CPD Flashcards
Lifelong learning and continued education are not an essential elements of practice and service for those of us who work in an area that impacts the public’s health and well-being. True or Fasle
False (essential)
Lifelong learning contributes to the fund of knowledge that is required to earn an advanced degree but most importantly, lifelong learning is a mindset that commits the learner to strategies that add new and emerging information, knowledge and technologies to the provider’s “toolbox.”
True or False
True
An Act Mandating and Strengthening the Continuing Professional Development Program for All Regulated Professions, Creating Continuing Professional Development Council, and Appropriating Funds Therefor, and for Other Related Purposes
Republic Act No. 10912
This is the law that formally requires all professionals performing regulated professions under the PRC to mandatorily comply with the CPD for the renewal of Professional Identification Card (PIC).
Republic Act No. 10912
July 7, 2016, The Republic Act No. 10912 was implemented. True or False
False (July 21, 2016)
R.A. No. 10912 lapsed into law on July 21, 2016 and took effect on August 16, 2016 following its publication. True or False
True
The commission stated in Resolution No. 2016-990 series of 2016 that professionals have to comply with specific number of CPD units every five (5) years to continue with license renewal. True or False
False (three - 3)
The nature of CPD is “MANDATORY” for renewal of the Professional Identification Cards (PIC) of all registered and licensed professionals under the regulation of PRC, including Registered Medical Technologists (RMTs) and Medical Laboratory technicians (MLTs). True or False
True
A ___________ refers to the value of an amount of learning that can be transferred to a qualification achieved from formal, informal, or non-formal learning setting including professional work experience wherein credits can be accumulated to predetermined levels for the award of a qualification.
CPD Credit Unit (CU)
The R.A. No. 10912 was formally implemented by the PRC on March 25, 2017. True or False
False (March 15, 2017)
The CPD is mandatory for renewal of ___________ per compliance period of three (3) years.
Professional Identification Card (PIC)
a maximum of one (1) CU per hour of activity may
be given. True or False
True
They decide the credit
CPD Council
75 % of the full credit units
are given for attendance/participation. True or False
False (50%)
Half of the credit units are given for attendance/participation and completion of pre- and post-test. True or False
False (Full)
Programs under professional track, i.e. conference,
workshop, etc., may be given a maximum of ten (10) credit units only for an activity of three (3) or more days. True or False
False (20 credits)
Programs under the Academic Track, i.e. Master’s or Doctorate Degree or its equivalent, may be given credit units as the specific course is completed, the sum total of which shall not exceed the allowable full credit units for the compliance
period upon completion of the degree. True or False
True
The maximum creditable units for self-directed and/or
lifelong learning are as follows:
a. Registered Medical Technologists (RMTs): 15 CUs
b. Medical Laboratory Technicians (MLTs): 10 CUs
True or False
True
Applications for accreditation of Self-directed and/or Lifelong learning should be filed no later than 4 years after completion of a degree or program. True or False
False (5 years)
Within 3 years a med tech and med lab tech should gain at least 50 credits. True or False
False ( medtech - 45, med lab tech - 30)
If the CUs exceed more than the required by CPD, it can be carried over. True or False
False (It cannot be carried over)
refers to a body created to promote and ensure the continuous improvement of professionals, in accordance with national, regional, and international standards of practice.
CPD Council
Every CPD Council shall be composed of a chairperson and three (3) members, and which shall be under the supervision of the concerned PRB. True or False
False [two (2) members]
The CPD Council for Medical Technology operates under the supervision of PASMETH. True or False
False (MTB)
Chairperson – a member of MTB so chosen by MTB. True or False
True
Second Member – president or officer of PAMET (being the only authorized professional organization (APO) of all
registered medical technologists in the Philippines.)
False (First)
Second Member – president or officer of PASMETH (being the national organization of all deans or department chairpersons of schools, colleges, or universities offering medical technology courses.) True or False
True
The term of office of the Chairperson is coterminous with his incumbency in the PRB. The First and Second Members have a term of office of two (2) years. True or False
True
Every Filipino professional is required by law to renew his/her PRC license to continue practicing his profession here in the Philippines. True or False
True
The PRC license renewal is done every two years, usually on the birth month of the license holder. True or False
False (three)
In compliance with the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Act of 2016, the PRC is now requiring every professional to present earned CPD units before the renewal of Professional Identification Cards. True or False
True
The CPD Programs consist of activities that range from structured to non- structured activities, which have learning processes and outcomes. These include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Formal learning;
- Non-formal learning;
- Informal learning;
- Online learning activities;
- Professional work experiences.
True or False
True
