Standards of substantive equivalence between accreditation systems for continuous professional development
Keywords:
accreditation, continuous professional development, educational activity, doctorsAbstract
The article highlights the report on the implementation of international standards for accreditation of continuing medical education/continuing professional development (CMO/CPD) of health professionals. The initiator is the International Academy of Accreditation for CPD, and the proposed standards have been developed in collaboration with international organizations dealing with accreditation in various countries.
Purpose — to establish areas and criteria of substantive equivalence for recognition in and between CPD accreditation systems. This recognition is intended to assist international accreditation organizations in developing accreditation requirements for the education of physicians and other categories of health professionals, and in identifying leaders involved in creating new and re-building existing CPD accreditation systems by providing guidance on the key components used in their accreditation systems.
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