3. Faculty Disclosure Statements
In accordance with Accreditation Council of Continuing Medical Education
(ACCME) Standards for Commercial Support, all faculty participation in these
programs are expected to disclose to the program audiences any real or apparent
conflict of interest related to the content of their preparation.
Name
Dr. Harry Karlinsky
Do you have any relationship(s) with any pharmaceutical and/or
corporate sponsors in relation to the presentation of your subject
that need to be disclosed? If yes, please describe below.
Nothing to disclose
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4. Continuing Professional Development
Requirements for Specialists in BC
The Board of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC requires
that all specialists practising in BC must enrol in the Maintenance
of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and
Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC).
The RCPSC has agreed to document the CPD activities for nonmembers, subject to the payment of an administrative/registration
fee of $390. Actual membership in RCPSC will not be required.
The fee provides access to MAINPORT and the Educational Support
Centre, a yearly credit summary and a listing in the CPD Program
Directory.
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7. The CPD Program supports three types of continuing
professional development activities:
Group learning
Self-learning
Practice assessment
These eligible learning activities are based on the
CanMEDS definition of the seven core competencies
needed for medical education and practice.
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9. Participation in the CPD Program
The program is based on a five-year cycle, with the
first cycle beginning on January 1 of the year following
your registration.
The time between initial registration in the program and
starting the first cycle is considered a bonus period.
CPD Program participants are not required to partake in the
program during this bonus period; however, learning activities
completed during the bonus period will count toward the
requirements of the first CPD Program cycle.
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10. Participation in the CPD Program
Program requirements
Participants are required to complete a minimum of:
40 credits in each year of a cycle by participating in
continuing professional development activities and
reporting the outcomes of those activities, as outlined in
the Framework of Continuing Professional Development
Activities, and
400 credits during the span of a cycle.
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11. Participation in the CPD Program
Reporting activities
MAINPORT (www.mainport.org) is an easy-to-use online tool
that offers participants the ability to track learning activities in
a simple and convenient way. Participants simply enter their
completed continuing professional development activities in
MAINPORT and the time spent participating in activities is
converted into credits.
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13. Participation in the CPD Program
Reporting activities
Participants are responsible for ensuring that all continuing
professional development activities for the year are reported
by January 31 of the following year.
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14. Framework of CPD Activities
This framework outlines the various sections under
which credits can be attained in the CPD Program.
Participants can use a variety of sections to plan their
continuing professional development.
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15. Framework of CPD Activities
Section 1
Accredited Group Leaning Activities
1 credit per hour: No maximum
a. Hospital-based rounds, journal clubs
or other educational events
b. Small-group learning sessions
c. Accredited group learning activities
held in Canada
d. Accredited group learning activities
held outside Canada
e. Web-based continuing medical
education events
Documentation Requirements:
• Official certificate of attendance or
confirmation of participation
• Optional-documented learning
outcome(s) for practice
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16. Framework of CPD Activities
Section 2
Other Leaning Activities
Non-accredited group events that do
not meet the standards for Section 1
(e.g., unaccredited conferences or
rounds) and individual learning
activities that do not meet the
standards for self-directed learning in
Section 4 (e.g., journal reading,
browsing the internet, etc)
1 credit per hour:
Maximum 100 credits per cycle
Documentation Requirements:
• No documentation required
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17. Framework of CPD Activities
Section 3
Accredited Self-Assessment Programs
2 credit per hour: No maximum
Programs developed or approved by a
Royal College accredited provider
designed to assist the specialist to
identify gaps in knowledge (written
self-assessment programs) or
performance (simulators)
Documentation Requirements:
• Confirmation of completion by the
program sponsor
• Documented learning outcome(s)
for practice
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18. Framework of CPD Activities
Section 4
Structured Learning Projects
1 credit per hour: No maximum
a. Personal learning projects individually planned learning projects
stimulated by questions in practice
b. Traineeships-learning activities
developed to meet specific
professional needs
c. Preceptored courses, fellowships,
master or PhD programs sponsored by
a university or college
Documentation Requirements:
• Personal learning projects-questions,
stimulus, resources and documented
learning outcome(s) for practice
• Traineeships-learning objectives, learning
activities, confirmation of completion by
supervisor and documented learning
outcome(s) for practice
• Courses & programs-learning objectives;
confirmation of completion by the
university, college or institute; and
documented learning outcome(s) for
practice
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19. Framework of CPD Activities
Section 5
Personal Practice Review
2 credit per hour: No maximum
Activities that assist specialists with
reviewing their personal performance in
practice in relation to a defined
standard
Documentation Requirements:
• Focus of the review
• Date of completion
• Summary of the findings
• Documented learning outcome(s)
for practice
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20. Framework of CPD Activities
Section 6
Personal Educational Development
1 credit per hour: No maximum
a. Teaching-formal presentations
b. Research-publications and grant
proposal
c. Standard setting activities
Documentation Requirements:
• Description of the activity
• Optional-documented learning
outcome(s) for practice
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22. Additional Information
Educational Support Centre, RCPSC
Educational Support Centre
Office of Professional Development (OPD)
The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
Email: tpiga@rcspc.edu
Tel: 1-800-461-9598
Fax: (613) 730-2410
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