Ethical practice of the health professions requires consistent and ongoing commitment from all concerned to lifelong learning to update and develop the knowledge, skills and ethical attitudes that underpin competent practice. This perspective protects the public interest and promotes the health of all members of the South African society.
Guided by the principle of beneficence, health professionals aspire to standards of excellence in health care provision and delivery. The Health Professions Act, 1974 (Act No. 56 of 1974) (as amended) endorses Continuing Professional Development (CPD) as the means for maintaining and updating professional competence, to ensure that the public interest will always be promoted and protected, as well as ensuring the best possible service to the community.
CPD should address the emerging health needs and be relevant to the health priorities of the country.
In this spirit of dedication to best practice and a desire to act and serve wisely and well, the following Guidelines for Continuing Professional Development, through engagement with continuing education activities is presented for all health professionals who are registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa. The hierarchy of activities detailed include traditional learning experiences such as attendance at conference presentations and workshops, as well as structured courses and quality assurance audits of practices or groups of professionals in their work environments. CPD providers are encouraged to offer learning activities in line with adult education principles and greater learner involvement, with the goal of not only acquiring new or updating knowledge, but also of improving competence and ultimately the performance of the health professional with an end benefit to the patient/client.
CPD TRAINING CURRENTLY ON OFFER
- Professional Practice and Ethics
- Why and What is CPD and CEU’s
- Perform Basic Life Support Procedures
- Provide Risk-Based Primary Emergency Care
- HIV & AIDS Awareness
- Child Maltreatment and Abuse
- Ethics HIV & AIDS
- Basic Ambulance Assistant Refresher
- ECG Interpretation Made Incredibly Easy
- Airway Management
- Head Injuries
- Oxygen Toxicity
- Pre-Hospital Childbirth
- Spinal Immobilisation Errors
- Toxic Avoider
- Traditional Medicine Briefing
- And lots more to come…..