Ethiopian Food, Medicine and Healthcare
Administration and Control Authority
EFMHACA
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Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
For Health Professionals in Ethiopia
Mesafint AbejeDirector
HIPRLD,FMHACAAugust 2014 Addis Ababa
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1. Introduction
2. Development of CPD Guideline and Directive
3. Highlights of CPD Guideline and Directive
4. Roles and responsibilities of stakeholders
5. The advantage of CPD for health professionals
6. Activities done
7. The way forward
Outline
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Proclamation No. 661/2009 Article 33/1
• No person shall practice as a health professional without having obtained a professional practice license issued by the appropriate organ.
Proclamation No. 661/2009 Article 33/2
• Professional practice license given to any health professional shall be renewed every five years upon ethical and competence evaluation.
1. Introduction
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Regulation No. 299/2013 Article 66/1
• In applying renewal of professional license, any health professional shall present certificate of completion of the required CPD in his/her profession.
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Continuing Professional Development (CPD):
CPD is defined as a range of learning activities through which health professionals maintain and develop throughout their career to ensure that they retain their capacity to practice safely, effectively and legally within their evolving scope of practice.
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Types of CPD learning activities 1. Formal 2. Informal NOTE Even If CPD may include formal or informal
learning activities; as a new system implementation in the country the Guideline and the directive focus only on formal learning activities to measure and manage easily.
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FMOH and FMHACA have been working hard to establish CPD system especially in the last three years.
TWG composed of FMOH, FMHACA, professional associations, training institutions, and development partners has been established.
The draft CPD Guideline has been developed.National workshop has been conducted.CPD Guideline and Directive have been
finalized and approved by FMHACA.
2. Development of CPD Guideline
and Directive
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Purpose of the Guideline and the Directive
With the ultimate aim of improving the health status of Ethiopians through the delivery of quality health services by competent health professionals, the guideline and the directive helps to establish a CPD system in the country through outlining the process of accreditation of CPD courses and CPD providers and linking CPD with re-licensure.
3. Highlights of CPD Guideline and
Directive
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The objective of the Guideline and Directive To provide guidance:1. The standards of CPD;2. The overall CPD accreditation of courses and providers;3. Course credit designation;4. Responsibilities of major stakeholders on the implementation;5. Documentation, monitoring and evaluation of CPD process;
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• The guideline and the directive will govern all health professionals who are licensed by FMHACA and regional health regulatory bodies and practicing in Ethiopia.
Scope of the Guideline and Directive
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CPD need assessmentCPD should be need based
Two approaches of CPD need assessment:-Top down approach Bottom up approach
• In top down approach, FMOH, FMHACA and Professional Associations will recommend relevant CPD activities for health professionals based on new scientific development, revised national guidelines and changes in health service delivery.
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• In bottom up approach, health professionals will identify their own individual learning needs based on their performance appraisal and ability to accomplish annual plans.
All health professionals are expected to participate in CPD activities in order to acquire re-licensure (to renew professional license).
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Accreditors are institutions including professional associations to pre-accredit CPD providers and courses for later approval by FMHACA that they meet the criteria set out.
The role of Accreditors is to review and pre accredit applications for the provision of CPD activities and send the pre-accredited documents to FMHACA for approval.
Potential Accreditors should apply to FMHACA to function as an Accreditor.
Accreditors
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CPD Providers are public or private institutions including: Professional Associations, Universities, Health science colleges, and other training institutions which meet the
criteria and have been accredited by FMHACA or its designated accreditor to present learning activities for CPD.
CPD providers and courses have to be accredited by FMHACA or Accreditors.
CPD Providers
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• Credit points for a CPD course shall be obtained only if the course received is accredited by a Course Accreditor and approved by FMHACA.
• Credit points should only be claimed if the activity or the course is relevant to the applicants practice.
• Professionals in all health science fields are required to earn at least 30 CEU per year and 150 CEU per five years to get a re-licensure
Credit point requirements and
allocation
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• The maximum credit point that can be earned from a single CPD course shall not exceed 15 CEUs.
• Credit points should be earned from a particular course only once within a licensure period.
• CPD credit points collected during one budget year cannot be transferred to another year.
• Professionals attending courses leading to a degree may not be obliged to fulfill the credit points requirement for that year.
