• Only physician organizations are eligible to apply for credits.
• Physicians must be the primary target audience of the CPD activity, which must address at least one of the CanMEDS and/or CanMEDS-FM competencies for physicians. See details.
• Applications from pharmaceutical, medical communications, or for-profit companies will not be accepted.
• For Mainpro+ credits for non-UBC activities please apply directly to the BC Chapter of the CFPC
• Applications received within 2 weeks (10 working days) or less of an activity start date will not be processed.

A non-refundable fee is charged for application reviews. 

In order for UBC CPD to provide the timeliest service - and for you to avoid rush fees - please apply early. Aim to apply 2-3 months ahead of your program start date. 

The following fees are in effect as of Jan 1 2025 and are subject to an annual increase. 

PAY ONLINE (visa or MC): ubccpd.eventsair.com/accred/payment/Site/Register

NOTE: Applications received less than 10 business days (2 weeks) prior to start date are not accepted.

Regular processing time is 4–6 weeks after receiving a complete application package including all documentation and signatures. Please note that any missing elements will delay the process. Applicants should plan at least 3 months in advance to allow time for review and advertising CPD program credits.

Applications received 2–4 weeks before the activity are processed as “Rush” with an additional fee.

Please note: Organizations who have not applied before may need to provide supporting documentation (e.g. Terms of Reference, constitution, meeting minutes, constitution, governance policies, etc.) demonstrating that the organization meets the required criteria of a physician organization. This may increase application processing time beyond the typical 4-6 weeks.  

Applications received within 2 weeks (10 working days) or less of an activity start date will not be processed.

A free initial 30-min educational consultation to determine the suitability of a type of CPD activity for CPD credits is available. A customized overview of processes for developing a program in accordance with the standards can be provided.

The continuous learning process of CPD allows specialists and family physicians to maintain certification with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC), and College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC), respectively. CPD credits contribute to physicians' ability to renew their provincial medical license each year.

The Royal College refers to the process of attaching CPD credits to a program as accreditation, and the CFPC calls it certification. Though the second term is technically correct, accreditation is still the more common term used.

Each national medical College (Royal College and CFPC) has a credit framework of all CPD activities available to physicians in Canada. CPD activities can be divided into those eligible for accreditation (formal credits) and those that physicians engage in on their own (self-learning credits). For formal credits, the learning format becomes important as it is closely related to credit type. Learning formats are best described by what the learner will experience: namely, learning through interaction with a group, or learning by receiving individualized, objective feedback.

UBC CPD can provide the following formal CPD credit types on behalf of the Royal College and the CFPC:

• Royal College MOC Section 1 (group) or MOC Section 3 (feedback) credits for specialists
• CFPC Mainpro+ Certified credits (group or feedback) for family physicians
• CFPC Mainpro+ Certified Assessment credits (feedback through practice assessment) for family physicians

For all other CPD activities physicians may self-claim self-learning credits directly with their College.

Notes

UBC CPD can only provide CPD credits for content that has been determined by a needs assessment. There is no blanket accreditation for undecided or unknown content. 

CPD credits are for the learners on whom the needs assessment has been done.
Planners are not eligible to receive the same CPD credits that are attached to a formalized program (ie. one that has formal credits, registration & certificates). Instead, planners, speakers, facilitators, instructors, etc., may self-claim self-learning credits.

Meetings that are 100% interactive, in which everyone has equal input, are not eligible for the formal credits that UBC CPD can provide. An activity that is a needs assessment/planning session is often the phase prior to arriving at the final program that may be eligible for CPD credits. 

UBC CPD can only provide CPD credits for content that has been planned; there is no blanket accreditation for undecided or unknown content. NOTE: Most accreditation is good for one year. Programs cannot be altered once accredited. The following options are available:

Single Program

Occurs one time. Annual programs require a new application each year.

Repeated Program

An accredited program may be repeated throughout the accreditation period (eg. for audiences in different locations across BC) as long as the content is unchanged.

Series and RSS

A series or a regularly scheduled series (RSS) (sessions held multiple times throughout the year) are sessions that are pre-planned ahead of time, with the content, speakers and learning objectives for the series based on the learning gaps identified in the initial needs assessment.  This is the most appropriate route for hosting an RSS that is outside a hospital setting (ie is not rounds). UBC CPD can accredit series for both Mainpro+ and MOC under a single application, but only if the content to be presented is known at the time of application.

Modular programs

Same idea as a series, but non-sequential. UBC CPD can accredited a program consisting of several sessions which may be run as needed throughout the accreditation period.

Rounds

Rounds are a special subset of regularly scheduled activities in which the content is open to change each session. Because of the leeway in content, rounds required extra accountability. The term ‘rounds’ is reserved for a clinical setting and are required to be accountable to a hospital chief of staff. Credits for family physicians rounds are available through UBC CPD if criteria are met. Specialist rounds cannot be accredited through UBC CPD but can be self-accredited with the Royal College directly - please see the Royal College rounds self-approval.

No reference to MOC or Mainpro+ credits may be made prior to the official approval. Until an application has been approved, it is not permissible to indicate in marketing and communications that credits have been granted, applied for, or pending. The statement "to be advised", or similar, is not permitted.

The summary of yes/no responses to the industry bias question on the evaluations must be forwarded to UBC CPD within three months following the CPD Activity.