CPD eLearning: what’s new in July 2025

Since the last quarterly update, we are pleased to announce the launch of our new CPD eLearning brochure – displaying all content by category.

This will be kept up to date with new content and is accessible via the CPD eLearning homepage. We have also recently released new content on CPD eLearning.

New modules and podcasts

Podcast: Big Questions in Psychiatry: Responsibility in psychiatry – exploring blame, compassion and mental illness

Our new series of podcasts looks at the complex and sometimes messy issues shaping psychiatry with the help of world experts in the field and utilising a grounding panel of patients, carers, clinicians, learners and service managers. This first episode in the series asks about the philosophical notion of responsibility and its relation to blame in mental illness.

CPD credits: 0.5

Module: Climate change, nature and children and young people's mental health

Climate change and biodiversity loss undoubtedly threaten health, but the required response also offers an opportunity to reimagine what we do in all walks of life, at the same time as tackling existing inequalities and inefficiencies. This module will focus on explaining how climate change is linked to children and young people’s poor mental health and, on the flip side, how increased access to green space and boosting people’s connection to nature is associated with positive mental health and wellbeing outcomes.

CPD credits: 1

Podcast: Veterans’ mental health

This podcast covers common mental health issues that may arise when service personnel leave the military and become veterans. The discussion examines the transition period, looking at the risk factors associated with this and the support systems available. It is likely that, in clinical practice, all psychiatrists will come into contact with this cohort of patients and it is important for psychiatrists to have a sense of understanding. The podcast will aim to review some commonly held misconceptions about veterans’ mental health and discuss further the support available when service personnel leave the military.

CPD credits: 0.5

Module updates

As part of our Module updates programme, we look to update our content every two years. Recently released updates include:

  • Boundary violations and sexual exploitation: recognition, avoidance and management

    This module uses vignettes and interactive material to help you identify good practice in doctor-patient relationships, recognise and describe boundary violations and their associated harms, and learn how to avoid and manage such situations where they have occurred.

    CPD credits: 1.5

  • Body dysmorphic disorder: Part 1

    Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is defined as a preoccupation with a perceived defect(s) or flaw(s) in physical appearance that is not observable or appears only slight to others. This module provides an introduction to the phenomenology of BDD, and the second module will go on to discuss diagnosis and treatment of the disorder.

    CPD credits: 0.75

  • Body dysmorphic disorder: Part 2

    this second module of our two-part series on BDD, we will begin by considering diagnosis. We will then explore the current treatments available for BDD, with a specific focus on cognitive-behaviour therapy (CBT), and we will finish by examining the role of cosmetic surgery. We will also present the case history of a patient named ‘John’, and throughout the module you will be given the opportunity to clinically reflect on the issues pertinent to this case.

    CPD credits: 1

In addition, the following modules have also been updated:

Upcoming International Congress podcast series

Following on from our successful 2024 Congress podcast series, we are currently producing a selection of podcasts with speakers from the 2025 Congress in Newport.

Covering a range of clinical topics such as eating disorders, oral mental health and its relation to mental health, and problematic use of the internet, the discussions will be published soon on CPD eLearning. How to access CPD eLearning

Our 200+ CPD eLearning modules and 170+ podcasts are accessible via annual subscription, with a discount available for College members.

Many employing bodies have already taken out institutional subscriptions with us, providing access to CPD eLearning for groups of 10 or more people via OpenAthens; you may like to ask your librarian or CPD supervisor whether your employer is one of these.

We also offer an add-on option for institutional subscriptions of 50 licences or more to design their own learning paths or select CPD eLearning resources to create a mandatory training package, to tailor the learning for groups of learners.

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