Professional Development Credits
Credit Submissions
Detailed Credit Information and Category Listing
*Specifically related to Lab Medicine and accredited by CACB, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, or AACC (ACCENT) Documentation Required In the absence of a formal certificate, most national and international meetings should qualify if they have one or more of the following: The committee will use judgment and may request additional supporting documentation if submitted documents are deemed inadequate *Not specifically related to Lab Medicine or formal group learning related to lab medicine not accredited as per Category 1. Documentation Required Examples Not included: Documentation Required (5 per Committee) Service Examples Documentation Required Examples Documentation Required (5 Per Case) Examples Time spent developing a new process eg. Time spent implementing the process is not eligible as this would be considered part of a biochemist's regular duties. This includes staff training, information dissemination and administration. Documentation Required Examples Documentation Required Physicians who have a certificate of credits from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and who wish to use the certificate to serve both RCPSC and CACB may use this category. If Category 9 is used to submit credits, credits should not be entered into any other category. A Category 9 submission is equivalent to 50 creidts (fixed). The annual certificate from the RCPSC is your supporting documentation. Only one submission may be made each year.Category 1 - Formal Group Learning
1 Credit / hr
Min 25/Max 100
Examples
Category 2 - Other Formal Group Learning
1 Credit / hr
Max 50
Examples
One of the following:
Category 3 - Self-directed Learning
1 Credit / hr
Max 50
Category 4 - Inactive
Category 5 - Service-associated Learning
1 Credit / 3 hrs
Max 50
orCategory 6 - Teaching in Laboratory Medicine
2 Credits / hr
Max 50
Category 7 - Change in Practice
1 Credit / hr
Max 75
• New lab test
• Revised reporting format
• Updating teaching curriculum
Category 8 - Publications and Presentations
5 Credits / item
Max 50
orCategory 9 - Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Fellows only
50 Credits / year (fixed)
Max 150
Submit Credits
Main Credit Submission Form
With nested form for multiple submissions at one time.Submission History
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