DOHA: Continuing Medical Education and Continuing Professional Development (CME/CPD) will be made mandatory for all healthcare practitioners in Qatar in early 2016 to ensure that they continuously upgrade their skills.
Once this is implemented, A CME/CPD accreditation would be required for issuance and renewal of licences to healthcare practitioners.
The Accreditation Department at the Qatar Council for Healthcare Practitioners (QCHP) is currently developing a framework for CME/CPD accreditation for the health system in Qatar.
“The mandatory CME/CPD participation policy will be implemented for all healthcare practitioners in early 2016 for licensing and renewal (of licenses). This output will ensure that the training and professional development for healthcare professionals in Qatar is of the highest level,” said QCHP.
An Accreditation Summit was held recently on CME/CPD Accreditation Systems. It was conducted by Accreditation Department of QCHP, in partnership with the Royal College Canada International (RCCI) under the patronage of the Supreme Council of Health.
Dr Jamal Al Khanji, Acting CEO of QCHP addressed the participants. Dr Samar Aboulsoud, Manager, Accreditation Department, QCHP and Dr Craig Campbell, Director for CPD, RCCI led the interactive discussion. The event highlighted the urgent need to understand the guiding principles for the new CME/CPD accreditation criteria that to be implemented in early 2016, as well as increasingly complex implementation phase and related challenges and opportunities.
The participants comprised of healthcare leaders from governmental and private healthcare facilities as well as academic institutions. They will be instrumental in creating a learning culture and help the QCHP in implementing the mandatory CME/CPD participation policy.
The participants were told about the role of continuing professional development for healthcare practitioners in quality improvement, keeping abreast on current technology and career path.
A task force was formed at the summit, the members of which will act as champions in their respective organisations by delivering the key messages and nurturing development of positive adaptation of practitioners to CME/CPD.
The members will also play a key role in the development of CME/CPD framework along with the QCHP Accreditation Department, ensuring all practices are based on best practice and be culturally suitable for the region. The day’s discussion will act a launch pad for more widespread communication, collaboration, dialogue and action, QCHP said.
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