The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners

CPD Online Programme

The College currently offers access to the 'CPD Online' system for reporting recertification requirements as a a membership service for doctors registered in the general scope of general practice. 

Recently, the Medical Council of New Zealand has approved a new recertification programme for these doctors, to be administered through bpac. All doctors registered in the general scope of practice, except those participating in a vocational training programme, those limited to non-clinical practice, and those who are also registered in a vocational scope of practice, will be required to participate in this new recertification programme.

The programme will be rolled out over the course of 2012. Doctors registered in the general scope of practice will be required to join the programme prior to applying for their practicing certificate. The dates for application will therefore vary according to the practicing renewal date group to which the doctor belongs.

The RNZCGP's CPD Online programme will continue to be offered as a recertification tool for existing members over the next year whilst the transition process to the new requirements takes place. The programme will not be available to new members from 2012.

In the longer term, the programme will continue to be offered only for those doctors registered in the general scope who are participating in the College's training programme.

A copy of the letter from the Medical Council of New Zealand to all doctors registered in the general scope of practice can be found here.

Current Requirements

The purpose of the CPD Online programme is to assist you to demonstrate:

• maintenance of your professional standards
• commitment to quality improvement in the care of your patients
• your commitment to lifelong learning

The CPD requirements for your Practising Certificate include:

• clinical audit – at least one per year
• peer review – a minimum of 10 hours per year
• continuing medical education (CME) – a minimum of 20 hours per year
• minimum of 8 interactive hours per annum in a collegial relationship.

The CPD Online programme for general registrants is a one-year cycle and must be completed on an annual basis. The reporting dates of the College’s CPD Online programme align with the MCNZ quarterly reporting schedule.

The College provides an electronic recording system and once you are registered for CPD Online you can use the facility to log your activities during the year (for your own record) and to submit your annual credit summary when requested.

At the end of your reporting year you will be issued with a CPD credit summary.  If you have met the CPD requirements, a certificate of completion will be sent to you.

If you are selected for MCNZ audit, the College will provide MCNZ with evidence of your participation in and completion of the CPD Online programme.

For more information regarding CPD, please contact as follows:

• If you are in GPEP2, please contact your programme administrator at GPEP2@rnzcgp.org.nz.
• If you are not in GPEP2, please contact the CME administrator – margaret.needham@rnzcgp.org.nz.

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