Opening Editorial: CPD and Lifelong Learning: a call for an evidence based discussion

This article was migrated. The article was marked as recommended. Globalization of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is driven by shared educational principles and management trends that facilitate international standards in CPD. These are enforced through instructional design, clinical teaching and assessment methods based on education theory, effective communication skills, and CPD systems strengthening medical education global principles.The growing interest in recognizing CPD and in globalizing CPD accreditation standards has prompted several collaborative international initiatives which include the promotion of national CPD accreditation systems, international collaborations and partnerships, publications of research data and the mutual recognition of international CPD systems and programs.