title: New continuing professional development.
abstract: Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is often discussed but it is not always easy to decide how it relates to our own work and whether we should be doing something about it. We should. In a new series, beginning February 2002 in Nursing Management, we will explore relevant areas of CPD for health professionals. The series is based on materials rawn from Open University courses and introduces some ideas to help you to develop yourself in your working environment.