extract from glossary of international academy for CPD accreditation
Continuing Medical Education (CME) - The process by which healthcare professionals engage in activities designed to support their continuing professional development. Activities are derived from multiple instructional domains, are learner centered, and support the ability of those professionals to provide high-quality, comprehensive, and continuous patient care and service to the public or their profession. The content of CME can be focused not only on clinical care, but also on those attitudes/skills necessary for the individual to contribute as an effective administrator, teacher, researcher, and team member in the healthcare system. Note: CME is often used interchangeably with continuing professional development (CPD).
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) –The learning journey of the healthcare professional as he/she seeks to improve her/his competence and expertise. This learning journey is supported by continuing medical education and other personal/professional activities by the learner with the intention of providing safe, legal, and high-quality services aiming at better health outcomes
for the patients and the community.
Note: CPD is often used interchangeably with continuing medical education (CME).
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a link to a slideshare PPT presentation at UEMS headquarters in July 2013
I’ve been thinking about this for a while now, usually somewhere between time zones, wondering why there isn't a global home for "CPD for CPD."
Plenty of us work in health professions education. But a much smaller group specializes in Continuing Professional Development, and we don’t always have a clear place to gather, grow, or even get recognized.
Most of the CPD-focused conferences tend to ☑️ Lean heavily on industry-supported education ☑️ Be centered in the US and Europe. These conferences are absolutely meetings some of the needs of the CPD community in some regions, but we need to think broader and globally!
That means large parts of the world miss out on CPD for CPD educators—especially those building systems, training faculty, and trying to raise the bar where CPD infrastructure is still maturing. That lack of access contributes to the global gap in CPD literacy that I have discussed in previous posts.
But we’re making progress!
✅ In December 2024, WFME released updated global standards for CPD, which I was honored to contribute to.
✅ AMEE - The International Association for Health Professions Education has had a CPD Committee for 8 years, and over the lasst two years has it introduced a dedicated CPD track at its conference and launched a CPD Educator Training Course as part of the Essential Skills in Medical Education (ESME) series.
✅ We have the LinkedIn CME Group https://lnkd.in/esihmTcb, where it’s clear from the global conversations that there’s no shortage of passion, just a shortage of structure. Feel free to join this group! I know that Brian S. McGowan, PhD, FACEHP and I would love to see this group continue to grow beyond the current 13,414 members!
✅ Assessments of CPD systems in Japan, East and Southeast Asia, China, Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, and Latin America have been published recently. There is certainly data about not only the system structures, but the needs and gaps amongst clinicians in these papers.
So what now? Maybe it is time to establish a global home for CPD educators. Or maybe it’s time for collaboration across organizations and regional and national networks to finally build a shared foundation.
A space where those of us who build CPD systems can also build skills, share strategies, and find community because CPD professionals globally need continuing development too.
If you’re working in CPD, especially in capacity-building, where do you go for your own growth? What would a real global home for CPD look like to you? Let’s not just discuss. Let’s start designing it!
Join the #gCMEp webinar on Thursday 26 June 2025 (12:00 BST / 13:00 CEST) for a topical 30-minute webinar "Integrating Generative AI into CME/CPD: Practical approaches to guide daily practice".
This timely session explores how AI is already transforming day-to-day medical education workflows—from content creation and digital production to project management and outcomes analysis.
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✈️ Just returned from the 7th Sun Yat-Sen Medical Education Conference in Guangzhou, China—an inspiring gathering of health professions educators featuring faculty from mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macau.
I was deeply honored and humbled to be invited as a keynote speaker, where I shared insights on Best Practices in Global Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE). My sincere thanks to the organizers for the opportunity to learn with and from so many passionate colleagues.
One takeaway I emphasized: CPD deserves a larger and more explicit role in medical education conferences around the world. While undergraduate and postgraduate education often take center stage, it's vital to recognize that clinicians in practice require different kinds of learning—and that means CPD educators must develop a distinct set of competencies to meet the needs of busy professionals in real-world settings.
What struck me most was the shared curiosity and commitment to improvement that unites health professions educators globally. Despite different systems and cultural contexts, we are all working toward the same goals: better education, better care, and better outcomes.
And the food? Let’s just say I now have strong opinions about my love for the local Guangzhou food that emphasizes fresh and natural ingredients. If you know me, you know how adventurous I can be in the things that I eat! 🥢🔥
Looking ahead, I’m excited to share that the next big opportunity to connect in the region will be at the Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference (APMEC) in Yiwu, China, January 21–25, 2026. Mark your calendars and learn more here:
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Alignment with learning preferences: As millennials now represent the largest segment of healthcare professionals, social media delivers the interactive, technology-driven experience they seek.
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3️⃣ Real-time knowledge application: Platforms like Twitter/X and TikTok enable immediate feedback through polls, knowledge checks, and peer discussion, reinforcing learning in ways traditional formats cannot match.
4️⃣ Microlearning opportunities: Today's busy clinicians benefit from shorter, focused learning segments that can be consumed between patients or during brief breaks—exactly what social media platforms excel at delivering.
5️⃣ Community building: Beyond content delivery, social media hashtag#CME creates communities of practice where professionals can discuss cases, share insights, and collectively improve patient care long after formal education ends.
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For those interested in European CME (and beyond), there is a report from the 17th European CME Forum (ECF) that convened in Madrid, Spain in November 2024, in the Journal of CME https://lnkd.in/emhBj28P. It is a great review of the conference prepared by two of the organizers, Cara Macfarlane and Eugene Pozniak.
I was pleased to have led the Lunch with the Learners session, where we had a great conversation with Dr Ranj Bhakar, a surgical trainee from Devon, UK. During these sessions, held at every ECF, we provide opportunities for providers and learners to talk about the current environment of CME, and to identify opportunities for improvement through dialogue.
It was also a great pleasure to facilitate, together with Katie S L., a breakout session about the Transtheoretical Model of Readiness to Change, first described by Prochaska and DiClemente https://lnkd.in/ef_ggBxy, and its applications in CME and CPD.
If you are interested in learning more about ECF, and the upcoming meeting in Manchester, UK in November, follow this link https://lnkd.in/eSze_PUp.
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extract from glossary of international academy for CPD accreditation
Continuing Medical Education (CME) - The process by which healthcare professionals engage in activities designed to support their continuing professional development. Activities are derived from multiple instructional domains, are learner centered, and support the ability of those professionals to provide high-quality, comprehensive, and continuous patient care and service to the public or their profession. The content of CME can be focused not only on clinical care, but also on those attitudes/skills necessary for the individual to contribute as an effective administrator, teacher, researcher, and team member in the healthcare system. Note: CME is often used interchangeably with continuing professional development (CPD).
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) –The learning journey of the healthcare professional as he/she seeks to improve her/his competence and expertise. This learning journey is supported by continuing medical education and other personal/professional activities by the learner with the intention of providing safe, legal, and high-quality services aiming at better health outcomes
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a link to a slideshare PPT presentation at UEMS headquarters in July 2013
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