From the CPD desk

Guidance, updates, and plain-English answers on staying HPCSA compliant.

• Level 1 vs Level 2 CPD Activities: What Counts and How Much, Confused about Level 1 and Level 2 CPD activities? Here's a plain-English guide to how they're generally weighted, with a worked example of building a compliant
• A 12-Month CPD Plan Every Healthcare Professional Should Follow, CPD compliance is far less stressful when it's spread across the year. Here's a simple month-by-month planner, and how 360 CPD can build and run it for you.
• What Happens If You Fail an HPCSA CPD Audit (and How to Avoid It), An HPCSA CPD audit can land in your inbox at any time. Here's generally what happens if your records fall short, and how to stay audit-ready all year round.
• The Real Cost of Chasing CPD Points Yourself vs Using a Concierge, DIY CPD tracking often costs more in hidden hours and audit stress than a retainer ever would. Here is how the true cost compares, and how 360 CPD's plans help.
• Online CPD in South Africa: Earning Accredited Points Without Leaving Your Practice, Online CPD has become the norm for busy South African healthcare professionals. Here's how to spot genuinely accredited activities and fit them around clinic ho
• Beating Burnout: Why Practitioner Wellness Belongs in Your Professional Development, Healthcare burnout in South Africa is real, and wellbeing deserves a place in your CPD plan. Here's how sustainable CPD can support you, not stress you.
• AI in Healthcare: What South African Practitioners Must Learn, and the CPD to Prove It, AI is changing clinical practice fast. Here's what South African healthcare professionals generally need to know about AI, and how accredited CPD can help you k
• Why Your Time Is Worth More Than the Fee for Us to Do Your CPD, Chasing CPD points and certificates eats into hours you could spend with patients or family. Here's why outsourcing your CPD admin is often the smarter choice.
• Evading the CPD Compliance Quagmire, Evading the CPD Compliance Quagmire: Your Lifeline is Here! Dear Dr/Prof with HPCSA Member, please note that you are not CPD Compliant. Ah, the dreaded words th