On November 28th 2017, BC’s Director of Licensing updated the Standard of Practice for the Prevention of Opioid Overdose Deaths in Community Care Facilities. These changes were minor in nature - they reflect the evolving nature of this issue, and provide further clarification on requirements.
The Practice Review Program’s Pharmacy Professionals Review is grounded upon Board-approved focus areas that were identified as having the most impact on patient safety. In previous articles, we discussed the topics of patient ID verification, profile check, and counselling. The final focus area, documentation, ties everything together by leaving a written record of what has been done and identifies the registrant responsible for each step.
The Practice Review Program’s Pharmacy Professionals Review is grounded upon Board-approved focus areas that were identified as having the most impact on patient safety. Counseling is one focus area in which pharmacists can use their clinical pharmacy knowledge to directly increase the probability of positive therapeutic outcomes
The Practice Review Program’s Pharmacy Professionals Review is grounded upon Board-approved focus areas that were identified as having the most impact on patient safety. One such focus area is the Profile Check, which is a fundamental role pharmacists play within the healthcare team as medication experts.
The Practice Review Program’s Pharmacy Professionals Review is based on Board-approved focus areas that were identified as having the most impact on patient safety. The first of these focus areas is Patient Identification Verification, which is the very first step to providing pharmacy care.
If you are planning to submit your continuing education, or complete your registration or pharmacy license renewal over the holidays, make sure you are prepared.
Influenza, often called the flu, is an infection of the upper airway caused by an influenza virus. Each year, thousands of people in Canada are hospitalized and may die from influenza and its complications.
The best way to protect yourself against influenza and reduce the spread of the virus to others, is by getting vaccinated.
The College would like to remind pharmacies and pharmacy professionals involved in sterile compounding that they should begin to focus on implementing the second phase of the new Model Standards for Pharmacy Compounding.
Starting in December 2017, College Compliance Officers will be conducting Pharmacy Professionals Reviews for Pharmacy Technicians in Community Practice using a new set of focus areas that are more applicable to their scope of practice.
Secure home delivery services play an important role in providing pharmacy access for many elderly and differently-able patients. Pharmacists are reminded of their legislated responsibilities when providing this service.