The ·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ CPD program
The ·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ continuing professional development (CPD) program supports ongoing maintenance of professional development, at all stages of your career in women’s health.
Joining the program
Check the table below to see if you’re eligible to join the ·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ CPD program.
| Category | Who can join? | The College will enrol you into the ·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ CPD program… |
|---|---|---|
| ·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ Fellow | Doctors who hold the Fellowship of ·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ (F·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ) qualification | Automatically, following elevation to Fellowship |
| Affiliate member of ·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ | Registered doctors who are providing unsupervised specialist women’s health services in Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand and the Pacific | Following approval of your membership application by the ·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ Board |
| Specialist international medical graduate (SIMG) | International doctors who: – have been assessed as partially or substantially comparable and – are required to enrol in the ·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ CPD program as part of this assessment | Following completion of your SIMG assessment |
| Associate (Procedural), Associate (Advanced Procedural) and Certificants | Doctors who hold the ·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ Associate ·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ Program (Procedural) (PTP), ·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ Associate ·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ Program (Advanced Procedural) (APTP) and/or Certificate of Women’s Health (CWH) qualifications | Following opt-in at annual renewal To learn more or express your interest — CLICK HERE |
| CPD affiliate in Australia | Doctors registered in Australia with an interest in women’s health and ·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ prevocational affiliates Please note that you can nominate ·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ as your CPD Home from 1st January 2024 | Following completion and approval of your application To learn more or apply now — CLICK HERE |
| CPD affiliate in Aotearoa New Zealand | Vocationally registered doctors in Aotearoa New Zealand who hold a postgraduate O&G qualification Doctors who are provisionally registered with the Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ) and require evidence of participation in a CPD program | Following completion and approval of your application To learn more or apply now —CLICK HERE |
What to expect from your CPD Home
The ·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ CPD program offers a robust, monitored and evaluated CPD program that:
supports your individual learning needs
gives you access to a CPD portal with tools to record and track your CPD progress
sets out a CPD framework to help you meet your annual CPD requirements
provides guidance and support around meeting your CPD requirements for:
culturally safe practice
addressing health inequities
professionalism
ethical practice
connects you with further support and guidance via the ·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ CPD team
Please note that all doctors in Australia with a formal CPD requirement must nominate a CPD Home by January 2024.
About the program
·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ is an accredited CPD Home that provides a CPD program to support the ongoing maintenance of professional development for obstetrician and gynaecological (O&G) practitioners, as per the requirements of:
the Medical Board of Australia —
the Medical Council of New Zealand —
The focus of the CPD program is on regular performance feedback, collaboration with peers, self-reflection and reviewing patient outcomes. A reflective approach to learning allows development in areas relevant to cultural safety, health inequities, professionalism and ethics, which leads to improvements in patient care.
Any required changes to the CPD program will not be implemented during a current cycle. Six months’ notice of any changes, i.e. no later than 30 June, will be communicated before the start of the next annual cycle.
Please follow the links below for more information on the latest MBA and MCNZ requirements.
Annual CPD cycle
The CPD program is an annual cycle from 1 January to 31 December.
CPD hours and domains
Each CPD cycle, you’re required to record a minimum of 50 CPD hours across three domains, as outlined below.
| Domain | Description | Minimum hours |
|---|---|---|
| Educational Activities (EA) | Includes structured learning, self-directed learning, education events, involvement in leadership roles, ·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ activities | 13 |
| Outcome Measurement (OM) | Includes measurement of outcomes of care, benchmarking of performance with peers, reflecting on patient outcomes Can also include clinical audits, writing guidelines/statements, publishing articles, assessing incident reports, research | 5 |
| Performance Review (PR) | Includes reviewing and reflecting on actual work processes and can include feedback from peers, colleagues and patients, peer review and discussions Can also include reflecting on an activity, including contributions to personal development and improvements to scope of practice | 5 |
| Remaining hours across OM/PR | 16 | |
| Remaining hours across any domain (EA/OM/PR) | 11 | |
| Total hours | 50 |
If you join the ·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ CPD program mid-cycle, your adjusted number of total CPD hours will be reflected on your CPD dashboard in your online Integrate CPD portal.
Mandatory CPD requirements
Within your 50 CPD hours, you are required to complete the following:
Professional development plan (PDP)
Who and when?
All CPD program participants (including those in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand) must complete a PDP, under the Performance Review (PR) domain, every CPD cycle.
What?
