Library resource guides: ANZCA & FPM CPD Program resources: Culturally safe practice

Guide index

Culturally safe practice (C)

Cultural safety remains a mandatory program level requirement and extensive depth exists in the Cultural Safety section of this guide with dedicated links to resources which can be accessed here.

Key areas to consider in planning your CPD include:

Engaging in ongoing development of critical consciousness
Examining and redressing power relationships
Committing to transformative action
Ensuring that ‘safety’ is defined by patients and communities
Source: CMC, Aotearoa New Zealand

Practice evaluation (category 1)

When developing your CPD plan, consider your current understanding, approach, experiences and prior year’s activities. Build on these for your next annual cultural safety activity, recognising that this is a lifelong process.
Participate in a cultural safety activity with a view to better understanding cultural safety and implications for your practice. Following this activity, consider undertaking a critical reflection on what you have learnt and what it means for your practice.

Claiming CAPE-related activities: CPD participants may claim this requirement by selecting the C | Culturally Safe Practice tick box alongside any relevant activity in the CPD portal/app.

See the cultural safety activity section of this guide for a comprehensive selection of resources, courses and related cultural safety activities.

ANZCA & FPM resources

CPD Activity Guide
This guide contains a list of all the activities associated with the ANZCA and FPM CPD Program, as well as links to associated individual activity guides and forms.
ANZCA and FPM CPD Program: CPD Plan
Take time to plan so that this year’s CPD activities are meaningful and relevant to your needs. You can amend your plan throughout the year. Time spent developing (and revising) your plan counts under category 1 practice evaluation – reviewing performance.
ANZCA and FPM CPD Program: Cultural safety activity guidance
The updated ANZCA and FPM CPD Program requirements include an annual cultural safety activity.
ANZCA and FPM CPD Program: Critical reflection guideline
This guideline assists CPD participants complete the critical reflection activity.
PS62 Position statement on cultural competence and cultural safety 2024
The purpose of this statement is as follows: 1) To articulate ANZCA’s ongoing commitment to the role and importance of cultural competence and cultural safety; 2) To promote cultural safety; and 3) To serve as a resource to assist doctors to behave in a culturally safe manner.

ANZCA: Indigenous Health Library Guide
This guide has been designed for anaesthetists and specialist pain physicians interested in Indigenous health to locate relevant resources on this topic, including those available through the ANZCA library.