CPD Accreditation
Stellenbosch University is one of the official approved Accreditors at the HPCSA for the following professional boards:
- Medical, Dental and Medical Science
- Physiotherapy, Podiatry and Biokinetics
- Occupational Therapy and Medical Orthotics, Prosthetics and Arts Therapy
Accreditors are groups or institutions appointed by a Professional Board on the basis that they meet the criteria set out by the HPCSA CPD Committee. The role of the Accreditor is to review and approve applications for the provision of CPD activities (within its profession's ambit) by organizations and individuals without accredited service provider status; to monitor these activities; and to revise continuing education units (CEUs) allocated where the provider failed to comply with the rules and regulations of the CPD guidelines.
StellMed is the division at Stellenbosch University, responsible for the administration of the CPD office. The CPD applications are processed by StellMed and submitted to a CPD committee for evaluation and approval. The CPD committee consists of members, each of whom is a representative from a discipline at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University.
When applying for CPD Accreditation, please take note of the following steps:
1. No retrospective CPD applications will be accepted.
2. Submit the completed CPD2A application form, with a complete programme / agenda, advertisement and the presenters’ CV’s, a month prior to the start date of the event.
3. The programme / agenda must have the following information: venue, date(s), start to end times, topic(s) and the name of presenter(s).
4. CPD applications for annual / ongoing academic programmes, must be submitted at the beginning of the calendar year, at least two weeks before the first session’s date, with a proposed schedule, if the schedule has not yet been finalised.
5. For Ethics CEUs, the following documentation is needed: the powerpoint presentation or an outline of the presentation and the CV/summarised CV of the presenter.
6. The CPD application will then be submitted to the CPD committee, and an invoice will be issued for services rendered.
7. The CPD accreditation information will only be send to the CPD provider upon receiving proof of payment.
8. The duration of the CPD process depends on the availability of the CPD committee and will be send to the provider as soon as the application is finalised, or payment is received.
CPD Submission Process
CPD certificates are no longer mandatory.
Please note that the HPCSA has implemented a new system to upload the CPD points on their portal.
Please click here, to create your account on the HPCSA portal.
Relevant Forms
Contact Information
StellMed
PO Box 241
Cape Town
8000
Ms Jenni Brand
021 938 9532
[email protected]