The PDP is a plan of your development requirements based on reflection of your practice and assessment of your skills, knowledge and educational needs.
Annual structured conversation
Who and when?
All CPD program participants in Aotearoa New Zealand must complete an annual structured conversation, every CPD cycle.
Program participants in Australia may also choose to complete an annual structured conversation; however, this is not a mandatory requirement.
What?
The annual structured conversation is a reflective practice activity that provides an opportunity for you to:
reflect on your development needs
set goals and performance targets for learning and professional activities
receive constructive feedback and share best practice
explore satisfaction, self-care, and health and wellbeing issues
make practice adjustments and consider the longer-term
Program level CPD requirements
Program-level requirements are activities that facilitate professional development across the breadth of medical practice.
Engagement in these activities should include opportunities for reflection on your own biases and attitudes, to help you understand how these can impact patient care.
Cultural safety practice
Addressing health inequities
Professionalism
Ethical practice
Subspecialist requirements
Who?
All subspecialist CPD program participants (including those in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand).
What?
At least 35 of your 50 CPD hours must be specific to your subspecialist scope of practice.
Additional CPD revisions according to subspecialty include:
Gynaecological Oncology (CGO) —participation in at least 20 hours of multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings each cycle.
Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (CREI) and Urogynaecology (CU) — inclusion of at least one goal in your professional development plan (PDP)* from one of the following areas:
Education and ·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ
Leadership
Governance
*Please note that you cannot select the same goal within a three-year period.
Specialist high-level CPD requirements
Specialist medical colleges accredited by the Australian Medical Council (AMC) can propose additional ‘high-level CPD requirements’. These requirements are specialty-specific and must be offered by the different CPD Homes. All Fellows and other CPD participants who hold specialist registration in Australia must meet any relevant specialist high-level CPD requirements.
Please note that ·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ has not specified any specialist high-level CPD requirements for the ·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ 2023 and 2024 CPD cycles.
For a full list of high-level requirements according to specialty, please visit the Medical Board of Australia (MBA) website.
Program updates for 2024/2025
The College will provide notification of any updates to ·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ CPD program at least six months prior to the end of the current cycle.
Please click the button below to learn more about the new mandatory CPD requirements that will come into effect from 1st January 2024.
Approved activities
Are you an education provider?
Please follow the link below if you’re seeking ·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ approval for a CPD activity.
Participation and compliance
Please click the button below to browse our policies, procedures and guidance on a range of CPD topics, including:
Changes in circumstance
(e.g. if you require a CPD exemption or more time to complete your CPD requirements)
CPD verification checks
Overdue CPD requirements
Failure to meet requirements
Evidence of CPD enrolment and completion
Re-entry to practice and retraining
Working as an overseas Fellow
Retirement and reinstatement
CPD support and resources
Contacting the CPD team
Email:
For any queries and/or support relating to your CPD program, and/or support with activities, please contact the CPD team at: cpd@ranzcog.edu.au.
Please provide as much detail in your email as possible along with your ·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ ID number.
If you’re experiencing issues with the CPD portal (Integrate), please lodge an IT ticket via: it@ranzcog.edu.au.
Phone:
If you wish to speak to a member of the CPD team, please phone: +61 3 9417 1699.
If your call cannot be answered at the time, please leave a detailed message and a team member will call you back.
Remediation:
If your request is for support and guidance for remediation, please email the CPD team with your request, at:cpd@ranzcog.edu.au.
Please note that your request will be referred to the Chair of the CPD Committee.
Re-entry to practice and re-training support
The ·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ Re-entry to practice, Re-training and Reinstatement Policy has been developed to support ·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ Fellows who require:
reinstatement to Fellowship within 12 months of removal
a re-entry pathway for return to active practice following an extended absence
guidance to develop a re-training plan for Fellows who have self-identified or have been identified by a Health Board or Regulatory Body as requiring retraining
Resources
Logging your CPD hours
All activities are to be logged into the online Integrate CPD portal.
The portal enables you to monitor your CPD progress, and to access a collection of worksheets and templates for documenting your CPD activities — upon logging in, click the menu button in the top left corner and select ‘Resources’.
For platform support, please contact: cpditsupport@ranzcog.edu.au.
If you’re experiencing issues with Integrate, please consult the ·ÛºìÅ®ÀÉ CPD Portal User Guide, or lodge an IT ticket via: it@ranzcog.edu.au.
Fees
Please note: ‘all other participants’ refers to: associate members, educational affiliates, and CPD affiliates (non-members) in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.