There are many excellent online learning resources for psychiatrists.
Generally, credits are allocated by the online learning provider per completed module. Where the provider doesn’t indicate the credits for the module, the general rule is 1 CPD credit per hour of learning activity.
September 2025: This list is due for review to ensure the resources meet the requirements for Accredited Continuing Education (ACE) CPD credits.
- CPsychI Hot Topics eModules (1 ACE credit each)
- CPsychI & RCPI: “Delirium: Recognition & Response” eModule
- CPsychI: OAP Interactive Case Based Tutorial eModule
- COVID-19: A Clinical Perspective RCPI Webinars
- (The above eModules/webinar require Moodle login)
- BMJ Learning
- British Association of Psychopharmacology (BAP) online CPD
- Journal of Clinical Psychiatry CME Institute
- Medscape
- Medilearning – Schizophrenia Module
- Medilearning – Cognitive Dysfunction in Depression Module
- Mental Health Commission’s e-learning programme on the Mental Health Act, 2001 (available via HSELand)
- A practical application to Involuntary Admission ‘MHA 2001’ eLearning Programme (available via HSELand)
- MPS Online Learning
- The Psychiatric Times
- RANZCP eLearning
- RCPsych CPD online
- RCPI Online Courses (course should be relevant to psychiatry and your scope of practice)
- Up To Date (modules should be relevant to psychiatry and your scope of practice)
- All EACCME accredited learning modules are acceptable for CPD.
If you wish to claim online learning activity for CPD, you should ensure you complete any tests at the end of a module and then print off your certificate for the module.
A great number of learning resources are available online, of varying quality and relevance to CPD for the psychiatrist.
Psychiatrists who undertake online learning which they feel fits the criteria for their professional competence on a website which is not included in the approved sites listed above, may log Work-Based Learning CPD credits for hours of relevant learning activity. A brief reflective note of learning outcomes should be kept.
Pharma sponsored websites, or sites carrying pharma advertising cannot be considered for CPD purposes.