FAQ's:
What are Grand Rounds?
What is Mainpro?
What are eResources?
What are Cookies?
How to I enable cookies?
Are Membership & Association Fees eligible for reimbursement?
The College of Family Physicians of Canada - Credit Requirements
The College of Family Physicians of Canada - Maintenance of Fellowship
The College of Family Physicians of Canada - Timing of the 5-year cycle
The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada - Program requirements
The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada - Timing of the 5-year cycle
The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada - Earning credits
What are Grand Rounds?
Grand rounds are a ritual of medical education, consisting of presenting the medical problems and treatment of a particular patient to an audience consisting of doctors, residents, and medical students. Traditionally, the patient was present for the presentation and would answer questions; grand rounds have evolved considerably over the years, with most current sessions rarely having a patient present and being more like lectures.
What is Mainpro®?
Mainpro® (Maintenance of Proficiency) is The College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) program designed to support and promote the continuous professional development of its members.
Mainpro-C:
Mainpro-C credits are earned when you participate in CFPC accredited CME/CPD programs that focus on performance or quality improvement. Eligible activities will include opportunities for participants to reflect on what they have learned and how they might apply newly acquired knowledge and/or skills in practice.
Examples include practice based small group learning (PBSGL) and advanced life support programs, such as ATLS and ALSO.
Mainpro-M1:
Mainpro-M1 credits are earned when you participate in structured learning programs, events or activities that focus on enhancing knowledge and/or skills pertinent to the practice of family medicine.
A variety of activities are eligible for Mainpro-M1 credits, including CFPC-accredited conferences and workshops, faculty development activities, contributions to the medical community and more.
Mainpro-M2:
Mainpro-M2 credits are earned when you participate in self-directed and/or non CFPC-accredited learning activities.
Mainpro-M2 eligible activities include teaching activities, journal reading and more.
What are eResources?
An eResource is an electronic information resource that you can access on the web - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
eResources include: eJournals, eBooks, Online Databases,
What are Cookies?
In computing, a cookie (also tracking cookie, browser cookie, and HTTP cookie) is a small piece of text stored on a user's computer by a web browser. A cookie consists of one or more name-value pairs containing bits of information such as user preferences, ‘shopping cart’ contents, and the identifier for a server-based session, or other data used by websites.
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Are Membership & Association Fees eligible for reimbursement?
Membership and association fees, as well as costs for journals that are benefits of membership, are not eligible for reimbursement.
The College of Family Physicians of Canada - Credit Requirements
Certificant and non-Certificant members are required to submit a total of 250 credits every 5 years. At least 125 of these must be from accredited CME (Mainpro-M1 and / or Mainpro-C credits). The rest can be from non-accredited CME (Mainpro-M2 credits).
The 5-year time-frame allows members to work continuously toward completing their CME requirements. They can plan their own activities by participating in selected eligible activities at their own timing over the entire 5-year period.
Mainpro-M1 credits and Mainpro-C credits can be claimed for accredited CME activities. These are accredited by the CFPC and by other organizations with which the CFPC has accreditation agreements. Mainpro-M2 credits can be claimed for unaccredited activities. These three credits serve complementary roles by recognizing different forms of CME. Click here to review the College of family Physicians of Canada Mainpro® - Maintenance of Proficiency program requirements.
The College of Family Physicians of Canada - Maintenance of Fellowship
Those awarded Fellowship on or after January 1, 2004, must report 250 Mainpro credits in every five-year cycle, of which:
- At least 125 Mainpro-M1 and/or Mainpro-C*
- *At least 25 of the above must be Mainpro-C
- The additional 125 credits may be Mainpro-M2, Mainpro-M1 and/or Mainpro-C
Those who were awarded Fellowship in The College of Family Physicians of Canada prior to 2004 must meet the requirements for Maintenance of Certification (Mainpro-C credits are optional for these individuals). Click here to review the College of family Physicians of Canada Mainpro® - Maintenance of Proficiency program requirements.
The College of Family Physicians of Canada - Timing of the 5-year cycle
The first 5-year cycle began in 1998 for all Active members. For all those who attained certification or membership in 1999 or later, the 5-year cycle starts the January 1st following attainment of certification or membership.
Active members who attain certification through the practice-eligible route will begin a new 5-year cycle the January 1st following certification. Any credits previously submitted will remain on record but will not be transferred to the new cycle. They will be given 10 Mainpro-C credits for their new cycle in recognition of going through the certification process. Click here to review the College of family Physicians of Canada Mainpro® - Maintenance of Proficiency program requirements.
The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada - Program requirements
Participants are required to complete a minimum of
• 40 credits in each year of a cycle by participating in continuing professional development activities and reporting the outcomes of those activities, as outlined in the Framework of Continuing Professional Development Activities, and
• 400 credits during the span of a cycle.
Participants must fulfill both program requirements to satisfy CPD Program regulations.
For more information click here to review the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Canada - Continuing Professional Development program requirements.
The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada - Timing of the 5-year cycle
The CPD Program is based on a five-year cycle, with the first cycle beginning on January 1 of the year following your registration. The time between initial registration in the program and starting the first cycle is considered a bonus period. CPD Program participants are not required to partake in the program during this period; however, learning activities completed during the bonus period will count toward the requirements of the first CPD Program cycle. For example, if you register for the program on July 1, the six months between July 1 and December 31 will be considered a bonus period. Click here to review the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Canada - Continuing Professional Development program requirements.
The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada - Earning credits
To earn credits for the CPD Program, participants must select from learning activities included in the program and self-report their learning. By assessing professional needs and identifying areas that are of interest and relevance to
their practice, participants can determine which activities best suit their needs. The Framework of Continuing Professional Development Activities groups learning activities into different sections. Since the Framework of Continuing Professional Development Activities supports a broad variety of learning, participants can combine learning activities to earn credits. The framework also displays the number of credits earned per hour of activity and the maximum number of credits that can be claimed under each section. For more information click here to review the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Canada - Continuing Professional Development program requirements.