Accreditation Services

 

 

Approved by the RCPSC

 

The CDA is a long-standing recognized accredited provider for the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) and has the expertise to provide the services needed by organizations interested in offering accredited Section 1 (group learning) or Section 3 (self-assessment) programming.

Whether co-developing a new program with you or reviewing a new program you have co-developed with another physician organization, the CDA is positioned to meet your needs and to ensure the highest continuing professional development standards are met.

As the national professional society for certified dermatologists with a membership base of three-quarters of all dermatologists in Canada, accreditation by the CDA has instant recognition and credibility.

All programs accredited by the CDA will:

 

    • Permit use of a unique RCPSC accreditation statement that recognizes the CDA as the accredited provider.
    • Be regularly promoted to the CDA membership through our monthly e-Bulletin, CME Opportunities, and more widely through relevant CDA social media channels.

 

In addition to be above, all co-developed programs developed by the CDA will:

 

    • Recognize the CDA as the physician organization providing and validating the educational content.
    • Provide use of a unique RCPSC co-development statement that formally recognizes your organization’s commitment to the program’s excellence.

 

The CDA is open to discussing program ideas and invites program proposals that can (1) support dermatologists’ master one or more of the RCPSC CanMEDS competencies or (2) address an emerging or unmet health care need. Program proposals are to be based on a needs assessment (or include a proposal for one) and to identify key performance indicators to be measured.

To comply with the National Standard for Support of Accredited CPD Activities, the CDA will not consider any faculty, agency or other third-party interest until learning objectives and scope of work for the program have been confirmed. All parties involved in the development and/or delivery of a co-developed program are to be contracted under the CDA. Accreditation service fees are determined based on the work involved.

For more information, contact Paul Glover, Manager, Professional Development and Events at pglover@dermatology.ca.