Plan my CPD
Congratulations on passing the CHIA Examination!
Congratulations on passing the CHIA Examination! Now that you are a CHIA professional, it’s time to start planning your ongoing CPD and recertification. To get you started, there are a number of examples below on how you can plan your first year of CPD.
Recertification Examples
To assist in your planning for your recertification, we have created short videos to provide you with a starting point. Click on the video that most relates to your role for ideas on how to complete your CPD.
Once you have watched the video(s), scroll down to download your CHIA Recertification and CPD Guide and your CHIA CPD Journal.
| CATEGORY | EXAMPLE | CPD POINTS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Attending a full day workshop, conference or training | 6 |
| 2 | Completing a 10-hour health informatics university microcredential | 15 |
| 3 | Reading of 4 journal articles in a health informatics journal | 1 |
| 4 | Speaker at an external health informatics conference (30 mins) | 4 |
| 5 | Writing a CHIA question as part of the Exam Development Advisory Committee | 1 |
| 6 | Contributing as a volunteer on an international health informatics working group for one year | 5 |
| 7 | Reviewing a Doctoral thesis | 5 |
| 8 | Mentoring with a senior Informatician | 3 |
| 9 | Involvement in weekly Peer to Peer structured discussion groups | 3 |
| 10 | Presented internal training workshops | 5 |
Isla completed the following to meet 20 points of CPD for her first year.
| Category | CPD Completed | CHIA CPD Points |
|---|---|---|
| Category 1: Educational Events | Watching 6 x 1 hour webinar series | 6 |
| Category 1: Educational Events | Listening to 10 hours of a health technology podcast | 10 |
| Category 2: Structured Education courses | Completing a 3 hour MOOC | 3 |
| Category 3: Reading of Articles, Journals and Textbooks | Reading 4 journal articles | 4 |
Amina completed the following to meet 20 points of CPD for their first year.
| Category | CPD Completed | CHIA CPD Points |
|---|---|---|
| Category 9: Discussion Groups | Involvement in peer-to-peer discussion | 4 |
| Category 3: Reading of Articles, Journals and Textbooks | Reading 4 journal articles | 1 |
| Category 1: Educational Events | Attending a multi-day conference | 12 |
| Category 2: Structured Education Courses | Completing a 3 hour online course | 3 |
Johan completed the following to meet 20 points of CPD for his first year.
| Category | CPD Completed | CHIA CPD Points |
|---|---|---|
| Category 7: Reviewing Publications | Reviewing a thesis | 3 |
| Category 4: Presentation | Presenting a poster at an event | 1 |
| Category 5: Publication, research or Content Development | Co-authored a text book chapter | 10 |
| Category 10: Workplace Activities | Presented an internal training workshop (1.5 hours) | 6 |
Hamish completed the following to meet 20 points of CPD for his first year.
| Category | CPD Completed | CHIA CPD Points |
|---|---|---|
| Category 1: Educational Events | Listening to 10 hours of a health technology podcast | 10 |
| Category 5: Publication, research or Content Development | Authoring an industry report | 5 |
| Category 4: Presentation | Speaking at a workshop (15 minute slot) | 2 |
| Category 8: Mentoring | Mentoring with a senior Informatician | 3 |
Holly completed the following to meet 20 points of CPD for her first year.
| Category | CPD Completed | CHIA CPD Points |
|---|---|---|
| Category 2: Structured Education Courses | Completing 5 hours of non credit online training | 5 |
| Category 1: Educational Events | Watching 6 x 1 hour episodes of a webinar series | 6 |
| Category 1: Educational Events | Attending a 1 day conference | 5 |
| Category 4: Presentation | Speaking a workshop (30 mins) | 4 |
Ready to get started?
Head over to the following page to download your CHIA Recertification and CPD Guide and CHIA CPD Journal.