My notes

• CPD accredited activity


  Attendance of any activity that is relevant to your scope of practice, hosted by your company or any other company that has been accredited to do so by an approved Accreditor, eg SMLISA
• Online articles


  Easily accessible through the internet to accumulate CB
• CEUs can be accumulated at the same level and a foto of 5 CEU must be Eshes
• CPD activities


  Must contribute to the uplifting/enhancing the competence of the practitioner
• No CPD points can be earned for training undergraduates (interns/learners)
• CPD points are part of your job guideline
• Health practitioners registered in two different professions or categories


  Must meet the requirements of one of the boards that are applicable
• Health practitioners registered in more than one category within the same professional board


  Should only need to meet requirements for one category
• Inderrateamers are not required to accumulate CEUs, however they are encouraged to participate as this will support their learning process
• Practitioners are required to record evidence of accumulating CEUs
• Practitioners


  Are personally responsible for accumulating the required CEUs, keeping record of attendance and submission of CEUs to HPCSA
• Submission of CPD compliance Information

  Requires only the accredited provider to provide such information to the HPCSA, soon after the event has occurred
• Practitioners are no longer required to submit/upload certificates, as it was the practice when CPD points were obtained from unaccredited provider
• Validation of CPD certificates is obsolete
• The self-service portal on HPCSA website will remain available, to allow practitioners to log in and upload older certificates or raise a query
• HPCSA will verify the points uploaded on your account by reviewing the event details
• A CPD compliance certificate can be downloaded and printed as evidence for audits
• All qualified practitioners are required to maintain the minimum CPD point requirements, therefore all new event details must be uploaded continuously
• If I do not have enough CEUs, the names of bona fide non-compliant health practitioners will be submitted to the relevant professional board, which might take any of the following actions
• Statutes affecting health services

  • The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa 1996
  • National Health Act 61 of 2003
  • Older Persons Act 13 of 2006
  • Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977
  • The Health Professions Act 56 of 1974
  • Mental Health Care Act 17 of 2002
  • Children's Act 38 of 2005
  • Children's Amendment Act 41 of 2007
  • Occupational Health and Safety Act 85 of 1993
  • National Health Laboratory Service Act 37 of 2000
  • Choice of Termination of Pregnancy Act 92 of 1996
  • Sexual Offences Act 23 of 1957
  • Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act 32 of 2007
  • Domestic Violence Act 116 of 1998
  • National Road Traffic Act 93 of 1996
  • Promotion of Access to Information Act No 2 of 2000
  • Medical Schemes Act 131 of 1998
  • Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) 26 of 2013
• The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa 1996


  Cornerstone of democracy in South Africa, makes provision for the rights, benefits, privileges, duties and responsibilities of persons living in South Africa
• National Health Act 61 of 2003


  Describes the rights and duties of users and health care personnel, controls the use of blood, blood products, tissue and gametes in humans
• Older Persons Act 13 of 2006

  Makes provision for the protection and welfare of older persons including HCP's responsibility to report suspected abuse of older persons, provides for the registration and management of homes for older persons
• Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977

  Makes provision for procedures and related matters in criminal proceedings including the collection of a blood sample from an accused at the request of any police officer, the collection of blood from a patient who is under the influence of alcohol at the request of a doctor, if the test may be needed for criminal proceedings at a later stage
• The Health Professions Act 56 of 1974


  Prescribes the acts and omissions that may lead to disciplinary action by the HPCSA
• Mental Health Care Act 17 of 2002


  Provides for consent to medical treatment or operations on behalf of mental patients held in institutions, imposes a duty on HCPs to report dangerous patients
• Children's Act 38 of 2005

  Defines children as persons under 18 years of age, provides for consent to medical treatment and surgical operations by children, provides for consent to HIV testing of children, provides for supply of contraceptives to children
• Children's Amendment Act 41 of 2007


  Provides for the reporting suspected child abuse and neglect
• Occupational Health and Safety Act 85 of 1993


  Prescribes the general duties of employers to employees, prescribes the general duties of employees at work, prescribes the responsibilities of health and safety representatives, prescribes the responsibilities of health inspectors
• National Health Laboratory Service Act 37 of 2000


  Provides for the management of all aspects of the National Health Laboratory Service
• Choice of Termination of Pregnancy Act 92 of 1996

  Prescribes when termination of pregnancy may be performed on a person of any age without the consent of a parent or guardian
• Sexual Offences Act 23 of 1957


  Prohibits certain acts with children under prescribed ages
• Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act 32 of 2007


  Amends the Sexual Offences Act, maintains crime of marital rape, redefines rape and replaces indecent assault, creates crimes of sexual assault and sexual exploitation of children, imposes reporting duties in respect of sexual offences against children and mentally disabled persons
• Domestic Violence Act 116 of 1998


  Provides for the protection of victims of domestic abuse
• National Road Traffic Act 93 of 1996


  Provides that blood alcohol level may not exceed 0.05 g/100 ml for ordinary drivers
• Promotion of Access to Information Act No 2 of 2000


  Provides for the rights of patients and others to access information about themselves
• Medical Schemes Act 131 of 1998


  Provides for the regulation of registered medical schemes
• Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) 26 of 2013


  Ensures that South African institutions store and share personal information by not abusing or compromising personal information
• Hormones are chemical messengers that regulate various physiological processes such as growth, metabolism, reproduction, and homeostasis.
• Professionalism


  What constitutes professionalism and its multiple meanings shift and change over time