ESHRE-CPD credit system

ESHRE Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

ESHRE offers a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programme for certified embryologists to support lifelong learning and professional growth.

Why CPD?
The CPD programme helps ESHRE Certified Clinical (basic level) and Senior (advanced level) embryologists:

• Stay up to date with progress in embryology and assisted reproduction
• Track and record professional development activities
  
  

All ESHRE certified embryologists are listed on the ESHRE website by country. Those who are CPD-active appear at the top of their country list.
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Credit Requirements
CPD credits are collected over a 3-year period (2024–2026):

• Clinical Embryologists: 60 credits
• Senior Embryologists: 100 credits

To receive a CPD certificate, participants must also submit a clinic activity record for 2026 (available between October and end of February), showing involvement in at least one of the following areas:

• Embryology
• Andrology
• Cryopreservation
• PGT
• Laboratory or quality management

All submitted documents may be audited.
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Eligible CPD Activities
CPD activities fall into three categories:

1. Educational (learning) activities

Attendance to meetings

• ESHRE annual meeting, 30 credits
• ESHRE campus / workshop / pre-congress course, 20 credits
• Other professional body meetings / courses (national and international), 10 credits
  
  

E-learning 

• ESHRE e-learning/ESHRE webinar, 1 credit per lecture (total max. 10 credits per year)
• Other e-learning platforms with official European CME credits awarded, 1 CPD credit per CME credit (total max. 10 credits per year)
       

Academic activities

• Thesis examination board member or supervision (MSc/PhD), 10 credits

2. Professional involvement

• Participant in ESHRE boards, SIGs, 10 credits per year
• Participant in national boards, SIGs, 5 credits per year
• ESHRE scientific meeting organizer (full day meeting), 10 credits
• Other professional body meeting organizer (full day meeting), 5 credits

3. Scientific activities

Contribution to ESHRE scientific meetings/courses

• Invited speakers, 30 credits
• Free communication (1st author), 20 credits
• Poster (1st author), 10 credits
• Co-author of free communication or poster, 5 credits

Contribution to other professional body meetings/courses

• Invited speakers, 20 credits
• Free communication (1st author), 10 credits
• Poster (1st author), 5 credits
• Co-author of free communication or poster, 2 credits

Publication of a paper (international peer review, ISI listed)

• 1st author/corresponding/last, 50 credits
• Co-authors, 20 credits

Publication of a paper (national peer review)

• 1st author/corresponding/last, 20 credits
• Co-authors, 10 credits

Book (with ISBN)

• Editor or author of book, 40 credits
• 1st author of book chapter, 30 credits
• Co-authors of book chapter, 20 credits  

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Deadlines & Certificates

• Credits from ESHRE events (Annual meeting & Campus workshops) are added automatically
• All other CPD activities (2024–2026) must be uploaded by 28 February 2027
• CPD certificates will be available for download from 1 April

Activities submitted after the deadline will count toward the next CPD cycle.
Only the credits for activities occurring after having obtained the certificate will be counted.

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Who Can Participate?

The CPD programme is open to:

• ESHRE certified embryologists
• With an active ESHRE membership

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Get Started
Upload your CPD activities and manage your clinic activity record via the CPD platform:
https://enmcp.eshre.eu/pages/enmcp-credits.php

⚠️ CPD credits are not awarded for activities organised by commercial companies unless official European CME credits are provided.
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Questions?

Visit the FAQ pages or contact the ESHRE Central Office (certification@eshre.eu) for more information.