Continuing Professional Development

Under the National Law, which governs the operations of the National Boards and Ahpra, all registered health practitioners must undertake CPD.

The CPD requirements of each National Board are detailed in the Registration Standards for each profession, published on each Board website. These detail the number of credits/points/hours practitioners must spend each year on learning activities.

Some health professions also provide additional guidelines in their Codes and Guidelines.

Registration Standards 

More information is available in the registration standards of each profession:

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioners
• Chinese Medicine Practitioners 
• Chiropractors 
• Dental Practitioners 
• Medical Practitioners 
• Medical Radiation Practitioners 
• Nurses and Midwives 
• Occupational Therapists 
• Optometrists 
• Osteopaths 
• Paramedics
• Pharmacists 
• Physiotherapists 
• Podiatrists 
• Psychologists 

Codes and Guidelines 

More information is available in the Codes and Guidelines of each profession:

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioners
• Chinese Medicine Practitioners
• Chiropractors 
• Dental Practitioners 
• Medical Practitioners
• Medical Radiation Practitioners 
• Nurses and Midwives
• Occupational Therapists
• Optometrists 
• Osteopaths 
• Paramedics
• Pharmacists 
• Physiotherapists 
• Podiatrists 
• Psychologists