CPD Homes FAQs
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- CPD is required by all registered with APHRA in Australia.
- The ACAM CPD program mimics programs administered by other colleges.
- The Medical Board of Australia (MBA) mandates certain 50 CPD hours to maintain your registration.
- There is a required CPD of 50 hours per year of each year of the triennium (current period is 2023-2025 inclusive.
- On renewal of your ACAM annual membership you may be requested to upload your validated CPD certificate.
- The MBA requirements can be found here
ACAM has a range of multi-college and CPD Home accredited courses that are FREE to financial members of ACAM. This is one of your membership benefits.
ACAM and the gold standard CPDHome.org.au have come together to provide you with a discount on their biannual membership fees of 10%.
Included in your membership benefits (contact info@acam.org.au for access to these courses):
ACAM discounted courses (for financial members):
- ACAM workshop;
- Head and Neck Anatomy;
- Laser Safety Officer Course.
ACAM FREE courses:
- Ethics Examination (no charge);
- The Motivated Patient;
- Lecture Series;
- Dinner With The Doctor;
- Medical Board Guidelines review;
- Infection Prevention and Control Course
CPD Dashboard
- The dashboard is access via your Member’s Portal;
- The CPD dashboard has been organised into domains/tiers, recognising the difficulty or weighting of certain activities;
- Difference activities are listed under each Tier, it is suggested that you explore each drop down menu to be familiar with the Tier structure;
- Your certificates of completion are required as PDF to load to your dashboard.
To log your CPD Dashborad
- Log on to the Member’s Portal
- Locate My Portal
- CPD [NEW]
- Open CPD [NEW]
- Follow instructions to load the dashboard
- *note PDF copies of your certificates will be needed for loading to the dashboard as evidence of completion
Once your CPD has been completed
- Download your CPD certificate
- The CPD standard for MBA can be found here
The Current Triennium
The current triennium completed on December 31st , 2022.