A new feature in Mainpro+ is a Holding Area for activities that require more information. Your Direct Credit Entry (DCE) activities will be sent to your holding area. Once you complete the required Impact Assessment Questionnaire, your activities will be approved and the credits will count towards your cycle total.

To view a list of activities in your Holding Area:

1. Login to your Mainpro+ account.
2. Click Holding Area in the top menu, or select the activity from the Incomplete CPD Activities section on your main dashboard.

To submit your credits:

1. Select an activity from the Holding Area or Incomplete CPD Activities section.
2. Answer questions 1–6 in the Impact Assessment Questionnaire.
3. Click Submit.

Watch the video tutorial for accessing activities in your Holding Area.

A new feature in Mainpro+ is the Impact Assessment Questionnaire. It allows you to demonstrate the impact an activity has had on your practice, and provides an easy way to report any bias you may have perceived during an activity.

The questionnaire will be included with many activity submissions, and responses will be required for your credits to be processed. The CFPC will use the data collected from these submissions to understand what types of activities physicians are doing and to help direct the creation of new CPD programs.

I often attend conferences and events certified by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (Royal College) and the American Medical Association (AMA). Where do I view my credit total for those activities?

Activities certified/accredited by the Royal College and AMA are subject to a maximum of 50 certified credits per 5-year cycle. To view your cycle totals for these activities please click the text at the bottom of the Credit Summary section (Click here to view your maximum credit standings for the current cycle). 

Yes. You should keep your certificate of completion or proof of participation for a minimum of 6 years in case you are selected for a random audit. We encourage you to upload an electronic copy of your certificate when you enter an activity in Mainpro+. You can upload different file types to Mainpro+, such as PDFs, Word documents, or images.

All of your Mainpro-M1, Mainpro-M2, and Mainpro-C credits from your current 5-year cycle have been migrated into Mainpro+. A cycle credit summary is available on your Mainpro+ dashboard; click here  for a sample Mainpro+ dashboard. To access a detailed report of your previous Mainpro-M1, Mainpro-M2, and Mainpro-MC activities:

1. Log in to your Mainpro+ account.
2. Click the Reports tab on the top menu.
3. Under My Credit Summary, click Run Report.
4. In the pop-up window, click the small text, Click here to access your historical cycle report.
5. You can download your report to view or print. 

For all participants, the December 31^st end date of your current cycle will be extended to June 30^th of the following year. For example, for all participants with an end date of December 31, 2016, your cycle end date will automatically be extended to June 30, 2017. The first time you log in to Mainpro+, you will notice your updated cycle dates. Your next 5-year cycle will begin on July 1^st, if you have met your current cycle requirements.

The Assessment activity category allows Mainpro+ participants to earn credits for activities that stimulate learning through analysis of data and provision of feedback. Completing a practice audit or participating in a quality assurance program would qualify as Certified activities. Participation as an examiner for the Certification in Family Medicine exam or CCFP Emergency Medicine exam would also count toward your Certified credits. Participation in activities such as reviewing learning materials or reviewing submissions for publication would qualify for Non-Certified credits. We understand this is a new category for credit reporting, but for many physicians these are activities you already do on a regular basis;  now we have made it easy to claim credits for them! A full list of activities and activity categories is available here.

Participation in Mainpro+ is optional for resident members. However, the College encourages you to report all professional development activity completed outside of your residency training program curriculum (publication, conferences and workshops, advanced life-support training, etc.).

Participating in Mainpro+ as a resident helps familiarize you with the reporting system and structure; this, in turn, will ease the transition from resident to active membership.

As an added incentive, up to 40 Certified credits earned and reported during your residency cycle will automatically be carried forward to your first active Mainpro+ cycle; it’s our way of helping to ensure your first cycle as an active member starts off on the right foot.

