1. Australian Diabetes Educators Association
Changes to the CPD Guidelines 2017

2. Things you need to know about your CPD portfolio
Your CPD portfolio should be used as a repository for all the CPD activities that you undertake during the year.
The updated guidelines provide you with examples of the evidence that is required for assessors to validate your CPD activity claims.
The ADEA IT system has been adjusted to allow you to assign the appropriate number of points to the activity
There should be a clear link between your identified learning goals, the activities you undertake and your learning outcomes.

3. About CPD Activities CPD activities:
Are activities that have been undertaken to improve your knowledge and skills.
Should maintain or enhance your competence as a CDE
Can be activities that you undertake as part of your usual role at work as long as you reflect on what you learnt from the activity.

4. What changes have been made to the CPD Guide?
Changes to the CPD Guide reflect an ongoing commitment by ADEA to improve the quality of CPD activities undertaken by a CDE.
Some of the changes include:
Capped number of points that can be claimed for some activities (e.g. you can not claim more than 5 CPD points per year for meetings with pharmaceutical reps)
Reallocation of activities from Category 4 so that they can be counted towards the compulsory CPD requirements.
The ADEA Credentialling Committee recently undertook a review of the guidelines as part of ADEAs ongoing commitment to quality improvement.
The guide was reviewed for clarity and examples of activities that can be claimed under each category was outline including what evidence is required by the assessors to validate the activity.
The point allocation was also reviewed and for some activities a cap was placed on how many points could be claimed per year.
Some activities were moved from category 4 to better reflect the learning potential of the activity as per feedback from the ADEA members via branch executive teams.

5. Activities that were previously in Category 4 that you can now claim under Category 2
Membership of a committee or working party
Development or implementation of a community awareness program
Presentations / lectures / poster display to community groups
Participation in a community committee or working party
Remember all activities should be directly related in some way to the clinical, managerial or research components of education for people with diabetes or prediabetes. You need to outline how these activities are improving your skills and knowledge. For example, as a way of improving my community group facilitation skills, I presented a poster that I developed to a community group OR as part of improving my leadership skills I participated in a community committee that was looking at ways in the community to prevent prediabetes and diabetes.

6. Activities that were previously in Category 4 that you can now claim under Category 3
Preparing an oral or poster presentation on a medical / educational issue (2 points per presentation)
Member of a Journal Club (maximum of 3 points)

7. Why has a cap been placed on the number of points that can be claimed under some activities?
CDEs should undertake a variety of learning activities. All activities should be evidenced based and improve skills and knowledge in the area of education and care for people with diabetes and prediabetes.
CDEs need to demonstrate that they are actively maintaining and enhancing their competence. Doing the same activities repeatedly does not demonstrate a commitment to enhancing skills and knowledge.
CDE competencies cover a variety of areas in clinical, service delivery, management, leadership and research.

8. Review of the number of points that can be claimed for certain activities
Development of an annual business plan (1 point per plan, max 3 points/year)
Development and review of service policies or procedures (1 point per policy, max 3 points/year)
Development of clinical pathways incorporating diabetes related management (1 point per review, max 3 points/year)
Participation in a committee or working party for diabetes related service issues (1 point per meeting, max 3 points/year)
The cap on the number of points for particular activities reflects that the committee is keen to see CDEs undertake a variety of activities and again I need to reinforce that activities that you undertake as part of your CPD should be activities that you are undertaking to learn or enhance your skills they are not activities that you undertake on a daily basis that you do over and over. – You need to demonstrate that your are actually learning something by undertaking the activity.

9. Other Changes that will come into effect from 1st September 2017
3 CPD points (15%) must be from ADEA developed or endorsed activities, this requirement will increase to 5 CPD points (25%) in September 2018.
This directive from the ADEA Board has been made to ensure that activities undertaken by CDEs are of a high quality and are evidence based.
ADEA is working to develop and endorse a wide variety of activities to meet CDEs needs.

10. Where can I find out about ADEA endorsed Activities?
ADEAs website learning/
ADEA fortnightly e-newsletter
ADEA Learning Management System
Some endorsed externally developed courses use the ADEA Learning Management System. The Learning Management System requires members to register and create a log in profile. Members are encouraged to ring or National Office staff if they are having any problems logging into the LMS. ADEA is currently uploading recordings from the National and Branch conferences that will assist in gaining the required ADEA endorsed points.