. When your college has a CPD program that concluded at 31 December, you must demonstrate you have met the full requirements of that program. For example:

CPD cycles concluding 31 December	Evidence required
Annual program	You must provide full documentary evidence to demonstrate that you met the minimum requirements of the annual program, including: a completed Board approved cover sheet and a document that lists the categories, the date the activity took place and the correct number of points/ credits/ or hours claimed AND copies of documented evidence that support the stated activities. Please don’t send original documents to AHPRA. The coversheet is accessible on the Audit page of the Medical Board of Australia website. You will only need to provide evidence for the minimum number of points/ credits/ or hours required by the college CPD program. Auditors will not examine documentation in excess of the minimum requirements.

CPD cycles concluding 31 December

Evidence required

Annual program

You must provide full documentary evidence to demonstrate that you met the minimum requirements of the annual program, including:

a completed Board approved cover sheet and a document that lists the categories, the date the activity took place and the correct number of points/ credits/ or hours claimed AND
copies of documented evidence that support the stated activities.
Please don’t send original documents to AHPRA.

The coversheet is accessible on the Audit page of the Medical Board of Australia website.

You will only need to provide evidence for the minimum number of points/ credits/ or hours required by the college CPD program. Auditors will not examine documentation in excess of the minimum requirements.

B. When your college has a 2, 3, or 5 year CPD program that has annual minimum requirements, you must demonstrate either:

CPD cycles	Evidence required
Annual minimum requirements	You must demonstrate and provide full documentary evidence that you met the minimum annual requirements, including: a completed Board approved cover sheet and a document that lists the categories, the date of the activity and the correct number of points/ credits/ or hours claimed AND copies of documented evidence that support the stated activities. Please don’t send original documents to AHPRA. The coversheet is accessible on the Audit page of the Medical Board of Australia website. You will only need to provide evidence for the minimum number of points/ credits/ or hours required by the college CPD program. Auditors will not examine documentation in excess of the minimum requirements.
2, 3, or 5 year program that concludes in the year under audit	You must demonstrate and provide full documentary evidence that you met all of the program requirements, including: a completed Board approved cover sheet and a document that lists the categories, the date of the activity and the correct number of points/ credits/ or hours claimed AND copies of documented evidence that support the stated activities. Please don’t send original documents to AHPRA. The coversheet is accessible on the Audit page of the Medical Board of Australia website. You will only need to provide evidence for the minimum number of points/ credits/ or hours required by the college CPD program. Auditors will not examine documentation in excess of the minimum requirements.

CPD cycles

Evidence required

Annual minimum requirements

You must demonstrate and provide full documentary evidence that you met the minimum annual requirements, including:

a completed Board approved cover sheet and a document that lists the categories, the date of the activity and the correct number of points/ credits/ or hours claimed AND
copies of documented evidence that support the stated activities.
Please don’t send original documents to AHPRA.

2, 3, or 5 year program that concludes in the year under audit

You must demonstrate and provide full documentary evidence that you met all of the program requirements, including:

a completed Board approved cover sheet and a document that lists the categories, the date of the activity and the correct number of points/ credits/ or hours claimed AND
copies of documented evidence that support the stated activities.
Please don’t send original documents to AHPRA.

C. When your college has a 2, 3, or 5 year CPD program with no annual minimum requirements, you must demonstrate the activities you have completed to date.

What are the CPD requirements?

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The table below sets out the college CPD requirement and the evidence AHPRA requires you to submit.

If you are a:	Medical college	CPD evidence requirements
Emergency Medicine Specialist	Australasian College for Emergency Medicine	Must demonstrate 50 hours, with documented evidence, AND 3 core skills by either performance, or teaching or supervision. Please refer to college CPD requirements.
Dermatologist	Australasian College of Dermatologists	Must demonstrate a minimum of 40 points, with documented evidence, annually from 1 January to 31 December with mandatory Categories required. Must demonstrate for the biennium, with documented evidence, a minimum of 200 points (with no more than 160 points per year will be counted towards the total), including the mandatory Categories required. Please refer to college CPD requirements.
Sports Physician	Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians	Must demonstrate the annual minimum requirements of 50 points, with documented evidence. OR Must demonstrate, with documented evidence, the triennium requirement a minimum of 150 points with an annual requirement of 50 points. Please refer to college CPD requirements.
Anaesthetist or Pain Medicine Specialist	Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists	Must demonstrate the annual minimum requirements of 15 or 30 credits, with documented evidence. Please refer to college CPD requirements. Must demonstrate the triennium requirement of 80 OR 180 credits with documented evidence. Please refer to college CPD requirements.
GP (General Practitioner)	Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine OR Royal Australian College of General Practitioners	Annual PDP Statement only OR a triennium PDP Certificate of Compliance only OR Annual Credit Point Statement only OR a Quality Improvement and Continuing Professional Development Program (QI&CPD) Triennium Certificate only.
Intensive Care Specialist	College of Intensive Care Medicine	Must demonstrate either annual or biennium activities, with documented evidence, including a minimum 20 points for each of Activity Group 1, 2 and 3. Please refer to college CPD requirements.
Medical Administrator	Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators	Must demonstrate the annual minimum requirements of 25 or 50 hours, with documented evidence. OR a triennium minimum requirements of 75 or 150 hours. Please refer to college CPD requirements.
Ophthalmologist	The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists	Must demonstrate annually a minimum of 80 points, with documented evidence, completed from 1 January to 31 December, including 30 points from Clinical Expertise Level 2, or 50 points if retired or part-time. Please refer to college CPD requirements.
Physician	Royal Australasian College of Physicians	Must demonstrate the annual minimum of 100 credits, with documented evidence from 1 January to 31 December of each year. Please refer to college CPD requirements.
Surgeon	Royal Australasian College of Surgeons	Must demonstrate requirements have been completed annually according to surgical practice type from 1 January to 31 December of each year, with documented evidence. Please refer to college CPD requirements.
Obstetrician or Gynaecologist	Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists	Paper: Must demonstrate 150 points, with documented evidence, over a 3-year period. A minimum of 25 points obtained in the Practice Review and Clinical Risk Management (PR&CRM) category. Online: Must demonstrate 150 points, with documented evidence, over a 3-year period. A minimum of 25 points to have been obtained in Practice Audit and Reflection (PAR) activities
Psychiatrist	Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists	Must demonstrate that RANZCP annual requirements have been completed from 1 January to 31 December of each year, with documented evidence. Please refer to college CPD requirements.
Radiologist or Radiation Oncologist	Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists	Must demonstrate either: Radiologist - minimum 30 points annually, with documented evidence, in any CPD category completed from 1 January to 31 December towards the 180 points required for the triennium completion date. Radiation Oncologist - minimum 25 points, with documented evidence, in Category 1 completed from 1 January to 31 December towards the 150 points required for the triennium completion date.
Pathologist	Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia	Must demonstrate a minimum of 50 hours, with documented evidence, completed from 1 January to 31 December including: a minimum of 20 hours per Category A, B a minimum of 10 hours per Category C and 2 different activities per category

What documentation do I provide?

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Each college CPD program states:

the maximum and minimum number of points/ credits/ or hours that must be achieved in the program and in each category
the specific college requirements per category.

You must provide:

a completed cover sheet that outlines the categories and the correct number of points/ credits/ or hours claimed AND
copies of documentation to show activities claimed. Please don’t send original documents to AHPRA.

The coversheet is accessible on the Audit page of the Medical Board of Australia website.

You will only need to provide evidence for the minimum number of points/ credits/ or hours required by the college CPD program. Auditors will not examine documentation in excess of the minimum requirements.