ACTIVITY CATEGORY CRITERIA CREDIT POINTS AWARDED SUBMITTED BY
1A Pre-approved Established Programmes
· Grand Ward Round
· Teaching / Tutorial Session
· Structured Training Programmes conducted by DGMS & CFPS (e.g. GDFM, MMed FM)		 1 to < 2hours 1 CME Provider
Lecturer per session (regardless of duration) 2
1B Local Events
· Scientific Meeting
· Conference
· Seminar
· Lecture
· Workshop		 1 to < 2 hours
2 to 4 hours
1 day
1½ days
2 days
2½ days
3 days or more		 1
2
4
6
8
10
12		 CME Provider
Speaker per session
(regardless of duration)		 2
1C Overseas Events
· Scientific Meeting
· Conference
· Seminar
· Lecture
· Workshop(Categories 1A + 1B +1C = Maximum 50 pts over 2 years)		 1 to < 2 hours
2 to 4 hours
1 day
1½ days
2 days
2½ days
3 days or more

Recognised Postgraduate Degree

 1
2
4
6
8
10
12

Max. claim allowed will depend on length of degree course

 Medical Practitioner
Speaker per session (regardless of duration) 2
2 Publication of original paper in Refereed Medical Journal/Editorial Work/Presentation of original paper or poster

(Category 2 = Maximum 40 pts over 2 years)

 Authorship of original paper in Refereed Journal/Clinical Practice Guidelines/Medical Textbook

– Main author
– Subsidiary Author

 5 per paper/practice guidelines/textbook chapter

1 per paper/practice guidelines/textbook chapter

 Medical Practitioner
Editorial Work/Reviewer for Refereed Journal/Clinical Practice Guidelines/Medical Textbook

– Chief Editor
– Subsidiary Editor
– Reviewer

 5 per journal/practice guidelines/textbook

1 per journal/practice guidelines/practice guidelines/textbook

1 per original paper/textbook
Presentation of original paper/poster(regardless of duration) 2 per paper/poster
3A Self Study

(Category 3A = Maximum 10 pts over 2 years)

 – Reading of papers from a list of recommended Refereed Journals/Clinical Practice Guidelines
– Self-Study from audio-visual tapes
– Online education programmes without self-assessment or with self-assessment which cannot be verified		 1 per paper/practice guidelines/tape/module Medical Practitioner
3B Distance Learning

(Category 3B = Maximum 36 pts over 2 years)

(Categories 3A + 3B = Maximum 46 pts over 2 years.

 Distance Learning through interactive structured CME programme with verifiable self-assessment (i.e. Assessment records have to be submitted) 1 per module or as recommended by AM/CFPS CFPS and Specialists