Chương II Thông tư 32/2023/TT-BYT: Cập nhật kiến thức y khoa liên tục cho người hành nghề khám bệnh, chữa bệnh

Chapter II

MEDICAL CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS

Article 3. CPD hour requirements

1. Medical practitioners are obliged to undertake at least 120 credit hours of medical CPD for 5 consecutive years (1 credit hour for a short-term training and refresher course is equivalent to 1 class period).

2. Medical practitioners who undertake any of the medical CPD activities outlined in Articles 4, 5, 6, and 7 of this Circular can earn credit hours. These credit hours will be totaled to calculate the practitioner's overall medical CPD hours.

Article 4. Medical CPD by undertaking short-term training and refresher courses, conferences, and seminars related to medicine appropriate to the scope of practice

1. Medical CPD by undertaking short-term training and refresher courses:

a) Short-term training and refresher courses in medical examination and treatment are those with training programs and documents developed, evaluated and issued in accordance with this Circular;

b) Short-term training and refresher courses are held in the form of in-person training or combination of in-person and online training, tailored to the professional content of each course;

c) Medical CPD provider is a healthcare facility or educational institution that provides training in medical examination and treatment for medical personnel and social-professional organizations;

d) Medical CPD providers must develop a plan to hold short-term training and refresher courses and make them public on their website before they can be held;

dd) The content of the medical CPD program must align with either the scope of professional activities authorized for the medical CPD provider or the training level of the designated educational institution' disciplines and majors in medical examination and treatment. The medical CPD program must be developed following the guidelines in Appendix III of this Circular and is regularly reviewed and updated to maintain scientific rigor and address practical needs;

e) Medical CPD documents are developed on the basis of the promulgated program and according to the guidelines in Appendix III of this Circular. These documents must be regularly reviewed and updated to maintain scientific rigor and address practical needs;

g) Medical CPD providers can use programs and documents issued by another provider, but only with the written approval of that provider;

h) The head of the medical CPD provider shall select and arrange enough lecturers to meet the requirements of the training program;

i) Certificate of participation in short-term training and refresher courses: Practitioners who successfully complete short-term training and refresher courses will be awarded a certificate according to Appendix II of this Circular.

2. Medical CPD by joining conferences and seminars:

a) Medical conference or seminar is an event organized by medical CPD providers with content related to medical examination and treatment;

b) Organizing body: has a scope of professional activities approved by the competent authority consistent with the content of the conference and seminar;

c) Topic and content: suitable for the scope of medical examination and treatment of the organizing body;

d) Speakers: has a scope of practice appropriate to the content of the report and topic of the conference or seminar;

dd) Form of organization: In person or online;

e) Certificate of participation in conference or seminar: Practitioners who join a conference or seminar will be granted a certificate of completion by the organizing body according to Appendix II of this Circular.

Article 5. Medical CPD by development of medical textbooks and teaching materials, and medical documents

1. Development of medical textbooks, teaching materials, and medical documents involves participation of specialized boards or groups to draft medical textbooks and teaching materials, medical documents, and clinical pathways, and these materials are promulgated by the head of the developing body.

2. Medical practitioners lead or join specialized boards or groups to draft medical textbooks and teaching materials, medical documents appropriate to their scope of practice, and these materials are promulgated by the head of the developing body.

3. Certificate of participation in developing medical textbooks and teaching materials, and medical documents: Medical practitioners who lead or join development of medical textbooks and teaching materials, medical documents, and clinical pathways will earn credit hours and be granted a certificate by the head of the developing body according to Appendix II of this Circular.

Article 6. Medical CPD by conducting scientific research and teaching medicine within the scope of practice

1. Medical CPD by conducting scientific research within the scope of practice:

a) Practitioners lead or join science and technology tasks at grassroots, ministerial, provincial and state levels or technical innovation initiatives, writing scientific articles on medical examination and treatment, both domestically and internationally, in accordance with their scope of practice. These scientific and technological tasks have been accepted, technical innovation initiatives have been recognized, scientific articles have been published in scientific journals, newsletters, and special issues at home and abroad;

b) Certificate of completion of scientific research: Practitioners who complete science and technology tasks at all levels, create technical innovation initiatives, and write scientific articles will earn credit hours and be granted a certificate by the head of the leading body according to Appendix II of this Circular.

2. Medical CPD by teaching medicine within the scope of practice:

a) Teaching medicine is the process of transferring knowledge, skills, and attitudes in medical examination and treatment within the practitioner's scope of practice;

b) Practitioners are assigned or invited to teach training courses that award health-related diplomas or certificates in areas related to their expertise;

c) Certificate of participation in medical teaching: Practitioners engaged in medical teaching within their scope of practice will receive credit hours for their work. The head of the teaching body will calculate these credit hours based on evidence of the practitioner's teaching and grant them a certificate according to Appendix II of this Circular.

Article 7. Medical CPD by self-directed medical CPD and other forms

1. Self-directed medical CPD is the process of independently studying, reflecting on, and researching medical knowledge and skills relevant to their scope of practice.

2. Self-directed medical CPD and other forms include:

a) Practitioners serve as thesis or dissertation advisors appropriate to their scope of practice and these theses and dissertations have been approved by the School-level Thesis and Dissertation Evaluation Council;

b) Practitioners participate in thesis and dissertation evaluation councils; councils for acceptance of science and technology tasks at all levels; the expert panels that evaluate medical training programs and documents appropriate to the scope of practice, the assessment councils, and the medical error review councils;

c) Practitioners engage in professional activities in the field of medical examination and treatment appropriate to their scope of practice, including: direct or indirect case consultation, case analysis;

d) Participate in diploma training courses at home and abroad (excluding study extensions) appropriate to their scope of practice;

dd) Participate in training courses in the following specialties to be granted relevant certificates: specialties, subspecialties, specialized techniques, and technical transfer appropriate to their scope of practice;

3. Certificate of self-directed medical CPD and other forms: Practitioners who complete self-directed medical CPD and other forms may be granted a relevant certificate specified in Appendix II of this Circular by the head of the leading body or the practitioner’s superior body.

Article 8. Conversion to credit hours and certificate of participation in medical CPD

1. Conversion to credit hours of given medical CPD forms is carried out according to Appendix I of this Circular.

2. For medical CPD provided by foreign CPD providers: The head of the practitioner’s superior body shall convert the CPD participation hours to credit hours and issue a relevant certificate to the practitioner according to Appendix II of this Circular.

Article 9. Responsibilities of the medical CPD provider

1. Enable practitioners to undertake medical CPD; monitor and manage; confirm and calculate credit hours for practitioners who undertake medical CPD they provide.

2. Assign staff to be in charge and manage the provider's CPD activities.

3. Organize medical CPD activities in accordance with this Circular and be responsible for the quality of their CPD activities.

4. Manage and keep records, programs, and documents of short-term training courses, conferences and seminars of the medical CPD provider; manage the certification for practitioners who have completed medical CPD in accordance with this Circular.

5. For medical CPD providers that provide short-term training and refresher courses: Before providing a training or refresher course, the medical CPD provider under the management of the Ministry of Health shall send a relevant notice specified in Appendix No. IV of this Circular to the Administration of Science Technology and Training affiliated to the Ministry of Health and the medical CPD provider under the management of the Department of Health shall send relevant notices to both Ministry of Health and Department of Health.