Accredited around the world

Best Practice users can now claim CPD/CME points for time spent reading topics, from a wide range of institutions. To find information on whether you can claim CPD/CME points in your institution, see below.

The current guidelines* of each institution appear in the table below. If your institution does not appear on this list, but you would like to gain accreditation please contact us to express your interest.

Country Organisation Information Further information
Afghanistan Afghan Family Medicine Association This is to state that the Afghan Family Medicine Association (AFMA) recognizes BMJ Best Practice as being accredited for the purposes of continuing educational development in Afghanistan. Healthcare professionals and doctors can thus claim continuing professional development credits for their activity on BMJ.
Angola Universidade Agostinho Neto (Angola) This is to state that the Universidade Agostinho Neto (Angola) recognizes BMJ Learning and BMJ Best Practice as being accredited for the purposes of continuing professional development in Angola and, therefore, Medical Doctors and other Healthcare Professionals are strongly encouraged to use these online resources for their Continuous Medical Education and Clinical Decision Support.
Argentina Clinica Belgrano Family Medicine Department  BMJ Best Practice is accredited by the Clinica Belgrano Family Medicine Department. Users can thus get CME credits as a result of their activities on the site
Australia More information
Azerbaijan Ministry of Health of the Republic of Azerbaijan This is to mention that the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Azerbaijan affirms BMJ Best Practice as being accredited for the purpose of continuing education and development in Azerbaijan. Medical professionals and doctors will be able to claim continuing professional development credits for their knowledge acquired from BMJ Best Practice.
Bangladesh Bangladesh Society of Internal Medicine The Bangladesh Society of Internal Medicine has accredited BMJ Best Practice for the purpose of CPD.
Barbados Barbados Medical Council BMJ Best Practice can now be used for CME accreditation in Barbados, courtesy of the Barbados Medical Council
Belgium National Institute for Health and Disability Insurance The National Institute for Health and Disability Insurance automatically recognizes the credits awarded by BMJ. https://www.riziv.fgov.be/nl/Paginas/default.aspx
Bulgaria Bulgarian General Practice Society for Research and Education This is to state that the Bulgarian General Practice Society for Research and Education recognizes BMJ Best Practice resources as being accredited for the purposes of continuing professional development in Bulgaria. Doctors can thus claim continuing professional development credits for their activity on BMJ.
Cameroon University of Buea This is to state that the University of Buea recognises BMJ Best Practice as being accredited for the purposes of continuing professional development in Cameroon. Healthcare professionals and doctors can claim continuing professional development credits for their activity on BMJ Best Practice
Cameroon Médecins du Cameroun This is to state that Médecins du Cameroun recognizes BMJ Best Practice as being approved for the purposes of continuing educational development in Cameroon. Healthcare professionals and doctors can thus claim continuing professional development credits for their activity on BMJ.
Canada College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) College of Family Physicians of Canada members who complete any live CME/CPD activity certified by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) for Prescribed credit can claim the equivalent number of Mainpro-M1 credits. BMJ Best Practice Point of Care CME has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 20.00 Prescribed credit(s) by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. https://www.cfpc.ca/Mainpro+_intro/
Czech Republic Department of General Practice This is to state BMJ Best Practice is approved by the Department of General Practice, Charles University. Users can get CME credits as a result of their activities on the site.
Denmark The Association for General Practitioners in Denmark BMJ Learning and BMJ Best Practice meet the criteria for Danish CPD reimbursement. As a user you can apply on an individual basis for reimbursement after accessing the content. Please contact: euf.plo@dadl.dk
United Arab Emirates (UAE) Dubai Health Authority Accreditation Committee The Dubai Health Authority Accreditation Committee recognises BMJ Best Practice as an Internet Point-of-Care (iPOC) activity for 0.5 CPD points for healthcare professionals (accreditation #0006/18). https://web.dohms.gov.ae/medlib/clinical/bestpractice.htm
Egypt Faculty of Medicine-Alexandria University This is to state that the Faculty of Medicine-Alexandria University recognizes BMJ Best Practice as being accredited for the purposes of continuing educational development in Egypt. Healthcare professionals and doctors can thus claim continuing professional development credits for their activity on BMJ
Georgia The Ministry of Internally Displaced Persons from Occupied Territories, Health, Labour and Social Affairs The Ministry of Internally Displaced Persons from Occupied Territories, Health, Labour and Social Affairs of Georgia has stated that BMJ Best Practice, a clinical decision support tool, and BMJ Learning, an online learning platform, have been accredited for the purposes of CME and CPD.
The CME and CPD credits earned by doctors for using BMJ Best Practice and BMJ Learning will now be formally recognised by the Ministry and other healthcare organisations across Georgia.
Greece Hellenic Society of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation The Hellenic Society of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation has accredited BMJ Best Practice cardiology topics for the purpose of CPD. https://www.eekaa.gr/
Guinea University of Conakry This is to state that the University of Conakry recognizes BMJ Best Practice resources as being accredited for the purposes of continuing professional development in Guinea. Doctors can thus claim continuing professional development credits for their activity on BMJ.
Hong Kong Hong Kong College of Family Physicians

