The Canadian Association of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation is accredited by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada to provide continuing professional development (CPD), and to accredit and co-develop group learning events and self-assessment programs with other physician and non-physician organizations.
As an accredited CPD provider of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, the CAPM&R can review and accredit Section 1 and Section 3 (Self-Assessment Program & Simulation) activities and can engage in co-development projects with non-physician organizations. The CAPM&R will be pleased to offer you with assistance in organizing and accrediting your meeting with us.
The CAPM&R, as a Royal College-accredited CPD provider, maintains high standards in continuing professional development. Royal College-accredited CPD providers are organizations that have successfully been assessed against a defined set of accreditation standards. Through our accreditation program, we work with a variety of partners to develop and deliver relevant and timely interactive programs. We evaluate and can accredit programs by both physician and non-physician organizations (in Pathology and/or all medical specialties).
The criteria by which we assess and accredit programs are set out by the Royal College, and have recently been updated in January 2018.
CAPM&R will consider for accreditation these kinds of group learning events and self-assessment programs:
- Those developed by a physician organization.
- Those developed by a non-physician organization if co-developed with a physician organization.
| PROVIDER | ACCREDITATION PROCESS (Section 1 & Section 3) | TOTAL FEE | NON-REFUNDABLE APPLICATION DEPOSIT | PROVISIONAL APPROVAL* FEE | LATE FEE** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physician organization (No Educational Grants) | Section 1 Approval | $600 | $300 | $300 | $300 |
| Physician organization with Educational Grants | Section 1 Approval | $1,000 | $500 | $300 | $300 |
| Physician organization with Educational Grants - Conference | Section 1 Approval | $10,000 | $1,000 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| Physician organization | Section 3 Approval | $1,250 | $500 | $300 | $300 |
| Non-physician organization | Educational co-development to include representation from both scientific planning committees at the onset and to completion. | $12,000 Plus $375 for each recurring event. If additional funding agreements are required: $1,500 grant administration fee each | $2,000 | $300 | $1,000 |
Click on the following links to access:
- Section 1 PDF Guide or Section 3 Activity Accreditation PDF Guide
Complete Section 1 Application Here
Complete Section 3 Application Here
CPD activity toolkit
Resources for developing or reviewing an activity
Are you planning to develop a continuing professional development (CPD) activity for Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Program credit? Or are you an accredited CPD provider being asked to review a CPD activity for accreditation?
In order for an activity to be eligible for accreditation, it must be developed by a physician organization and approved by a Royal College accredited CPD provider.
What is a physician organization
?
The Royal College created the CPD activity toolkit to help accredited CPD providers review activities; and to help developers of educational activities who want to create quality programs.
Each topic in the toolkit includes explanations, practical examples and other resources.
In the toolkit
- Creating learning objectives
- Educational delivery methods
- Evaluations
- Needs assessment
- Relationships with speakers and sponsors
- Sample Conflict of Interest Form
- Sample Certificate of Attendance
- Web-based CPD events
See also:
Accreditation of CPD activities
- Section 1 group learning activities (conferences, workshops)
- Section 3 self-assessment programs
- Section 3 simulation activities
International accreditation agreements
- American Medical Association PRA Category 1 Credits™
- Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education Substantive Equivalency
- European Union of Medical Specialists ECMEC Credits
Definition of terms
| Term | Royal College definition |
|---|---|
| Co-development | The process by which two or more organizations, at least one of which must be a physician organization, prospectively collaborate to develop and implement an accredited educational activity, learning resource or tool. |
| Educational grant | The mechanism by which a sponsor provides support to a CPD organizer for a specific educational activity, learning resource or tool. |
| Physician organization | A physician organization is a not-for-profit group of health professionals with a formal governance structure, accountable to and serving, among others, its specialist physician members. |
| Sponsor | A sponsor is an individual, group, corporation or organization who contributes funds, goods or services to support accredited educational activities, learning resources or tools. |
| Sponsorship | Sponsorship is the process by which individuals, groups, corporations or organizations provide support (financial or in-kind contributions) to a CPD organizer to support an accredited educational activity, learning resource or tool. |
| Tagging | The linking or alignment of a sponsor's name to a specific educational session within an accredited group learning activity. |
| Transparency | To provide transparency means to clearly disclose, divulge or make known. (The opposite of transparency is ambiguity.) |