How Do I Claim My Learning Activities As CPD?

It's easy, CPD is being measured by the time you spend completing your learning activites. For example, a 30 minute lecture from AusmedOnline equates to 30 minutes towards your CPD (provided it is relevant to your context of practice - more on this below). To make this easier for you, we have created a simple guide which is being applied to all Ausmed Conferences, Ausmed Publications and AusmedOnline education.

Time Yourself	Minutes	Hours
This badge tells you to record your own learning time. It is generally used for activities where the time duration will vary.	This badge tells you how many minutes of CPD relate to this activity.	This badge tells you how many hours of CPD relate to this activity.

Does AusmedOnline Education Count As CPD?

Yes, every resource available on AusmedOnline can count towards your annual continuing professional development (CPD) registration requirements. As a nurse or midwive, you are now required to complete a minimum of 20 hours of CPD per registration period, in some cases you may be required to earn more. You can use our free online CPD calculator to determine exactly how many hours you need to complete. However, only those activites which you have established are needing review and are relevant to your 'context of practice' can be considered as CPD. A good way to determine if a learning activity is relevant to your context of practice is by asking yourself: "will this activity help me improve my nursing care on a day-to-day basis?" For example, a paediatrics nurse wouldn't usually care for elderly patients and therefore is unlikely to be able to claim a lecture on dementia as part of their annual CPD.

Of course, any nurse or midwife will benefit from engaging in a variety of learning experiences, however, it is crucial that the activities being claimed as CPD are directly relevant to their context of practice.