The Hong Kong College of Family Physicians would award CME points to the following activity as outlined in the CME Points Award details below:

Ref: AA05173

Date  01/01/2022-31/12/2022 
Topic BMJ Best Practice
Organizer BMJ 

 

  CME Points Awarded  Category 
Per module BMJ Best Practice AP-SS

Message to institutions in Hong Kong

Please send the list of doctors at your institution who have completed modules to the Hong Kong College of Family Physicians on hkcfp@hkcfp.org.hk
To facilitate the process of CME recording, attendance in Excel format is preferable. We would recommend the Excel file should include the following information:
(1) HKCFP Member ID
(2) Full Name of the participant
(3) Topics(s) Completed
(4) Date of completion of the topic(s)
Please kindly note that we would only accept attendance record from the institutions at the end of each year.

Hong Kong The Hong Kong College of Emergency Medicine

The Hong Kong College of Emergency Medicine would award CME points to the following activity as listed in the CME Points Award table below:

Ref: AA05173

Date  01/01/2022-31/12/2022 
Topic BMJ Best Practice
Organizer BMJ 

 

  CME Points Awarded  Category 
Per module BMJ Best Practice CME-PP

 

Iran Iranian Society of Internal Medicine The Iranian Society for Internal Medicine has accredited BMJ Best Practice for the purpose of CPD.  dakheli.org
Iraq Iraq Ministry of Health This is to state that the Iraq Ministry of Health recognises BMJ Best Practice as being accredited for the purposes of continuing professional development in Iraq. Healthcare professionals and doctors can claim continuing professional development credits for their activity on BMJ Best Practice.
Iraq Basrah University This is to state that the University of Basrah, College of Medicine recognises BMJ Best Practice as being accredited for the purposes of continuing professional development.  Healthcare professionals and doctors can claim continuing professional development credits (one credit / hour) for their activity on BMJ Best Practice.
Japan Japan Primary Care Association Japan Primary Care Association (JPCA) members can claim 0.5 units per hour (no upper limit) under the 'Clinical' category of the off-the-job training credits system. https://www.primary-care.or.jp/nintei_sk/offjt.html
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Ministry of Health Continuous professional development (CPD) in the online resources BMJ Best Practice and BMJ Learning are recognised in Kazakhstan, which allows medical workers and doctors to receive professional development credits within the framework of BMJ Best Practice and BMJ Learning. https://www.bmj.com/company/newsroom/bmj-best-practice-and-bmj-learning-officially-accredited-by-the-ministry-of-health-kazakhstan
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Association of Family Physicians (KAFP) Kazakhstan Association of Family Physicians (KAFP) hereby provides accreditation to BMJ for continuous medical education in Kazakhstan. The BMJ is a worldwide respected and long standing advocate of evidence based medicine with an
open peer review system. Therefore KAFP recommends BMJ Best Practice to its members, GPs and primary care doctors of Kazakhstan.
Liberia Liberia Medical and Dental Association This is to state that the Liberia Medical and Dental Association recognises BMJ Best Practice as being accredited for the purposes of continuing professional development in Liberia.  Healthcare professionals and doctors can claim continuing professional development credits for their activity on BMJ Best Practice.
Lithuania Lithuanian College of Family Physicians The Lithuanian College of Family Physicians has accredited BMJ Best Practice for the purpose of CPD. https://www.lsgk.lt/lt/pagrindinis/
Malaysia Taylor's University Malaysia This is to state that Taylor's University Malaysia recognises BMJ Best Practice as being accredited for the purposes of continuing professional development.
Mali Faculty of Medicine of University of Sciences, Techniques and Technology of Bamako This is to state that the Faculty of Medicine of University of Sciences, Techniques and Technology of Bamako recognises BMJ Best Practice as being accredited for the purposes of continuing professional development in Mali. Healthcare professionals and doctors can claim continuing professional development credits for their activity on BMJ Best Practice
Malta Malta College of Family Doctors This is to state that the Malta College of Family Doctors recognizes  BMJ as being accredited for the purposes of continuing educational development in Malta.  Specialists in family medicine can thus claim continuing professional development credits for their activity on BMJ.
Mexico National Academy of Medicine of Mexico The National Academy of Medicine of Mexico has accredited BMJ Best Practice for the purpose of CPD. https://www.anmm.org.mx/
Myanmar Ministry of Health and Sports This is to state that the Ministry of Health and Sports recognises BMJ Best Practice as being accredited for the purposes of continuing professional development in Myanmar. Healthcare professionals and doctors can claim continuing professional development credits for their activity on BMJ Best Practice.
