The mission of CPD-HP is to offer innovative, flexible, evidence-informed and learner-centered professional development opportunities that align to Qatar’s National Health Strategy and focus on health improvement. The aim is to advance knowledge, competence and performance of healthcare professionals through the creation of a transformational educational environment that fosters academic excellence, inter-professional collaboration and innovation in teaching and learning. (01/12/2021)
The CPD-HP Program of (QU health) reflects the commitment of the four QU colleges (College of Medicine, College of Dental Medicine, College of Pharmacy and College of Health Sciences) to the CPD of health professionals in the country. The goal of the CPD-HP (QU Health) program is to support the lifelong learning of all practicing care providers to ensure optimal patient care.
The CPD-HP program achieves its mandate, in part, through the provision of educational programs that will improve and expand the competency of health professionals, researchers, physicians, dieticians, nutritionists, scientists, nurses, pharmacists and allied professionals involved in healthcare practice.
Our Continuing Professional Development for Health Professionals (CPD-HP) is dedicated to maintaining the highest standards of medical education by ensuring all CPD activities are transparent, ethical, and aligned with best practices. Explore the procedures below to learn more about our commitment to excellence in professional development.
Department of Healthcare Professions (DHP) regulates and accredits activities of CPD / Continuing Medical Education (CME) (considered as a component of CPD) in the State of Qatar. It monitors such activities to ensure their adequacy, quality and compliance with national and international accreditation standards. The accreditation system for CPD programs plays an integral part in the license renewal process of health care practitioners in the State of Qatar, hence ensuring competency and quality in health care services, while regulating the health care practice based on evidence and assessment of needs of the Qatari health care system.
Continuing Profession Development of Health Professionals CPD-HP (QU Health) was accredited as a provider of continuing professional development (CPD) and continuing medical education (CME) in February 2017, by the Department of Healthcare Professions (DHP) of the Ministry of Public Health. Since this time, CPD-HP (QU Health) has maintained its accreditation.