CPD Programmes Anaesthetic Technician
The Council's recertification framework for Anaesthetic Technicians is based on a continuing professional development (CPD) model.
A condition of being issued with an APC is that you must be able to provide evidence you have undertaken at least 40-hours of CPD activities within a consecutive two-year period. If you fail to meet your CPD requirements the issue of your APC may be delayed.
CPD and compliance audit
CPD is monitored based on a consecutive two-year cycle (a biennium) which is aligned to calendar years. Anaesthetic Technicians must be able to provide evidence that:
- they have engaged in 40-hours of CPD within a consecutive two-year period (biennium)
- a minimum of 15 hours of CPD has been undertaken during each year of the relevant biennium
- at least 60% of their CPD is related to activities classified as substantive - this equates to 24-hours in any one biennium/two-year cycle.
While there was no audit in 2023, health practitioners were required to continue engaging in CPD . The next audit will be completed in 2024 and will cover the January 2022 to December 2023 biennium. In 2024, the Council will audit up to 40% of registered anaesthetic technicians.
As a registered anaesthetic technician you must keep a record of the professional development activities you have engaged in for the previous two-year period (biennium - that is two consecutive years from January to December) as you could be required to provide this to the Council if called up for audit.
Exemptions
Exemption requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
All requests to be exempted from an audit must be made within 10 working days of you being notified that you have been selected for audit. You can email these requests to mscaudit@medsci.co.nz
If you have any queries about the CPD Audit or what to do, view the FAQs under CPD Professional Development (CPD).
Auditing
If you are called for audit in 2023 you will be required to provide the following documentation:
Part A of the form is for you to complete, and Part B is for you and your employer to complete. If you hold an APC in more than one scope of practice, you need to submit a declaration for each scope of practice.
A brief description of key responsibilities in your current and previous roles. This information helps us align your logged CPD activities with your professional role, and track recent practice hours. Your employment history should cover the audit period: January 2022 - December 2023.
A logbook listing the CPD activities you have completed between January 2022 and December 2023. The list should include the following information for each activity:
- Date and time of CPD activity.
- Location of activity (if applicable).
- Type of CPD activity - substantive or general CPD activity.
- Brief description of the activity.
- CPD hours for the activity.
- Source, reference, provider details, or name of facilitator/speaker.
- A total of substantive and general activities completed each year.
Provide four reflective statements:
- One must be related to your scope of practice (substantive activities).
- One must be related to ethical practice
- One must be related to culturally appropriate practice.
- And one of your own choices (in addition to the three above).
Provide evidence (attendance certificates, attendance sheets or references to articles you wrote or read) for six of the CPD activities you have completed between January 2022 and December 2023.
You must provide all requested documentation before the due date, otherwise, you can delay your audit results.