Continuing professional development (CPD) is defined as ‘any process or activity that provides added value to the capability of the professional through the increase in knowledge, skills and personal qualities necessary for the appropriate execution of professional and technical duties, often termed competence.’ CPD obligations exist to help ensure that registrants of BAF member organisations maintain their competence to practice. All BAF registrants are obliged to do CPD every year. This is true no matter where in the world the member lives or what sort of work is undertaken.
Requirements
Registrants of Member organisations are required to undertake at least 36 hours of CPD every 3 years and therefore 12 hours per year averaged over 3 years.
Relevant activities include:
Accredited courses.
Specialist workshops.
Practical or clinical sessions.
Webinars.
Attending therapy related conferences, symposia and forums.
Attending clinical tuition.
Submitting articles or clinical case studies.
Completing research on Chinese medicine, e.g. a clinical trial.
Reading medical articles, books, reports and clinical trials on Chinese medicine and submitting a short synopsis, critique or listed learning outlines.
All members must complete a CPD log for each year and when renewing their organisations membership must provide a copy of the previous 3 year’s CPD log in order to show they meet the requirements for reaccreditation. Members who do not complete the required hours will be given a three month period to do so.