ANZCA & FPM CPD Program resources: Latest updates

Updated CPD Policies

In September, Council approved changes to the following policies:

1. CPD Mandatory Compliance Policy
2. CPD Exemption or Variation Policy (this replaces the CPD Special Consideration Policy)

CPD Mandatory Compliance Policy

This policy defines the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) compliance requirements for ANZCA and FPM fellows, ANZCA provisional fellows, Specialist International Medical Graduates (SIMGs) and other CPD participants of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) and Faculty of Pain Medicine (FPM) CPD program, in accordance with the ANZCA and FPM CPD standard. Compliance with CPD is a requirement in Australia for specialist registration by the Medical Board of Australia (MBA) and in Aotearoa New Zealand for recognition in a vocational scope of practice by the Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ).

CPD Exemption or Variation Policy (previously ‘CPD Special Consideration Policy’)

As CPD is a registration standard and a recertification requirement, regulations relating to an exemption or variation to CPD are set by the Medical Board of Australia (MBA) and the Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ).  This policy defines the exemption or variation requirements for ANZCA and FPM fellows, ANZCA provisional fellows, Specialist International Medical Graduates (SIMGs), rural generalist anaesthetists, Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine (DHM) specialists and other CPD participants of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) and Faculty of Pain Medicine (FPM) CPD Program.