• Only member-driven 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.
• Mainpro+ credits are UBC Faculty of Medicine specific (see SPC role declarations). For Mainpro+ credits for non-UBC activities please apply directly to the BC Chapter of the CFPC. For Mainpro+ credits outside BC please apply directly to the CFPC Chapter in the province where the program will occur.
• Applications received within 4 weeks of an activity start date incur expedited fees. 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 due at the time of submission. 

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 to maximize your time to advertise CPD credits.

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

Applications received after 4:30pm are dated as the next business day.

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. 

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

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

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.  

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 Royal College calls the process of attaching CPD credits to a program as accreditation, while the CFPC calls it certification. Although the second term is more technically correct, accreditation is the more common term generally used by CPD organizers.

CPD helps physicians maintain their continuing competence and meet annual professional requirements (in lieu of annual exams for re-licensure). The credit names reflect this purpose: MOC stands for Maintenance of Certification, and Mainpro+ stands for Maintenance of Proficiency.

UBC CPD can approve only a subset of credit types within each national medical college’s CPD credit frameworks. The active learning format (ie. group learning or assessment) and target audience determine the credit type for which a program may be eligible. 

Notes

See new accordion section above: Is my program eligible? 
 

For most credit types, one (1) credit equals one (1) hour of educational time.

The credits for a program are based on the maximum time it would take a single learner to attend or complete the program once (no repeats). When counting educational hours, apply the following:

• Group learning: include the required 25% interactivity in the total time.
• Assessment programs: validate the credit count by having a few physicians complete the activity + assessment, and and use the average completion time.
• Multiple workshops in one afternoon: count them once in the timeline, not separately for each offering.
• Repeated programs: count the program once if it will be repeated (delivered again without changes) during the one-year accreditation period.
• Series: add the time needed to complete all sessions in the series, without repetition, to determine the total credits.
• Modular programs: add the time needed to complete all modules, without repetition, even if they can be taken in any order

Exclude from credit count: lunch, breaks, traditional welcomes, planning meetings, program development, unfacilitated poster viewing unfacilitated discussions, AGMs, networking, exhibits, acknowledgment of sponsors, social time, etc., when calculating credit hours.

The accreditation period is one year from the program start date. Within that period, a program may be delivered in the following ways::

Single Program: delivered once, such as an annual conference. Annual programs require a new application each year.

Repeated Program: the same accredited content is delivered again to a new audience, with no changes.

Series a planned set of sessions with confirmed content, topics, and learning objectives before application.
NOTE: For Mainpro+ credits, this is the most appropriate route for hosting a series outside a hospital setting. 

Modular programs: a set of non-sequential modules that may be delivered as needed during the accreditation period.

Rounds (hospital/clinical rounds/journal clubs): a clinical activity where content may change from session to session. Because content may be unknown at the time of application, rounds and journal clubs require additional accountability and hospital affiliation (must be accountable to the department head, chief of staff, or equivalent). If that oversight is not in place, the content must be finalized and submitted as a series instead.
NOTE: UBC CPD can certify Mainpro+ rounds and journal clubs only. Specialist rounds and journal clubs must be self-approved directly with the Royal College for MOC credits: See Royal College rounds/journal club self-approval.

RELATED: See Deliver Program > Certificates

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.