Starke I, Wade W
Federation of Royal Colleges of Physicians, 11 St. Andrews Place, Regent's Park, London NW1 4LE, UK.
Ann Acad Med Singap. 2005 Dec;34(11):714-6.
Patients and the general public have a right to expect that doctors remain up to date and are professionally competent. The ultimate aim of continuing professional development (CPD) is to contribute to high-quality patient care. The General Medical Council in the UK has published guidance in relation to standards for CPD, appraisal and revalidation. Doctors in the UK participate in an annual appraisal, the outcome of which is the development of the Personal Development Plan. This paper describes a framework for effective CPD and includes methods of self-assessment of clinical practice. Contributions to effective CPD come from 3 sources--doctors, CPD providers and accrediting bodies. The CPD system of recording credits currently in use by the Royal Colleges of Physicians in the UK is also described.
患者和公众有权期望医生与时俱进且具备专业能力。持续专业发展（CPD）的最终目标是促进高质量的患者护理。英国医学总会已发布有关CPD、评估和再认证标准的指南。英国的医生每年参与一次评估，其结果是制定个人发展计划。本文描述了有效CPD的框架，并包括临床实践自我评估的方法。对有效CPD的贡献来自三个方面——医生、CPD提供者和认证机构。文中还介绍了英国皇家内科医学院目前使用的学分记录CPD系统。
