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Continuing Professional Development

The importance of life long learning in medicine

Transition to Practice• Self-directed learning is important across the

continuum of medical education from undergraduate training through to retirement.

• Physicians in practice should be able to use their practice environment as a stimulus for learning and be able to develop, implement, and document the outcomes of their learning.

Continuing Professional Development

Maintenance of Proficiency (Mainpro) • The College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC)

• Supports and promotes the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) of family physicians

• Available to residents – can claim up to 30 Mainpro-M1 and 5 Mainpro-C credits

3 Key Functions:

1) Provide CPD participation guidelines and standards

2) Easily track and monitor CPD participation

3) Ensure high-quality, ethical CPD programming through a peer-review accreditation process

Mainpro Credit Categories:

• Mainpro-C: CFPC-accredited programs that include a demonstrated self-reflective component

• Mainpro-M1: structured learning programs, events or activities

• Mainpro-M2: self-directed or non–CFPC-accredited learning activities

Cycle and Credit Requirements:

• 25 credits per year (starting Jan 2013), and 250 credits per 5-year cycle

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Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Program• The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada

• Evidence-informed tool for lifelong learning that enhances knowledge, competencies and performance by having participants engage in activities under the MOC learning framework

MOC Framework:

• Section 1: Group learning - accredited group learning and unaccredited activities

• Section 2: Self-learning - planned learning, scanning, systems learning

• Section 3: Assessment - knowledge assessment and performance assessment

Cycle and Credit Requirements:

• 40 credits per year, and 400 credits over each 5- year cycle

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Self-directed Learning Resources• Please visit the following website for recommended resources:

www.schulich.uwo.ca/continuingprofessionaldevelopment/self-learning

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