The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) is engaging in a consultation with both veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses regarding its continuing professional development (CPD) and lifelong learning policy, running from 17 June to 29 July.
The RCVS currently expect veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses to undertake 105 and 45 hours of CPD respectively over a rolling three-year period. The consultation, however, will ask the profession whether they think a more ‘outcomes-based’ approach to CPD – focused less on the number of hours logged and more on the impact of interactive and reflective learning – should be favoured over the current requirement to log a certain amount of hours.
The consultation will also ask the profession about the potential changes to the online Professional Development Record, and how easy or difficult they think it will be to implement a new system.
More information can be found on the RCVS website.
If you’re a veterinary surgeon or veterinary nurse and would like to have your say, the consultation document and an online survey for submitting responses can be found here.
Our CPD and short courses are designed for both registered and student veterinary nurses, and can be undertaken to refresh veterinary knowledge and keep up to date with the latest developments in the profession. For more information you can visit our website.