The accreditation department of Qatar Council for Healthcare Practitioners (QCHP) recently hosted the International Academy for CPD Accreditation annual meeting at Qatar National Convention Centre.
The meeting was held for the first time in the Middle East.
Dr Samar Aboulsoud, acting CEO of QCHP who is a member of the academy, led the discussion during the meeting.
A number of important topics were discussed and the key themes were increased co-operation in international CME/CPD, completion of academy projects with regard to the collaboration and substantial equivalency for recognition of CPD systems, according to a statement.
The agenda also included reinforcement of the need for self-regulation and commitment to a shared goal of improving patient care by providing high-quality educational activities to healthcare practitioners.
The academy is working towards achieving the globalisation of standards of CME/CPD accreditation systems.
The meeting’s timing took into consideration the implementation plan of the National CME/CPD accreditation system and framework for Qatar, requiring mandatory CPD participation for all healthcare practitioners for renewal of licensure starting March 2016.
Leaders of CPD accreditation systems from 14 countries, including Qatar, are members of the academy.