Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) - CPD Online System

Overview

RACS, formed in 1927, is a non-profit organisation training surgeons and maintaining surgical standards in Australia and New Zealand. The College's purpose is to be the unifying force for surgery in Australia and New Zealand, with FRACS standing for excellence in surgical care.


The CPD Online System is a recertification management system that dynamically analyses and determines surgeon accreditation status based on their annual and triennial activities including meetings, conferences and publications.  Accreditation is calculated based on several levels of structured and conditional logic that incorporates every facet of surgeon activity.  The solution fully integrates with RACS’ in house end-to-end management systems.


Benefits of the RACS – CPD Online System


The CPD Online System replaces a hard copy recertification data form and allows users to:

  • Access the CPD Program requirements for the 2007 - 2009 period
  • Maintain an accurate record of the CPD activities as they occur.
  • Have immediate access to updated annual and triennial totals, allowing effectively plan the professional development activities to meet the CPD requirements.
  • Full integration with ASI iMIS system

 

Technologies used by the RACS - CPD Online System

The system takes advantage of the following technologies:

  • SQL Server 2000
  • .NET framework v3.5
  • ASP.NET MVC
  • JQuery user interface components