The ACRRM Maintenance of Professional Standards (MOPS) program is an ACRRM-led Continuing Professional Development (CPD) initiative designed specifically for members who hold an Advanced Specialised Training (AST) qualification.

Participation in MOPS helps you maintain the knowledge, skills and competencies relevant to your advanced specialty, and contributes towards your broader annual CPD obligations. ACRRM has incorporated mandatory MOPS into the CPD Program for areas of practice that require Medicare accreditation.

MOPS requirements can be selected when you enrol in ACRRM's CPD Program and will then be added to your CPD Home Dashboard. If you complete an AST after enrolling, you can add the relevant MOPS requirements by contacting the CPD team.

For more information, please refer to the CPD handbook. If your clinical scope of practice or professional circumstances change and you would like to review or adjust your MOPS requirements, please contact cpd@acrrm.org.au to discuss your options.

MOPS compliance requirements

To remain compliant with ACRRM MOPS requirements, CPD participants must complete one MOPS pathway for each registered AST.

Pathway 1: Clinical Skills Training Courses

Maintain currency of two clinical skills training courses.

Course requirements:

  • Each course must be a minimum of 6 hours
  • Courses remain valid for 3 years
  • Two current courses must be maintained for each specialty

Pathway 2: Performance Review (PR) & Outcome Measurement (OM)

Complete 8 hours of eligible PR and OM CPD activities.

Eligible activities may include:

  • Patient Survey
  • Clinical Audit
  • Clinical Attachment
  • Multi-source feedback
  • Case-based discussion
  • Logbook reflection
  • Outcome or research project

Mandatory MOPS to maintain Medicare accreditation

ACRRM has incorporated mandatory MOPS into its CPD Program for areas of practice that require Medicare accreditation. Doctors must complete these requirements to maintain Medicare accreditation and access specific MBS item numbers. At the end of each CPD cycle, completion is reported to the relevant accreditation body or Medicare as required.

The mandatory MOPS pathways currently offered include:

To maintain registration for Focused Psychological Strategies, GPs and/or RG’s who have completed a Focused Psychological Strategies Skills Training (FPS ST) course are required to;

  • Complete 6-hour Focused Psychological Strategies Continuing Professional Development (FPS CPD) course every three years.

For more information, please visit the GPMHSC website.

4 hours Reviewing Performance in medical acupuncture, such as:

  • peer-group case-based discussion
  • multi source feedback
  • teaching medical students/GPs in training
  • higher education/professional certification
  • provider-led education activities that indicate this category

4 hours Measuring Outcomes in medical acupuncture, such as:

  • an individual or group audit
  • PDSA (plan, do, study, act)
  • evidence-based medicine journal club (EBMJC)
  • higher education/professional certification
  • provider-led education activities that indicate this category

4 hours Educational Activity in medical acupuncture, such as:

  • reading medical journals or web-based sources of acupuncture research articles
  • self-directed learning
  • attending lectures, conferences, and workshops in medical acupuncture
  • attending webinars, seminars, and podcasts in medical acupuncture
  • provider-led education activities that indicate this category

24 hours of the following activities:

  • Successful completion of three blocks of 10 cases (30 cases) and their associated assessments in the ACRRM online 150 shades of Radiology module (12 hours)
  • Completion of 15 film reviews, supervised and signed off by a Radiologist (12 hours)
  • Two x six-hour Formal Skills Assessment Course in radiology and/or ultrasound courses with hands-on practical training (12 hours)

ASTs with recommended MOPS activities

There are no mandatory reporting requirements for clinicians holding the following ASTs. However, ACRRM recommends completing these MOPS activities as part of your annual CPD plan to support your AST skill development and support the maintenance of practice credentialing and clinical privileges.

2 Valid Skills Courses (min 6 hours each) focused on related to Academic Practice focusing on:

  • training
  • teaching
  • academic supervision

OR

8 hours of Eligible Performance Review / Outcome Measurement activities relevant to Academic Practice.

OR

Current enrolment in Masters or PhD Thesis development.

2 Valid Clinical Skills Assessment Courses (min 6 hours each) in Adult Internal Medicine.

Suggested courses:

OR

8 hours of Eligible Performance Review / Outcome Measurement activities relevant to Adult Internal Medicine.

OR

8 hours of Eligible Performance Review / Outcome Measurement activities relevant to Anaesthesia.

OR

8 hours of Eligible Performance Review / Outcome Measurement activities relevant to Emergency Medicine.

2 Valid Clinical Skills Assessment Courses (min 6 hours each) in Mental Health.

Suggested courses:

OR

8 hours of Eligible Performance Review / Outcome Measurement activities relevant to Mental Health.

OR

8 hours of Eligible Performance Review / Outcome Measurement activities relevant to Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

2 Valid Clinical Skills Assessment Courses (min 6 hours each) in Paediatrics.

Suggested clinical skills courses:

OR

8 hours of Eligible Performance Review / Outcome Measurement activities relevant to Paediatrics.

2 Valid Clinical Skills Assessment Courses (min 6 hours each) in Palliative Care.

Suggested courses:

OR

8 hours of Eligible Performance Review / Outcome Measurement activities relevant to Palliative Care.

2 Valid Clinical Skills Assessment Courses (min 6 hours each) in Surgery.

Suggested clinical skills courses:

OR

8 hours of Eligible Performance Review / Outcome Measurement activities relevant to Surgery.