Members of both GP colleges face changes to their CPD requirements from next year, but the RACGP’s self-reflective PLAN program will remain voluntary.

From January, ACRRM members will need to begin timing their professional development activities to ensure they spend at least 150 hours on them over the following three years.

ACRRM says the time-based system is being introduced in the next triennium to align its professional development program (PDP) with new minimum standards from the Medical Board of Australia.

The board is proposing to make it mandatory for all doctors to undertake 50 hours of ongoing education a year, including time spent on educational activities, performance review and outcome measurement.