Continuing professional development (CPD) helps health professionals to maintain, improve and broaden their knowledge, expertise and competence.
Under the National Law, which governs the operations of the National Boards and AHPRA, all registered health practitioners must undertake CPD.
The CPD requirements of each National Board are detailed in the Registration Standards for each profession, published on each Board website. These detail the number of credits/points/hours practitioners must spend each year on learning activities.
Some health professions also provide additional guidelines in their Codes and Guidelines.
Registration Standards
More information is available in the registration standards of each profession:
Registration standards for chiropractors
Registration standards for dental practitioners
Registration standards for medical practitioners
Registration standards for nurses and midwives
Registration standards for optometrists
Registration standards for osteopaths
Registration standards for pharmacists
Registration standards for physiotherapists
Registration standards for podiatrists
Registration standards for psychologists
Codes and Guidelines
More information is available in the Codes and Guidelines of each profession:
Codes and Guidelines for chiropractors
Codes and Guidelines for dental practitioners
Codes and Guidelines for medical practitioners
Codes and Guidelines for nurses and midwives
Codes and Guidelines for optometrists
Codes and Guidelines for osteopaths
Codes and Guidelines for pharmacists
Codes and Guidelines for physiotherapists
Codes and Guidelines for podiatrists
Codes and Guidelines for psychologists