NHAA Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Diary

To fill out your CPE diary:See the Quick Guide overleaf and/orthe full CPE Guide which includes an example diary (available from

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Name / Member #
(if relevant) / CPE period
Total points required per year: 50
Points can be allocated to one category (Herb Med, Nat, Med Sci, Other) or divided among more than one if relevant  / Herbal Medicine / Naturopathy /
Medical Science / Other
(any subject)
Date / No of Hours
if relevant / Activity description
e.g. Book/Seminar/Study
Newsletter/Journal etc / Other details
e.g. Title, Presenter, Company, Subject, Database etc / Minimum 20pts/yr / No
Minimum / Minimum 12pts/yr / No Minimum
I certify that this is a true and correct record of my CPE activities for the above period:
Type or sign your name here: / Subject Totals
Final Total (Min 50pts/yr)
Quick Guide to common points – please see the full CPE Guide for more detailed info.
Activity / Points / Activity / Points
FACE TO FACE Seminars / Conf/ workshops and LIVE Webinars / RECORDED Content inc. seminars / conf / webinars (inc printed notes)
Attending / 2 pts/hour / Purchase / 1 pt/2 hours of content
Presenting (to health care professionals) / 2 pts/hour (max 6pts/pres’n) / Presenter (for health care professionals) / 2 pts/hour (max6pts/pres’n)
Presenting (to public) / 2 pts/pres’n (max 6pts/yr) / Presenter (for public) / 2 pts/pres’n (max 6pts/yr)
NHAA related activities – inc. AJHM CPE questionnaires / Mentoring / Supervision / Peer Group meetings
AJHM CPE (points per issue, max 4 issues/yr) / 5 pts Herb, 3 pts Med Sci / Peer group mtgs(case share, networking etc) / 2 pts/mtg
NHAA Chapter meeting (attend) / 2 pts/meeting / Mentoring – mentor or mentee / 1 pt/mtg or4hrs (max 10pts/yr)
NHAA volunteers(chapter work, mailouts etc) / 1 pt/3 hours / Supervision – supervisor or supervisee / 1 pt/mtg or4hrs (max 10pts/yr)
Books / Journals (hardcopy or E) academic / professional level only / Writing / Professional Research / Peer Reviewing
Books / 4 pts/item (max 16pts/yr) / Author pub. original research article (peer review) / 8 pts/article
Journal subscription: 4 issues/yr / 8 pts/subs / Author pub. not original research article (peer review) / 5 pts/article
Journal subscription: more than 4 issues/yr / 12 pts/subs / Author pub. book review (> 500 words) / 3 pts/review
Company newsletters/professional updates / 2 pts/Company (max 6pts/yr) / Author pub. book review (< 500 words) / 2 pts/review
Studying and teaching - formal / Author pub. gen media article (min 250 words) / 1 pt/ article (max 5pts/yr)
Formal study: Univ or VETAB course / 1pt/10 hours / Author book (academic publication) / 6 pts/chapter
Teaching/Lecturing / 1pt/6 hours / Author book (non academic) / 2 pts/chapter)
Databases & Online content: Professional level / Research work (academic prof publications only) / 1 pt/6 hrs
Database Access (full papers not just abstracts) / 1 pt/ log-in (max 12 pts/yr) / Peer Reviewing books / papers / 1 pt/3 hrs
Online Content inc. online CPD activities / 1 pt/log-in (max 12 pts/yr) / Writing course material inc, curriculum unpacking / 1 pt/4 hrs

What can’t I use for CPE?

  • AJHM as a journal subscription (instead use the CPE questionnaires in the AJHM)
  • Books & Magazines aimed at the general public (e.g. cookbooks, recipe books, Wellbeing, New Scientist)
  • First Aid (this is considered a separate professional responsibility)
  • Other memberships, however if they include a journal, database access etc you can use these
  • Product only information (e.g. in databases or catalogues)
  • Your general work, such as researching and reading (regardless of hours) for maintaining your practice, for a client condition etc

CPE is about keeping yourself up to date in your profession. The NHAA requires ALL full members (practicing or non-practicing) to complete documented CPE annually.

Taking a Break: Members can suspend membership for up to 12 months and not supply evidence of CPE for this period when rejoining. NB: This exemption does not apply if a member remains financial; CPE must be up to date at the time you suspend; After 12 months, 50 CPE points (acquired within the last year) are required to rejoin.

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