Continuing Professional Development - DENOSA

1 Continuing Professional DevelopmentJill ILIFFEE xecutive SecretaryCommonwealth Nurses Federation_____What is CPD?There are MANY different names for thesame thingCPD: Continuing Professional developmentCNE: Continuing nursing educationCPE: Continuing Professional educationCME: Continuing medical educationCE: Continuing educationLLL: Life long learningISE: In-service educationSD: Staff development_____Why have a CPD requirement?One of the shared ethical mandates for health professionalsis a commitment to competence. Becoming competent andmaintaining competence requires ongoing, lifelong learningas new knowledge, understanding and experience requirenew ways of doing credibility of a profession is based on the willingnessof each Professional to embrace new skills, knowledgeand experience. Life long learning is a hallmark of committedand competent health professionals. Ongoing learning, bothformal and informal, is required to maintain clinicalcompetence and acquire new knowledge and is responsible?

2 Employers (public or private) regulatory bodies Professional associations governments individuals_____Who is to be covered by yourCPD program?Whoever the regulatory council hasResponsibility for_____How is CPD to be linked to licensure?What is Registration: what is LicensureThere are different meanings for the samethingYour name is entered on the register when youcomplete your initial qualification as a nurse ormidwife and you are issued with a license is CPD to be linked to licensure? Life long registration and no requirement forrenewal of your license to practice. Initial registration and renewal of your license topractice annually (or each 3 years or 5 years) withor without a requirement for mandatory orvoluntary CPD. Some countries also have practice requirements somany hours of practice over a set period (2-5 years) orrequire recency of practice , that is, you have practicedin your profession within the last 2-5 process for establishing CPD1.

3 Prepare your arguments and your Develop and implement a communication Develop your CPD Develop your CPD Make any legislative Take small steps moving forward toward your Remember: the process should be reasonable,achievable, fair, accessible, transparent, flexible, CPD should be relevant, current, available, accessibleand should go in your ActMake it as broad as possible giving theregulatory authority the power to adaptthe CPD requirements from time to timewithout having to change or Mission StatementYou might want to insert a vision or mission statementat the beginning of your frameworkVISION STATEMENTN urses, midwives and nursing assistants in Lesotho will provide highquality, competent, evidence-based, legal and ethical care to patients,clients and the community through their involvement in continuousprofessional Development and their commitment to lifelong learning. TheLesotho Nursing Council, through their mandate to protect the public andas the responsible body for nurses, midwives and nursing assistants, willimplement, support and monitor a national program of continuousprofessional Development for nurses, midwives and nursing the mandate of the regulatory council torequire involvement in CPD knowledge needed to function effectively as a healthprofessional continues to expand and change while consumerdemand and expectations continue to increase.

4 Registeredhealth practitioners have a Professional obligation tomaintain their competence and to aim for continuousimprovement in the standard of service they are many different definitions in the or develop one that suits can be defined as the conscious updating of professionalknowledge and the improvement of Professional competencethroughout a person s working life. It is a commitment tobeing Professional , keeping up to date and continuouslyseeking to is the purposeful maintenance and improvement of aprofessional s knowledge and skills to remain competentin their chosen profession for the benefit of themselves, theirpatients or clients and the wider or RationaleExplain why? Many individuals will already be involvedin CPD. Why now?Make your arguments as to why the regulatory councilis imposing a CPD are the principles of CPD? CPD is a continuous process and actively seeks to improveskills, knowledge and performance.

5 Learning needs should be defined and agreed incollaboration with line manager but owned and managed bythe individual learner. CPD should be based on a rigorous and continuous analysisof Professional learning needs. CPD activities should be planned in advance through apersonal Development plan, and should reflect and berelevant to current and future Professional practice are the principles of CPD? CPD acknowledges varying learning styles and includes a widerange of formal and informal learning activities. The key principles of CPD are that it is self-directed; that itis based on learning needs identified by the individual; builds onan individual s existing knowledge and experience; links anindividual s learning to their practice; and includes an evaluationof the individual s Development . CPD requires professionals to identify their learning needs basedon an evaluation of their practice against recognisedprofessional standards; develop a learning plan based on theneeds identified; participate in CPD activities which meet theselearning needs; and reflect on the value of these activities totheir are the principles of CPD?

