Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is a continuing learning process, outside of formal undergraduate and postgraduate training that helps healthcare professionals maintain and improve their skills and performance to practice safely. It covers the development of knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviours across all areas of professional practice. It includes both formal and informal learning activities.

Because of the inextricable link between planetary and human health, it is essential CPD undertaken by healthcare professionals includes education relating to the triple planetary crisis, the impacts this has upon human health and healthcare systems and how we can manage these demands, mitigate, adapt and communicate.

CPDmatch helps healthcare professionals, employing organisations and supplier industries find the education required to deliver net zero sustainable healthcare and become confident in communicating and inspiring others to tackle the triple planetary crisis of climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss.

The education found on CPDmatch equips individuals with the knowledge to keep themselves and their families physically and mentally healthy. Additionally, CPDmatch aids healthcare professionals to develop professionally as leaders, educators and communicators whilst increasing awareness of global challenges. We extend the ethos of first, do no harm from the individual patient to the planet and all those impacted by our actions.

CPDmatch includes education relating to innovation and that which helps all businesses in the healthcare value chain remain environmentally, socially and financially sustainable. Recognising the challenges faced by the Global South, the CPDmatch team prioritises the listing of free and virtual education to ensure maximum accessibility.

Registered users receive notifications from CPDmatch when new education is listed which matches their areas of interest (their saved search). That's the match in CPDmatch.

No. It would neither be possible nor appropriate to just undertake accredited CPD. For example, the most up-to-date healthcare education can often be found in peer-reviewed journals and yet the articles themselves are not accredited by the process utilised for courses and conferences.

What is most important is that the CPD you undertake is relevant, recorded and reflected upon.

Anyone can use CPDmatch for free to find education although registering gives you access to features which we can only provide if you have an account. Registration is also free and enables you to bookmark favourite education and, through telling us what you're interested in and receive notifications when new education is listed. You can choose between daily and weekly 'saved search' notification or turn them off completely. Apart from these automated educational notifications, we rarely send other communications.

For individuals wishing to use the site to find education, click the Register button on the CPDmatch homepage followed by Register as a user. You will be asked for your email address and to create a password.  Click Continue and enter your name, country of residence and your subjects of interest. Once registered, you can also explore The Climate Path and join if you wish to work toward certification. Please do not use the downloadable registration form unless you also have education to list.

For organisations who wish to list education or take out a subscription to The Climate Path, click the Register button on the CPDmatch homepage followed by Register as an Organisation. Please complete the form taking note of the mandatory fields. The subjects you select should reflect your organisation's education and we do use them for matching so please select carefully and sparingly. Once the form is submitted, we will undertake due diligence to ensure your organisational ethos aligns with our own and if it does, approve your account.

CPDmatch is a Progressive Web Application (PWA) and is not available from the App/Play stores. It can however be installed as an icon on your phone which looks and acts very similarly to a traditional app. Installing means CPDmatch is easy to find, it improves performance and enables push notifications for saved searches and other communications from our team.

How to install the CPDmatch PWA on an Android phone

Go to the CPDmatch homepage on your mobile phone Chrome browser and tap:

• The top right 3 dots
• Add to home screen
• Install

The app will then be installed.

On your mobile phone (the exact wording and options may differ slightly) go to:

• Settings
• Notifications
• App notifications

Make sure there is a tick by CPDmatch in the list of apps shown.

You will now receive push notifications for new education which aligns to your saved search.

How to install a the CPDmatch PWA on an Apple phone

Go to the CPDmatch homepage on your mobile phone Safari browser and tap:

• The share button
• Add to phone screen
• Add

The app will then be installed.

You can list the following types of education whether these are in the future (scheduled), or they’ve already taken place (a recording or other resource which can be viewed or accessed on demand):

• Courses
• Conferences
• Webinars
• Study Days

​You can also list peer-reviewed articles, slide presentations and other relevant publications. If your education is short in duration, we recommend grouping several bite-size resources onto a single webpage.

The content of your education must align to one or more of the following:

• The triple planetary crisis of climate change, pollution and loss of biodiversity.
• The threat to people from food insecurity, infectious diseases, heat, extreme weather and other climate and environmental health impacts.
• Clinical pressures and how healthcare systems can mitigate risk, adapt and design solutions.
• Knowledge to help healthcare professionals keep themselves and their families physically and mentally healthy and to develop as leaders, educators and communicators.
• Global challenges and why we must extend the ethos of first, do no harm from the individual patient to the planet considering all those affected by our decisions and actions.
• Research and innovation which focuses on keeping all businesses in the healthcare value chain environmentally, socially and financially sustainable.
• Recognising the challenges faced by the Global South, the CPDmatch team prioritises the listing of free and virtual education to ensure maximum accessibility.

• Climate change
• Clinical impacts and solutions
• Developing self and supporting others
• Food, nutrition and fresh water
• Infectious diseases
• Innovation including research
• Mental health, the mind and behaviour
• Nature and the biosphere
• Pollution, environmental and human health
• Public and global health
• Staying healthy and caring at home
• Sustainable business and solutions

To help site visitors find the most relevant education, top-level categories are sub-divided. We recommend selecting the fewest number of categories which most accurately reflect your education to enhance matching accuracy.

The CPDmatch Cookie and Privacy policies can be accessed from the footer of most web pages.

Our other policies are available here:

• Terms and conditions for users
• Terms and conditions for education providers and publishers
• Sustainability
• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

All these policies were updated 12th April 2026.

Please contact us with any questions regarding the content of these policies.