Continuing professional development (CPD) FAQs
Frequently asked questions about continuing professional development (CPD) for osteopaths in Australia.
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Frequently asked questions about continuing professional development (CPD) for osteopaths in Australia.
Access our e-learning courses and past webinars for your CPD.
At least four hours of your annual CPD hours must cover mandatory topics. Here is a list of all our webinars, elearning and other CPD resources covering these mandatory topics.
This webinar is tailored for members of Osteopathy Australia seeking to enhance their clinical practice through technology. Osteopaths will learn how AI can streamline operations, improve patient outcomes and enrich the quality of healthcare delivery.
Free for all members
This bite size webinar is packaged so that you can arm yourself in minutes with crucial and key takeaways of what informed consent is and what your obligations are as a registered health professional.
Free for all members
Join Yoav Fisher, former osteopath turned tech expert at Heidi Health, and Dr Catherine Ridout (Osteopath) as they explore the world of AI scribes - your new digital assistant for automating clinical notes. Learn how this game-changing technology can enhance efficiency, streamline practitioner-patient conversations, and integrate seamlessly with EMRs and practice management software.
Free for all members
Keeping detailed and accurate clinical records is a requirement all osteopaths would be aware of. However, Guild Insurance’s vast experience in managing osteopathic claims suggests many don’t fully understand what’s required in a detailed clinical record; we see too many cases where the records aren’t up to scratch.
This module has been created using the experience of Guild Insurance, managing and analysing osteopathy claims for many years with a focus on the relationship between communication and patient complaints
Filmed at the Osteopathy Conference, this two-part video set explores why regulatory systems will increasingly be driven by data informed decision making, how regulators need to engage with issues, such as misinformation and what is being done to decrease the risks behind practitioner distress.
This special Osteopathy Conference, two-part video set, features insurance claim data which highlights complaints being lodged about the professional conduct and behaviour of osteopaths and importantly, what you can do to avoid being the subject of a complaint. In video two, the importance of data and digital security will be spoken about and you will be given insights to help you maintain regulatory best practice, compliance, and privacy in the health sector.
This on demand webinar delves into the pressing cybersecurity threats facing Australian healthcare workers, highlighting the increasing risk of data breaches within the healthcare sector. The webinar will also cover the recent changes to the Privacy Act introduced by the Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024. These amendments will bring significant updates to compliance requirements, emphasising the need for robust data protection measures.
Free for all members
eLearning modules for osteopaths to help frontline clinicians understand and determine where the patient is positioned in the exercise rehabilitation continuum, where and how they need to progress through the phases. How to give specific plans and prognoses, and empower the patient to be an active member of their own recovery.
eLearning modules for osteopaths to provide frontline clinicians with pragmatic evidence-based assessment and outcome tools to provide quality pain management practice. How to develop an understanding of the healthcare provider–patient relationship and communication, and how these can influence clinical outcomes.