With our expanded Linking Learning program, you can earn Certified credits by reflecting on many types of activities that take place in or out of the office. These activities allow you to reflect on a recent experience or activity and document how it will affect your practice. We have expanded the program to encompass

• Linking Learning to Administration
• Linking Learning to Assessment
• Linking Learning to Practice
• Linking Learning to Research
• Linking Learning to Teaching

Each Linking Learning exercise you complete will earn 5 Certified credits, and there is no limit to the number you can complete per cycle. Each exercise can be completed online with the flexibility to save your information partway through your entry and come back later to complete it. Our Linking Learning exercises will include activities such as committee work, academic research, treating a complex patient, volunteering in a resource-poor setting, and teaching, to name a few. 

For more information and examples of Linking Learning exercises, please see our Linking Learning page.

Industry-sponsored events that bear the CFPC Certification statement are eligible for Certified credits. This means they have met the requirements of the CFPC Certification guidelines and have been reviewed and approved by the CFPC. Any industry-sponsored promotional events or meetings that do not bear the CFPC Certification statement are not eligible for Certified or Non-Certified credits in Mainpro+.

The current credit categories of Mainpro-M1, Mainpro-M2, and Mainpro-C will be replaced by the more intuitive categories of: Group Learning, Self-Learning, and Assessment. We will be eliminating the terms Mainpro-M1, Mainpro-M2, and Mainpro-C with the launch of Mainpro+. Please download our latest brochure for more information on new credit categories or view a full list of Mainpro+ activities and categories here.

All your Mainpro-M1, Mainpro-M2 and Mainpro-MC credits have been converted and uploaded to your Mainpro+ account.  All Mainpro-M1 and Mainpro-MC credits have been converted to certified credits and all Mainpro-M2 credits have been converted to non-certified credits.  To view a detailed list of your historical information and activities please review your “Transcript of CPD Activities”.  To do this, follow these steps:

• Login to your Mainpro+ account
• From the top menu select “Reports”
• Under “My Transcript of CPD Activities” click “Run Report”
• Beside the drop down menu you will see a link to “Click here to access your historical cycle report”
• From there you can download, save or print your historical report  

At the end of each cycle, all Mainpro+ participants will be given a 6-week grace period. This grace period can be used to report credits for the cycle that is ending but cannot be used to earn new credits for that cycle. For example, if your 5-year cycle runs from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2017 (let’s call this Cycle A), you will be given until August 11, 2017, to report credits for Cycle A. Any activities you enter with a completion date on or before June 30, 2017, will apply to Cycle A. During the 6-week grace period, you may also earn and report credits into your new cycle that started July 1, 2017 (let’s call this Cycle B). Any activities you report with a start date of July 1, 2017, onward will count toward Cycle B.

If by August 11^th you have met the 5-year credit requirements for Cycle A, you will automatically be moved into a new 5-year cycle and Cycle A will be marked as “Complete” If by August 11^th you have not met the 5-year credit requirements for Cycle A, you will automatically be placed in a 2-year remedial cycle and Cycle A will be marked as “Incomplete.” During the 2-year remedial cycle, the use of your CFPC designations (MCFP, FCFP, CCFP, and CAC) will be suspended. You will be required to earn and report 100 credits during this 2-year cycle, 50 of which must be Certified. We encourage all Mainpro+ participants to report your credits on a regular basis.

As per the CFPC bylaws and privacy policy, the CFPC regularly exchanges Mainpro+ compliance information with provincial licensing bodies. 

Questions?

If you have any questions please email CPD staff at [email protected] or 1-800-387-6197 ext 560. 

Any CFPC member or Non-Member Mainpro+ Participant who does not meet the credit requirements of their five-year cycle will be placed in a two-year remedial cycle. During a two-year remedial cycle:

• The use of all applicable CFPC Special Designations (e.g., CCFP, MCFP, FCFP, and CACs) will be suspended
• Mainpro+ users are required to earn and report a total of 100 credits, of which at least 50 must be from certified activities
• Cycle and Special Designation status updates will be reported to the appropriate licensing body
• Credits from Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (Royal College) and American Medical Association (AMA) activities can be claimed only as non-certified credits (i.e., they may not be claimed as certified credits regardless of the program’s status)
• All entries will require documentation (proof of participation or certificate of attendance) to be uploaded at the time of credit entry and are subject to review and approval by the CFPC