6 Relevant, current, available, accessible, and affordable adult learning principles evidence-based_____Voluntary or mandatory?Governments, regulatory bodies, employers, and professionalassociations all have a responsibility to ensure servicesProvided are safe and protect the public. They have todemonstrate have an ethical responsibility to their patientsand clients, their professions, and themselves to practicecompetently and safely. CPD should be an integral part oftheir Professional life whether voluntary or to apply sanctions for non-compliance withoutlegislative much is enough?There should be a minimum requirement, but there isno for health professionals vary globallyfrom the equivalent of 20 hours annually to 50 hoursannually sometimes spread over 2-3 requirements must be: reasonable, achievable, fair,accessible to all (includes cost considerations),transparent, flexible, and inclusive (avoid monopoly).

7 _____CPD points or CPD hours? Awarding CPD points for learning activities requiresthe Development of a formal process which involvespersonnel, time and cost. Specifying a minimum number of hours of CPD activityis a satisfactory first step. In some programs, one hourof active learning = one CPD point. In other programs,different types of CPD activities have different valueseg one hour of formal learning might attract 3 pointswhereas one hour of informal learning might onlyattract one , midwives and nursing assistants recognised by theLesotho Nursing Council will be expected to obtain aminimum of 12 CPD points each year prior to renewingtheir practising license. CPD points will only be allocated oncompletion of the CPD activity. The CPD points will beallocated according to the CPD table. One hour of activelearning will attract 1, 2 or 3 CPD points depending on theactivity. A record in the log book, available from the LNC, ofthe CPD undertaken must be kept by the nurse, midwife ornursing assistant which is verified by the provider of theCPD.

8 CPD activities will include both formal and registered with Swaziland Nursing Council will beexpected to undertake at least 10 hours of continuingprofessional Development each year prior to renewing theirpractising license. One hour of active learning will equal onepoint of CPD so each nurse will be required to accrue 10 CPDpoints each year. CPD points will only be allocated oncompletion of the CPD activity. A record must be kept by thenurse of the CPD undertaken which is verified by the providerof the CPD. CPD activities will include both formal and constitutes CPD?What is the scope? formal educational programs short courses (face to face or online) experiential(presenting at or attending conferences; seminars orworkshops; supervised practice for skills Development ; conductingresearch; developing policies, protocols or guidelines; acting as amentor or preceptor; participating in committeeseg quality improvement,occupational health and safety) self-directed(reading Professional journals and books; keeping aself reflection journal.)

9 Publishing articles)CPD TABLE-Registered Nurses and Midwives1 hour = 1 point1 hour = 2 points1 hour = 3 pointsReading Professional journals andbooks (SD)Acting as a mentor or preceptor ifnot part of job description (EX)Formal education programmesleading to a qualification (FL)Keeping a self-reflection journal(SD)Attending short courses distanceor online with a minimum of 3hours of active learning each week(SDO)Attending short courses 3-6 monthsduration face to face with aminimum of 15 hours of activelearning each week (SF)Attending conferences, seminars,workshops or in-service education(SWI)Presenting at conferences,seminars, workshops or in-serviceeducation (SWI)Writing articles for publication injournals or books (SD)Active membership of professionalbody and its committees (SD)Participating in committees egquality improvement,occupational health and safety(EX)Developing policies, protocols orguidelines (EX)Working with a mentor to improvepractice (EX)Lecturing, teaching or doingassessments if not part of the jobdescription (EX)Conducting research as principalinvestigator (EX)Participating in case studies,clinical audits, clinical meetings,focus groups or peer review (EX)Planning or running a seminar orworkshop or in-service (SWI)Planning or running a short courseface to face, distance or online 3-6months duration (SF or SDO)FL = Formal learning SF = Short course face to faceSDO = Short course distance and onlineSWI = Seminars, workshops, in-serviceEX = Experiential learningSD = Self-directed learningCPD TABLE - Registered Nurses and Midwives1 hour = 1 point1 hour = 2 points1 hour = 3 pointsParticipating in a professionalreading or discussion group orjournal club (SD)Supervised practice for skillsdevelopment (EX)

10 Project management if not part ofjob description (EX)Observation at disciplinaryhearings (EX)Skills Development in IT,numeracy, communications,problem solving and working withothers (SD)Voluntary work relevant topractice (SD)Investigating disciplinary cases ifnot part of job description (EX)Project work if not part of jobdescription (EX)Participating in research as a teammember (EX)Supervising staff or students if notpart of job description (EX)Reviewing educational materials,journal articles, books (SD)FL = Formal learning SF = Short course face to faceSDO = Short course distance and onlineSWI = Seminars, workshops, in-serviceEX = Experiential learningSD = Self-directed learning_____Documentation What evidence should each nurse and midwifeprovide? In what form? Log book, diary, professionalportfolio_____Accredit or not? It would be difficult to accredit all CPD activity asCPD activities should embrace both formal and informal(self-directed and experiential) learning.