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Guides on Australian CPD.
Plain-English walkthroughs of the AHPRA frameworks, RACGP 2026, clinical audit, reflective practice, and the everyday questions that come up when you're working to a CPD deadline.
14 May 2026
Active vs passive CPD: the PsyBA distinction explained
The Psychology Board of Australia distinguishes active from passive CPD and expects a minimum of active hours each year. Here's what makes an activity active, what makes it passive, and how to plan a year that meets both.
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AHPRA CPD audit: how it works and how to prepare
AHPRA audits a random sample of registered health practitioners each year. Here's exactly what an audit involves, what evidence you'll need, what triggers a 'fail', and the simple habit that makes audit a non-event.
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How to pull a clinical audit from Best Practice
Best Practice's built-in reporting tools can run a Measuring Outcomes audit in under 15 minutes. Here's exactly which reports to use, what filters to apply, and how to translate the output into a Statement of Completion.
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Clinical audit for time-poor GPs: a 60-minute walkthrough
Clinical audit doesn't have to take a Saturday. Here's how to pick a topic, pull data from your EMR, decide on an action, and bank 5 hours of Measuring Outcomes — in roughly an hour of your own time.
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Running a Measuring Outcomes audit in Medical Director
Medical Director's reporting tools can produce a clinical audit in 10-15 minutes. Here's where the reports live, how to filter your cohort, and how to translate the output into RACGP MO hours.
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Multi-source feedback (MSF) for RACGP CPD: how it works and what it counts toward
Multi-source feedback is one of the higher-yield RACGP Reviewing Performance activities — a single MSF round can bank a meaningful chunk of your annual RP hours. Here's how it works, who provides feedback, and how to run one without it dragging.
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NMBA CPD requirements: what every Australian nurse needs to know
A plain-English guide to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia's continuing professional development standard — what counts, how much, the self-directed learning portfolio, and what an audit looks like.
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Peer consultation for psychologists: how it counts toward PsyBA CPD
Peer consultation isn't optional for registered Australian psychologists — the Psychology Board of Australia requires a minimum each registration year. Here's what counts, what doesn't, and how to log it cleanly.
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Group 1, 2, and 3 CPD for Australian pharmacists, explained
The Pharmacy Board of Australia weights CPD activities across three groups — each with a different multiplier toward your annual hours. Here's how the weighting works and what counts in each group.
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Plan-Do-Reflect: the pharmacist CPD cycle the Board expects
The Pharmacy Board of Australia structures CPD around a Plan-Do-Reflect cycle. Here's what each phase requires, what makes a good plan, and how to log the cycle so audit isn't a surprise.
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Plan your CPD year in 30 minutes: a method that actually works
Most practitioners scramble for CPD in November. Here's a 30-minute method to plan your CPD year in January — covering hour totals, category minimums, evidence storage, and the early-warning calendar that makes audits boring.
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The RACGP 2026 CPD framework, explained
A plain-English walkthrough of the RACGP 2026 Continuing Professional Development framework — Educational Activities, Reviewing Performance, Measuring Outcomes, Priority Learning Requirements, and the triennial CPR rule.
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How to self-record CPD with the RACGP portal
Step-by-step: download your PracticaCPD Statement of Completion, log into the RACGP CPD portal, and record your activities in under five minutes. Plus the fields that catch GPs out.
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Significant event analysis as RACGP Reviewing Performance
Significant event analysis (SEA) is a structured way to learn from a single clinical event — and one of the cleanest activities to log as RACGP Reviewing Performance. Here's the structure and what makes an SEA audit-defensible.
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What counts as Measuring Outcomes (MO) for RACGP CPD?
Measuring Outcomes (MO) is the third RACGP CPD category — clinical audit applied to your own practice. Here's what counts, what doesn't, and how to plan MO without losing a weekend.
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What counts as Reviewing Performance (RP) for RACGP CPD?
Reviewing Performance is the RACGP category most GPs find hardest to log — it requires someone else's input on how you practise. Here's what counts, what doesn't, and how to plan RP early in the year.
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