Continuing professional development, or CPD, is an ongoing process where professionals maintain and develop their skills and knowledge throughout their careers. It helps professionals retain their ability to practice safely and effectively. CPD involves participating in a variety of learning activities, reflecting on the outcomes, and recording evidence in a portfolio. It ensures competence while allowing professionals to expand their scope of practice and provide better service to patients.

1. Continuing Professional Development Rachael Lowe Physiotherapist and E-Learning Specialist www.cpdspot.com www.webducate.net

2. Learning Outcomes By the end of this presentation you should be able to: define continuing professional development explain why you need to participate in CPD outline the CPD process

3. Definition ‘ A wide range of learning activities through which professionals maintain and develop throughout their career to ensure that they retain their capacity to practise safely, effectively and legally within their evolving scope of practice’. GREAT BRITAIN, Department of Health (2003). The Allied Health Professions Project: Demonstrating competence through CPD. London, HMSO (Circular 12/03). Last accessed 28 April 2008 at: http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Consultations/Closedconsultations/DH_4071458

4. Why CPD? Ongoing learning Maintain competence Expand scope of practice Benefits to service and service user Professional registration

5. What is CPD? Learning activities. Outcome based. Reflective process. Continually recorded. Evidenced. It can occur in two ways: Planned such as courses and research. Unplanned work based learning experiences such as a meeting, an appraisal, a significant event.

6. Summary CPD is a straightforward process Formally planned and also occurs unplanned in the workplace. Outcome based and a reflective process. Recorded and evidenced in a portfolio. Continually professionally developing.

7. The Big Picture learning needs learning outcomes action plans learning activities reflective process recording evidencing

8. Now record this learning experience in your portfolio… www.mycpdspot.com