What is Continuing Professional Development?
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is becoming vitally important for veterinarians to ensure that they maintain competency in their chosen field of work and demonstrate an ongoing commitment to maintaining and enhancing their professional skills and knowledge throughout their career. The VPHMgt and ABMgt programs cover a wide variety of areas impacting veterinarians today, including management, leadership and communication skills, that are essential for CPD. Australian Veterinary Surgeons Boards (VSB) and the Australian Veterinary Association (AVA) are now encouraging voluntary record keeping and a minimum suggested requirement for CPD. The VPHMgt and ABMgt programs contribute to structured CPD units in the points system developed by the Australasian Veterinary Boards Council Inc. For more information about CPD, refer to the NSW Veterinary Surgeons Board – http://www.vpb.nsw.gov.au/Boardtalk/2003/Dec03/December2003_9.htm.