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S.No Activity Credit (CEU)1 In-service training (group based) 1 CEU per 1 contact
hour
2 Workshop 0.5 CEU per 1 hour of
attendance
3 e-learning (enduring materials, on-line
etc)
1 CEU per 1 hour of
engagement
4 Scientific Conference 0.25 CEU per 1 hour of
attendance
5 Review a research article for journal 3 CEU per article
reviewed
Allocated CEUs for selected activities
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S.No Activity Credit (CEU)6 Publish a research article in a peer
reviewed journal:
Principal author
Co-author
20 CEU per article
10 CEU per article
7 Chapters in a book/training module in area of specialization:1st (or single) author2nd author (and beyond)
10 CEU per chapter or module 5 CEU per chapter or module
8 Writing a book in area of specialization All the required CEUs
per annum
9 Presentations in conference:
Oral presentation
Poster presentation
10 CEU per presentation
5 CEU per presentation
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S.No Activity Credit (CEU)10 Delivering training/workshop 2 CEU per 1 hour
session
11 Guest lecture (applies to non-routine
tasks)
2 CEU per 1 hour
session
12 Panelist 1 CEU per 1hr of
engagement
13 Assessing masters or doctoral thesis 5 CEU Per Thesis
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1. FMHACA: It will establish a CPD unit which is responsible
for routine CPD implementation activities. It will also establish a CPD Accreditation
Committee composed of at least seven members from FMOH, professional associations, teaching/training Institutions and other relevant stakeholders.
4. Roles and Responsibilities of Stakeholders
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The roles and responsibilities of the committee
• It develops implementation guidelines and manuals;
• Appoints new accreditors or reappoints the existing accreditors every five years;
• Give CPD providers accreditation status;• Approve CPD courses and CPD providers pre-
accredited by Accreditors;• Investigates complaints against accreditors and
takes action accordingly;
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• Ensures that high standards are set and maintained for Accreditors and Accredited CPD Providers
• Oversees the conduct of need assessment of CPD activities for health professionals in collaboration with FMOH, RHBs and professional associations every year and prescribes important CPD activities based on the assessment
• Reviews the CPD Accreditation Guideline when necessary;
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2. FMOH Facilitate continuing development of all health
professionals in the country Encourage professional associations and CPD
providers in identifying CPD activities and courses
Ensure in-service trainings considered as CPD courses with credit points
Organize CPD activities and identify means to fund and sustain CPD in collaboration with FMHACA and stakeholders
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3. Regional Health Bureaus Coordinate the undertaking of CPD need
assessment Participate in the identification of CPD courses Facilitate continuing development of all health
professionals in the respective region Mobilize resources for in-service training and CPD
activities of health professionals working in the region
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4. Professional Associations Function as major initiators and promoters of
CPDPropose CPD activities and recommend credit
point requirements for the respective professionServe as CPD provider in their respective
professionServe as Accreditor if delegated by FMHACA and
fulfilling the requirementsActively participate in CPD activities need
assessment
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5. Employers of Health Professionals (Public/Private)Undertake CPD need assessment for their
health professionals and report the result to the relevant bodies
Avail adequate time for their employees CPD activities
May solicit fund for their employee’s CPD activities
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6. Health Professionals All health professionals are required to
complete the specified CEUs of accredited continuing education activities each year .
Health professionals who are registered in more than one profession are required to obtain CEUs for each profession.
Each health professional shall avail certificate of attendance during relicensing.
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1. To maintain competency2. To increase knowledge and skill 3. To stay up to date4. To improve profession image and work
situation5. To increase job satisfaction6. To increase financial gain
5. The advantage of CPD for
health professionals
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• Advocacy of CPD Guideline and Directive
Upload on FMHACA Website
Printing and distribution
Presentations and discussions
• Establishing CPD Accreditation Committee
• CPD Implementation action plan
6. Activities Done
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7. The way forward
Appointing Accreditors
Accrediting CPD Providers and courses
Undertake CPD need assessment regularly
CPD credit points shall be a criteria for
relicensing of health professionals
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“The man who graduates today and stops learning tomorrow is uneducated the day After.“
Newton Diehl Baker
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Website of FMHACA to access CPD Guideline and Directive
www.fmhaca.gov.et
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