Nepal General Practice & Emergency Medicine Association of Nepal (GPEMAN) BMJ Best Practice is accredited by the General Practice & Emergency Medicine Association of Nepal (GPEMAN) https://gpeman.org/
New Zealand More information
Nigeria Abia State University Medical School Abia State University Medical School in Nigeria recognises BMJ Best Practice as being accredited for the purpose of continuous medical education (CME)/continuous professional development (CPD). Doctors can thus claim continuous professional development credits for their activity on BMJ Best Practice. https://www.absu.edu.ng
Pakistan Pakistan Society of Family Physicians BMJ Best Practice is now accredited by the Pakistan Society of Family Physicians https://www.pafponline.com/
Peru The Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia The Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia recognizes BMJ as being accredited for the purposes of continuing educational development in Peru in the medical and healthcare field. Healthcare professionals and physicians located in Peru can thus claim continuing professional development credits for their activity on BMJ Best Practice. To formally claim the credits, learners should contact UPCH on email address faspa.decanato@oficinas-upch.pe and comply with the UPCH requirements.
Poland Polish Society of Internal Medicine This is to state that the Polish Society of Internal Medicine recognises BMJ Best Practice as being accredited for the purposes of continuing professional development in Poland. Healthcare professionals and doctors can claim continuing professional development credits for their activity on BMJ Best Practice.
Rwanda Rwanda Medical and Dental Council This is to state that BMJ Best Practice has been accredited as a Continuing Professional Development provider under the provisions of the Rwanda Medical and Dental Council.
Senegal Faculty of Health Sciences of University Gaston of Saint Louis This is to state that the Faculty of Health Sciences of University Gaston of Saint Louis recognises BMJ Best Practice as
being accredited for the purposes of continuing professional development in
Senegal.  Healthcare professionals and doctors can claim continuing
professional development credits for their activity on BMJ Best Practice.
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone Medical and Dental Association This is to state that the Sierra Leone Medical and Dental Association approves BMJ Best Practice as a provider of continuing medical education (CME) in Sierra Leone. Healthcare professionals and doctors can claim CME for their activity on BMJ Best Practice.
Singapore Singapore Medical Council Doctors who have been using BMJ Best Practice and BMJ Clinical Evidence can submit self-claims under Category 3B via the Singapore Medical Council Online System. https://www.smc.gov.sg
South Africa University of Cape Town This is to state that the University of Cape Town CPD accreditor recognizes BMJ Best Practice as suitable for the purposes of continuing medical education. Doctors can thus claim continuing medical education credits for their activities on BMJ. BMJ has been approved at level 2 CME with 3 points per module or topic. The accreditation number is MDB001/020/09/2016.
Thailand Royal College of Family Physicians of Thailand The Royal College of Family Physicians of Thailand would like to accredit BMJ Best Practice. Members of the Royal College of Family Physicians of Thailand will get continuing education credits following the regulations of the Center for Continuing Medical Education of Thailand.
Ukraine Ministry of Health in Ukraine The approval of Resolution 302 by Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on 28 March 2018 means that CME and CPD credits earned by health professionals in Ukraine for using online learning and decision support tools will be accepted by the Medical Licensing Commission. BMJ Best Practice and BMJ Learning are recognised now by the Ministry of Health for the CME/CPD stage of professional education. Currently, both BMJ Best Practice and BMJ Learning are the first international and only e-learning resources translated into Ukrainian.
Uganda The Association of Family Physicians of Uganda This is to state that the Association of Family Physicians of Uganda recognizes BMJ Best Practice as being accredited for the purposes of continuing professional development in Uganda. Doctors can thus claim continuing professional development credits for their activity on BMJ.  https://www.aafp.org/cme/about/types.html
USA American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) This Point of Care activity, BMJ Best Practice Point of Care CME, has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 20.00 Prescribed credit(s) by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. https://www.aafp.org/cme/about/types.html
United Kingdom Royal Colleges of Physicans (RCP)

