On November 5, 2019, the College received its Canada Award for Excellence – Silver Certification in the Excellence, Innovation and Wellness® category.
The College is searching for a registered pharmacy professional in BC to serve a three-year term as its representative on the Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada (PEBC)!
Canadian Patient Safety Week runs from October 28 to November 1, 2019. Join the Canadian Patient Safety Institute in promoting best practices and inspiring improvement in patient safety and quality.
The Canadian Council on Continuing Education in Pharmacy is asking for BC’s pharmacy professionals to participate in a survey to help inform their new strategic plan
As flu season approaches, make sure you’re prepared to provide immunizations by reviewing the College’s Drug Administration Certification requirements.
Starting January 2, 2020, prescriptions for certain codeine containing liquid preparations will require a Controlled Prescription Program duplicate prescription form. As with all Controlled Prescription Program drugs, these preparations must also be stored in a time-delay safe.
The College is set to begin developing standards and criteria, as well as bylaw and policy changes in order to implement mandatory anonymous Medication Incident Reporting in all pharmacies by 2022/2023.
September 30th has been declared Orange Shirt Day, in recognition of the harm the residential school system has left on generations of indigenous families and their communities. Wear an orange shirt and help create awareness of the individual, family and inter-generational impacts of Residential Schools in Canada.
Managers of community pharmacies must complete the Board-approved pharmacy manager training program as per Professional Practice Policy 69: Community Pharmacy Manager Education.
New reporting requirements for Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) have been in in effect since November 1, 2018. As part of the new reporting process, all provincial and federal reportable information began to be collected through new provincial forms for MAiD through a streamlined the reporting process which fulfilled both the provincial and federal reporting obligations for MAiD.