Professional Development
PD Program
CACB Professional Development Program
General Requirements
• Credits are accumulated on a 3-year rolling basis. Documentation must be submitted annually.
• The minimum number of credits required for any 3-year period is 150
• A minimum of 25 credits per 3-year period are required for Category 1
• Credits must be claimed from at least 3 categories for any 3-year period.
** Beginning for the 2012 year, a minimum of 25 credits per year is required to reflect ongoing professional development. The credits may be applied to any number of categories.**
Submission of credits
Submission of credits are only done online.
To submit, login and click PD Program on the menu on the left of your screen under "Membership Tools".
Your personal record will come up on the screen. Depending on your internet browser, you may need to scroll down in order to see the record.
To enter your credits, click on one of the numbers (categories) along the top row of the record.
Complete the information in each field and submit
Submission of documentation is mandatory when credits are submitted, in order to complete the claim. Therefore you should have any electronic documents ready for upload.
In some cases , additional documentation may be required for an audit (please refer to the "How to complete the form" in the link below). The most complete record should be submitted to avoid insufficient documentation.
Please keep your own file of documentation for each category for the entire 3-year cycle. If you wish to store your documentation on the website, it will be kept for 3 years..
Rules and Guidelines for PD Program and 3-year Professional Development Certificates (effective September 16, 2011)
How to Complete the Form
| Category | Examples | Documentation required for routine PD claim | Documentation that may be required for audit |
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1. Formal Group Learning specifically related to Lab Medicine and accredited by CACB, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, or AACC
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• Conferences |
• CSCC or AACC meetings: certificate • Other meetings: certificate or meeting announcement (electronic OK) |
• CSCC or AACC meetings: certificate • Other meetings: certificate or registration and program schedule (signed and dated by participant with attended events indicated) • CSCC Education Roundtable: password |
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2. Other Formal Group Learning not specifically related to Lab Medicine or not accredited as per Category 1. |
• Departmental seminars |
• Certificate of attendance |
• Certificiate of attendance |
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3. Self-directed Learning |
• Journal/textbook reading
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• Date and time spent |
• Date and time spent |
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4. (inactive) |
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5. Service-associated Learning |
• Employment in lab medicine |
• Date and time spent |
• Date and time spent |
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6.1 Teaching in Clinical Biochemistry |
• Teaching of students at university/college level |
• Course schedule, including particpant's name and lecture titles |
• Course schedule, including participant's name and lecture titles |
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6.2 Teaching not in Clinical Biochemistry |
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• Course schedule, including particpant's name and lecture titles |
• Course schedule, including participant's name and lecture titles • Letter/email of acknowledgement from course organizer |
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7. Change in Practice |
"Time spent developing a new process" eg. Time spent implementing the process is not eligible as this would be considered part of a biochemist's regular duties. This includes staff training, information dissemination and administration. |
• CIP form |
• CIP form |
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8. Publications and Presentations |
• Articles in scientific journals |
• Copy of abstract/title from meeting handbook |
• Copy of abstract/title from meeting handbook |
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9. Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Fellows only |
Physicians who have a certificate of credits from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and who wish to use the certificate to serve both RCPSC and CACB may use this category. If Category 9 is used to submit credits, credits should not be entered into any other category. A Category 9 submission is equivalent to 50 creidts (fixed). The annual certificate from the RCPSC is your supporting documentation. Only one submission may be made each year. |
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Clin. Biochem 2001 publication