BMJ Best Practice has been approved by the Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom for 25 category 1 (external) CPD credit(s). Full conditions of approval are listed in the RCP guidelines.

Code: 132077

https://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/about-us/get-involved/provide-cpd-event
Vietnam Lam Dong Medical College This is to state that Lam Dong Medical College recognises BMJ Best Practice as being accredited for the purposes of continuing professional development in Vietnam.  Healthcare professionals and doctors can claim continuing professional development credits for their activity on BMJ Best Practice.
Zimbabwe University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences This is to state that the University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences recognises BMJ Best Practice as being accredited for the purposes of continuing professional development in Zimbabwe. Healthcare professionals and doctors can claim  continuing  professional  development credits for their activity on BMJ Best Practice.

CPD/CME for Australians and New Zealanders

Users from Australia and New Zealand can claim CPD/CME points for time spent reading BMJ Best Practice topics from a wide range of local medical and nursing colleges. The current guidelines* of each college appear in the table below. If your college does not appear on this list, please contact us for further information.

Organisation CPD/CME program Guideline for BMJ Best Practice Further information
Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) ACEM CPD Program ACEM CPD Program participants can claim one credit per hour under the ‘Educational Activities’ category (minimum 12.5 hours per year) ACEM website
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) n/a Australian registered nurses and midwives can claim one credit per hour under the 'Self Directed Learning' category NMBA self-directed learning evidence record
Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) ANZCA and FPM CPD Program ANZCA and FPM CPD Program participants can claim one credit per hour under the 'Knowledge and Skills' category (minimum of 80 credits per triennium) ANZCA website
Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) Professional Development Program (PDP) ACRRM PDP participants can claim one point per hour under the ‘Educational Activities’ category (minimum 37.5 hours per triennium) ACRRM website
College of Intensive Care Medicine of Australia and New Zealand (CICM) CICM CPD Program CICM CPD Program participants can claim one point per hour under 'Category 1A: Passive Self Learning' for topics relevant to the practice of intensive care medicine (minimum 20 points per cycle) CICM website
Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) MyCPD Program RACP MyCPD Program participants can claim one credit per hour under 'Category 1 - Educational Activities' (maximum of 60 credits per year) RACP website
Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) QI and CPD Program RACGP QI&CPD Program participants can claim two points per hour under the ‘Self Recorded Activities’ category (no limit) RACGP website
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG) RANZCOG CPD Program RANZCOG CPD Program participants can claim one credit per hour under the ‘Educational Activities’ domain (minimum 38 hours per triennium) RANZCOG website
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (RANZCO) RANZCO CPD Program RANZCO CPD Program participants can claim one point per hour under 'Category 1: Clinical Expertise, Level 1' for modules which are relevant to ophthalmology RANZCO website
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) RANZCP CPD Program RANZCP CPD Program participants can claim one credit per hour under 'Category 4 - Self Guided Learning' (minimum 25 credits per year) RANZCP website
Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP) Maintenance of Professional Standards (MOPS) RANZCP CPD Program participants can claim one credit per hour under 'Category 4 - Self Guided Learning' (minimum 20 credits per year) RNZCGP website
Royal New Zealand College of Urgent Care (RNZCUC) This is to state that The Royal New Zealand College of Urgent Care recognises urgent care content on BMJ Best Practice as being accredited for the purposes of continuing professional development in New Zealand. Healthcare professionals and doctors can claim continuing professional development credits for their urgent care learning activity on BMJ Best Practice. RNZCUC website

* The information on this page is provided as a guide only. Please speak directly to your college for the most current guidelines.