It is a service provided by Dubai Health Authority to accredit the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) training programs provided by training centers, health institutions or event organizers.

In order to apply for CPD/CME accreditation, the following steps should be followed by the training program organizer (applicant) as part of the accreditation process:

How to Apply: 

1.      Pay the program review fee through bank transfer to DHA bank account. (Click here) for Payment details.

2.      Send payment proof to info@dha.gov.ae with the course’s details (program name, program date, program duration, paid fees amount) to get DHA confirmation receipt once the amount is credited to the DHA bank account.

3.      Applicant will receive an email from info@dha.gov.ae with a confirmed DHA Receipt and upload link to submit the below application requirements. (Validity of the link is 10 days):

• Accreditation application form (Click here), to be completely filled-out electronically.

• Valid UAE Trade License of the organizing entity.

• CPD disclosure form (Click here), to be fill-out and signed by the organiser.

• Detailed program agenda. (containing; all the topics, time period specified for each topic, break period, discussion or Q & A times, and the names of all the speakers/instructors).

• Program content as PowerPoint Slides (must be saved with the same name and order as in the agenda) OR Abstract (summary of each topic presented in the program). It is important to add the references of the scientific topic.

• Curriculum Vitae of the speakers/instructors.

• Speaker Declaration form (Click here), to be filled-out and signed by each speaker/instructor.

• In case of hands-on practice on- patients/volunteers, a Valid professional license from the Dubai Health Authority for the speaker/instructor and patient/volunteer consent form are required.

• Arrange the documents in a folder, compress the folder to (.zip) file, name the .zip folder with the exact training program name and upload it to the link sent through the email by info@dha.gov.ae.

General Instructions:

1. The training organizer must have a valid UAE commercial license or be legally recognized in the United Arab Emirates. The application will be accepted based on the activities and validity of the trade/commercial license.

Sample of accepted trade license activities:

• Hospitals
• Clinics
• Medical Training Centers
• Skills & Occupational Development
• Medical Training Facility
• Seminar & Conference Organizing

Sample of rejected trade license activities:

• Trading organisation
• Pharmaceutical Organization
• Marketing 

2. The application submission date is calculated starting from the date of receiving the complete set of required documents including payment receipt.

3. Payment will be validated internally depending on the date of uploading the complete set of the required documents including the payment confirmation receipt.

4. Application approval or rejection will be sent to the respected coordinator’s email mentioned on the application form.

5. If the program is virtual, a recording is to be submitted after the program is held. 

6. Program attendance list and participants’ evaluation report must be submitted by the organiser within two weeks after the program is held to info@dha.gov.ae for certificates validation purposes.

7. Accreditation approval does not grant permission to use Dubai Health Authority logo or the name of Dubai Health Authority in any activities related to the program. Except for the use of the name to announce CPD/CME hours if the accreditation points were granted.

8. Applications submitted less than 5 working days before the program date will be rejected.

9. Requests for amendments to the accredited program details will not be accepted after the program date.

10. Applications sent through email attachments will be rejected, submission is only accepted through the link sent by info@dha.gov.ae. 

11. Uploaded application with missing documents will be rejected.

12. Applications that are not specifying program venue will be rejected.

13. For speaker’s CPD points details (Click here).