Continuing Professional Education Program

2009 - 2011 CPE Certificate

Renewal invoice and CPE Certificate of Currency Claim Form have been mailed to registrants. To apply for a CPE Certificate of Currency return the claim form with your registration renewal.

Please note: 2007-2009 Registration remains active until 30 September 2009.

  
Recognition of an Activity  

Registrants and organisers are encouraged to submit activities for accreditation and point allocation for activities taking place between 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2011. The activity will be evaluated by the Board and, if approved, placed in a category and allocated points.

The allocation of points is based on the participation level, recognised educational value and time involved in the CPE activity. Sufficient information of the activity must be provided for assessment and allocation of the appropriate number of points.

  

Apply for Accreditation within six months of the activity date

  

Organisers and participants may apply for accreditation of an activity prior to the activity taking place. Download an application for Accreditation of CPE Activity. A reference number will be emailed confirming receipt of the application.

Activities should be submitted for accreditation prior to or within six months of the activity date. Activities are not automatically accredited and each activity will be considered and assessed by the Board. The Board may disallow the points claimed for activities without prior accreditation.

Please do not submit an activity for accreditation with your CPE Claim Form.

Organisers seeking accreditation of an activity are invited to complete an application form. A reference number confirming receipt will be emailed.

Established professionally relevant conferences will be accredited on submission of the program outline. Recognised conferences include:

 
  • IOA Congress
  • ESA
  • RANZCO
  • Squint Club
  • OAA annual scientific conference
  • AOVSM
  • ARVO
  • International Low Vision Conference
  

Progressively submitting activities during the biennium for recognition and point allocation will expand the reference list of accredited activities available to registrants.

Self education such as journal reading does not require pre approval. A guide to professionally relevant journals of appropriate educational level is at CPE Resources. Registrants must be aware that it is possible for the AOB to disallow points claimed if a Journal is not considered to be educationally relevant.

  

Accredited Activities

 

The CPE program will expand as activities are made known to the Board. A list of accredited CPE Activities is available and is progressively updated as submitted activities are accepted and allocated accreditation points. The reference number is to be included on your CPE Claim Form when applying for a Certificate of Currency.

On request, the points allocation of a conference may be upgraded after consideration by the Board if the program supports such a request.

  
 
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[ 06-Jul-2009 ]