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Templates and ideas for CPD activities

On this page:

Section 1: Professional Development Plan

Guidance for Professional Development Plans [PDF; 735 KB]

Professional Development Planning tool for Peer Review Groups [PDF; 750 KB]

Section 2: Formal Peer Review Activities

(Note that all attendance should be recorded in the MyCPD online system. The paper forms are for your convenience during meetings).

Registered Peer Review Groups enjoy qualified privilege under Australian and New Zealand legislation.

Australia

Aotearoa New Zealand

Practice Peer Review

Practice Peer Review is where two psychiatrists have focused meetings reviewing aspects of their individual practice. A trained facilitator provides coaching. Participants earn hours that contribute to CPD requirements.

More about Practice Peer Review

Related CPD resources that can support PPR discussions

Section 3: Practice Improvement Activities

Workshops for RANZCP CPD

Clinical audits

Multi-source feedback

Patient record audits

Eating disorders 

Schizophrenia and related disorders

Mood disorders

Physical health

Assessment letter audit

Conduct an audit of the assessment letters you send.

Lecture review and feedback

Collect feedback from peers and others in a lecture audience.

Section 4: Self-Guided Learning Activities

Accredited group learning

CPD hours can be claimed for accredited activities such as conferences, seminars and educational meetings. 

Endorsed external short courses and online learning

Educational material, courses and online learning modules that have been reviewed by the RANZCP and endorsed for CPD hours.

Structured formal learning

CPD hours can be claimed for participating in the College's Advanced Certificate programs.

Informal learning activities

E-Learning

Learnit provides you with a dedicated e-learning platform as part of your RANZCP membership.
All e-learning modules completed in Learnit are added to your CPD record automatically.

Presentations

Claim CPD hours for review of video and presentation materials from previous RANZCP conferences, meetings, symposia and webinars.

Journals

Perform a literature review. RANZCP Members have online, full-text access to:

Mental Health Professional Network (MHPN) webinars

Participate in webinars from the MHPN or view previous webinar videos.

Section 5: Additional hours activities

You are required to complete an additional 12.5 hours across the other CPD areas to make up the required 50 hours. This could be self-guided learning activities, formal peer review or practice improvement activities.

Contact

cpdhelp@ranzcp.org or call 1800 337 448 (toll free from Australia) or 0800 443 827 (toll-free from Aotearoa New Zealand).

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Last updated 22 September 2023