Section 3: National Agency for Continuing Professional Development

The president of the Agence nationale du développement professionnel continu is the president of the general meeting of the founding members of the public interest grouping referred to in article R. 4021-6, appointed under the conditions laid down in the grouping’s constituent agreement. He chairs the Management Board provided for in article R. 4021-14. He appoints the Chairman and members of the Ethics Committee provided for in article R. 4021-12.

The Director General of the National Agency for Continuing Professional Development is appointed for a renewable term of three years by order of the ministers responsible for health and social security. The Director General manages the Agency’s affairs, with the exception of those reserved for other bodies. He prepares the decisions of the General Meeting of the founding members of the public interest grouping and of the Management Board and…

In addition to the general meeting of the founding members of the public interest grouping, the chairman and the chief executive, the bodies of the Agence nationale du développement professionnel continu are : 1° The High Council for Continuing Professional Development of the Health Professions; 2° The Ethics Committee ; 3° Independent scientific commissions; 4° The Management Board; 5° Professional sections.

I. – The Haut Conseil du développement professionnel continu des professions de santé (High Council for Continuing Professional Development in the Healthcare Professions) has the following missions: 1° To identify the state of scientific knowledge and national and international experience in the field of continuing professional development; 2° To encourage the adoption of continuing professional development methods devised by the Haute Autorité de santé for the design of continuing professional…

I.-The Ethics Committee of the National Agency for Continuing Professional Development is made up of persons chosen for their independence and the quality of their expertise in the field of health ethics. Its chairman and members are appointed by the Chairman of the National Agency for Continuing Professional Development. II – The Ethics Committee provides assistance, advice and prevents conflicts of interest. Its tasks are as follows: 1° To contribute,…

I.-The independent scientific commissions of the National Agency for Continuing Professional Development are : 1° The independent scientific commission for doctors, which is made up of two sub-sections: a) The subsection for specialist doctors other than specialists in general medicine ; b) The subsection for doctors specialising in general medicine; 2° The independent scientific commission for dental surgeons; 3° The independent scientific commission for midwives ; 4° The independent scientific…

The Management Board is composed equally of representatives of the professional sections defined in article R. 4021-15, appointed on their proposal by the Director General of the National Agency for Professional Development, and representatives of the State and the National Union of Health Insurance Funds, including the Chairman of the Agency. It is chaired by the Chairman of the Agency. The latter appoints a vice-chairman on a proposal from the…

I.-The professional sections of the Agence nationale du développement professionnel continu are : 1° The professional section for doctors ; 2° The professional section for dental surgeons ; 3° The professional section for midwives ; 4° The professional section for pharmacists; 5° The professional section of medical biologists; 6° The professional section of nurses; 7° The professional section of masseur-physiotherapists; 8° The professional section of chiropodists; 9° The professional section…