Welcome to SAMLA’s Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
SAMLA envisions a community of competent and ethical professionals, committed to ongoing development, fostering excellence in medico-legal practice for the greater benefit of the South African public. Through the SAMLA CPD program, we aim to not only uphold but elevate professional standards, knowledge, and skills in medico-legal practice.
The Program for
Medico-Legal Practitioners
This policy serves as a guiding framework for all SAMLA Registered Medico-Legal Practitioners, embodying our collective dedication to continuous learning and professional excellence. Welcome to a journey of growth, commitment, and lasting impact on the field of medico-legal practice.
To remain on the SAMLA register, registered SAMLA Medico-Legal Practitioners need to accrue 20 medico-legal CPD points per 24-month cycle, i.e., 10 points per annum with the facility to roll over between one year and the next.
The requirement to accumulate CPD points will become effective on the date a member was registered as a SAMLA Medico-Legal Practitioner.
The 5 ethics CPD points per annum awarded to any practitioner by the HPCSA will be recognized by SAMLA as 5 of the 10 SAMLA CPD points required per annum by SAMLA i.e., 10 of the 20 CPD points required per 24-month cycle may be earned in HPCSA-recognized ethics CPD activities.
Only activities related to ethics and medico-legal practice will be considered for SAMLA CPD points. This will be based on the discretion of the SAMLA Education and Training Committee. For example, if a SAMLA medico-legal practitioner attends a CPD activity for the requirements of the HPCSA, and that specific activity is related to medico-legal practice the SAMLA medical practitioner can also accrue that same CPD points as SAMLA CPDs.
Attendance
Medico-Legal Practitioner attending a seminar, workshop, webinar and alike
1 point/hour
Presenters
Medico-Legal Practitioner presenting a seminar, workshop, webinar and alike
2 points/hour
Development
Medico-Legal Practitioner developing a tool, policy or guideline related to medico-legal practice.
Points will be allocated at the discretion of the SAMLA Education and Training Committee and will be dependent on the proof of time and value of the activity.
Research
Medico-Legal Practitioner publishing a research article related to medico-legal practice
Points will be allocated at the discretion of the SAMLA Education and Training Committee and will be dependent on the proof of time and value of the activity.
Mentorship
According to the SAMLA Mentorship Policy
Points will be allocated at the discretion of the SAMLA Education and Training Committee and will be dependent on the proof of time and academic value of the activity. Mentors must be in good standing with SAMLA and must provide their portfolio of evidence.