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Continuing Professional
Development and Audit
Did you know… The Post Fellowship Education and CPD
Committees have worked together to develop CPD programs
that align clinical radiology and radiation oncology in structure,
requirements and points. To be CPD compliant, radiology and
radiation oncology CPD participants are required to:
• Complete a minimum of 30 CPD points per year
• Complete a minimum of 180 CPD points per triennium
• Complete CPD activities across a minimum of 3 categories
Compliance with CPD is mandated by the College, and is a
requirement for specialist registration with the Medical Board
of Australia and the Medical Council of New Zealand.
For more information, refer to the 2016-2018 CPD handbooks via
The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation
Agency (AHPRA) requires all registered medical
practitioners in Australia to participate in CPD that is
relevant to their scope of practice. From 1 October
2016, the Medical Board of Australia will enforce
revised CPD and recency of practice registration
standards. For further information refer to: http://www.
CPD participants registered to practise in Australia
should also note that AHPRA has commenced randomly
auditing medical practitioners. It is advised that
members retain evidence of their CPD activities for the
duration of the triennium and an additional two years.
For more information on AHPRA’s audit, go to: http://
The Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ)
requires all New Zealand Fellows, Educational
Affiliates and CPD participants to meet the
requirements of the CPD program which includes:
• A minimum of one Audit per year
• A minimum of 10 hours of Peer Review activity
per year
• A minimum of 20 hours of Educational Activities
per year
Members registered to practise in New Zealand
should also note that MCNZ conducts an annual
random audit of 15% of medical practitioners each
year. For more information on MCNZ requirements:
recertification-and-professional-development/
RANZCR CPD Audit
Each year the College undertakes a random
audit of 7% of members participating in the
CPD program. This is an opportunity for our
members to ensure that they are compliant
with the RANZCR CPD program and are
fulfilling their medical registration requirements.
The audit provides members an opportunity
to review and understand the appropriate
evidence that they need to provide when they
claim CPD points. The RANZCR CPD Audit
commences in May every year and only the
previous year of CPD activities is audited.
For more information on the RANZCR CPD
Audit, refer to:
overview/audit
ANNUAL CPD SUBMISSIONS ARE DUE ON 31 JANUARY
Contact us: If you have any questions about your CPD activities, feel free
to contact us via email: or phone+61 2 9268 9777