CPE categories

1A
Local events (Pre-approved)

Consists of local events pre-approved by AHPC. This category can include synchronous online events. Only applicable to CETs.

• Lectures / Talks

• Teaching sessions / Tutorials

• Case study presentations

• Journal clubs

• Special interest groups

• Facilitator

• Speaker

• Participant

1 point / hour

CPE Provider

1B
- Local events (Ad-hoc)
- Postgraduate Course (Local)

Consists of AHPC-approved ad-hoc educational events that are one hour or more related to professional practice. This category can include synchronous online events. Includes postgraduate studies with local autonomous universities/polytechnics.

• Conference / Seminar

• Scientific meeting

• Structured formal & skills-based courses

• Lectures

• Workshops / Practical sessions

• Special interest groups

• Facilitator

• Speaker

• Presenter

• Participant

4 points / days of educational event

CPE Provider

• Local Postgraduate studies

• Postgraduate student (with formal award)

1 point / hour

AHPs

• Basic Cardiac Life Support course

• Participant

4 points

AHPs

1C
- International events
- Postgraduate Course (International)

Consists of international continuing education programmes related to professional practice. This category can include synchronous international online events. Includes international Postgraduate studies.

• Conference / Seminar

• Scientific meeting

• Structured formal & skills-based courses

• Workshops / Practical sessions

• Overseas attachment

• Speaker

• Presenter

• Participant

4 points / days of educational event

• Capped at 40 points for overseas attachments

AHPs

• International Postgraduate studies
  (Includes online and international universities with local campuses)

• Postgraduate student (with formal award)

4 points / days of educational event

• Capped at 40 points for ‘online-only’ programmes

AHPs

1D
Supervised Learning

Consists of:

1. providing formal clinical practice education supervision to student from the same profession. The supervision conforms to set supervisory framework

2. formal local attachments with attachment outcomes

• Clinical practice education (min. 2 students / block)

• Attachments with structured programme (min. 5 days and 2 supervisees)

• Clinical educator

• Supervisor

5 points / blocks of clinical placement education or blocks of attachment for supervisors

• Capped at 40 points

AHPs

• Supervisee

4 points / blocks of attachment for supervises

• Capped at 40 points

AHPs

2
Publications

- Consists of editorial/peer reviews and original publications of journal articles, textbooks, presentation of original paper/poster related to professional practice/domain and authoring of online practice oriented educational modules related to professional practice/domain.

• Book

• Journal

• Online publications

• MOH Clinical Practice Guidelines

• Creation of online modules with assessments

• Author

• Editor

5 points / journals or CPGs or textbook chapters

• Capped at 40 points

AHPs

• Co-author
• Co-editor
• Reviewer
• Presenter

2 points / journals or CPGs or textbook chapters

• Capped at 40 points)

AHPs

3A
Self-directed Learning (Without verifiable assessment)

- Consists of reading of peer-reviewed journal articles, chapter in practice relevant textbook, published clinical/practice guidelines/protocols without verifiable assessment.

• E-learning

• Readings (peer-reviewed journals or recent published textbooks)

• Published clinical / practice guidelines

• Participant

2 points / journals or CPGs or textbook chapters

• Capped at 20 points

AHPs

3B
Self-directed Learning (With verifiable assessment)

- Consists of reading of practice oriented online learning/peer reviewed articles/textbook (with assessment). This category can include asynchronous online events.

• E-learning with assessment

• Webinars with assessment

• Participant

4 points / reading or online learning

• Capped at 40 points

AHPs

4
- Presentation of Projects
- Non-accredited local ad-hoc events by approved government organisations

- Consists of quality improvement projects, presentations and/or publications; non-accredited ad-hoc courses, seminars and conferences conducted by approved government organisations.

• Quality Improvement Projects

• Clinical Innovation Projects

• Non-profession / profession specific conference, seminar or course related to current job scope

• Team leader

• Member

• Speaker

• Presenter

• Participant

2 points / QI presentation

• Capped at 10 points

1 point / hour of educational event

• Capped at 4 points per day and 10 points in total

AHPs