All submissions for consideration by the FFLM for the award of CPD points should be submitted on the CPD application form, along with supporting documentation should be submitted electronically.
The result of the course assessment process will usually be confirmed within 20 working days of submission but may, on occasion take longer.
If CPD approval is needed at short notice then please contact the FFLM office before submitting an application (or paying a fee) to confirm whether course assessment can be completed within the necessary timescale.
The FFLM office will allocate a unique course reference number to each course submitted and all subsequent communications with the FFLM concerning the course must include that reference number.
In order to receive FFLM CPD approval, courses must be relevant to those practising in Forensic and Legal Medicine and the target audience must include FFLM members. Only those aspects of the course that are relevant to the Quality Standards required by FFLM members will receive CPD credits.
Courses will be assessed against the Quality Standards identified by the FFLM for those practising in Forensic and Legal Medicine and CPD points will be awarded for each hour of course content judged to fall within the qualifying criteria. No ‘part-credits’ will be awarded so courses will only be awarded credits for the total number of whole hours of relevant activity provided.
In the event that a course does not receive FFLM CPD approval then you will be notified of this in writing along with guidance as to which FFLM criteria the course failed to meet.
In this event, you may choose to resubmit the course for further assessment having addressed the reasons for the initial decision. In such circumstances a further (reduced) fee for resubmission is chargeable.
Current fees for course submission are posted on the FFLM website.
Courses that receive CPD approval will be listed on the FFLM website until the date the course is due to conclude.
Submissions are welcomed from courses held both in the UK and abroad but the same criteria in terms of course content and target audience will apply.
The current FFLM criteria for the award of CPD points are listed below.
Retrospective applications for CPD approval for educational events will be accepted up to six weeks after the event.
We encourage all applicants to apply at least two months prior to the event so that there is time to give CPD approval.