The College of Pharmacists of British Columbia is pleased to welcome Suzanne Solven as our new Registrar and Chief Executive Officer. Suzanne will be replacing Registrar Bob Nakagawa, who will be retiring in early 2022.
UPDATE: In November 2021, Health Canada issued an update to the Subsection 56(1) class exemption for patients, practitioners and pharmacists prescribing and providing controlled substances in Canada to allow transfers of controlled substances prescriptions between provinces.
The highlights from the November Board Meeting are now available.
If you are in community-based practice, it is important to review the Order to confirm it applies to you. While the Order is largely directed at employees of certain organizations, such as health authorities, pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in community pharmacies under contract with those...
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU: HOW’S OUR SERVICE?
From October 18 - November 19, take the College’s Customer Satisfaction Survey and help us continue to improve our service standards!
The highlights from the September Board Meeting are now available.
Polls are now open for Fraser Valley (District 2), Kootenay / Okanagan (District 4), and Pharmacy Technicians (District 8).
Board Election Candidates Confirmed - Polls Open September 15, 2021
The College is pleased to announce the following candidates for the upcoming College of Pharmacists of BC Board Elections. Candidates are listed alphabetically by district.
The College has partnered with Prometric to administer the JE as a computer-based exam. Candidates will have the option to take the exam at a Prometric Test Center or as a remotely proctored exam.
Now Accepting Nominations for the 2021 Board Elections
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Job Opportunity: Project Manager - Strategic Initiatives
To support continuity of care to patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, on March 19, 2020, Health Canada issued a national class exemption under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) and its regulations, for prescriptions of controlled substances.
In order to continue to maintain Canadians’ access to controlled substances for medical treatments, the expiration date of this...
The College’s New Online Full Registration System is now live. This means that as of June 23, 2021, pharmacy professionals who have completed all of the necessary requirements will be able to submit their Full Registration application online by logging into their eServices account.
Starting June 30, 2021, the College will no longer be accepting paper applications. All Full Registration...
2020/2021 ANNUAL REPORT NOW AVAILABLE!
The College of Pharmacists of BC’s Annual Report for the fiscal year 2020/2021 (March 1, 2020 to February 28, 2021) is now available at annualreport.bcpharmacists.org.
The highlights from the June Board Meeting are now available.
RACISM IN HEALTH CARE: AN APOLOGY TO INDIGENOUS PEOPLE AND A PLEDGE TO BE ANTI-RACIST
Photo courtesy of Capilano University
The highlights from the April Board Meeting are now available.
The College has partnered with Prometric to administer the JE as a computer-based exam. Candidates will have the option to take the exam at a Prometric Test Center or as a remotely proctored exam.
On March 17, 2021, the Federal Bill C-7, An Act to Amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying) received Royal Assent. This new legislation expands eligibility of medical assistance in dying (MAiD); modifies existing safeguards and adds new safeguards; introduces a waiver of final consent to receive MAiD in certain circumstances; and expands the monitoring regime for MAiD.
At its September 2020 meeting, as part of the 2021/22 budget, the College Board approved a fee increase of 5.5% for an annual pharmacy licence which will come into effect on April 1, 2021.
As of March 15, 2021, amendments to the College’s bylaws under the Health Professions Act (HPA) requiring temporary registrants to provide additional information to the College every 12 months, if their temporary registration period exceeds 12 months, are now in effect.
The College of Pharmacists of BC is inviting pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to help modernize the Jurisprudence Examination (JE) by providing input through a series of workshops.
The highlights from the February Board Meeting are now available.
CALL FOR VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE MEMBERS 2021
The College of Pharmacists of British Columbia is inviting volunteers to serve on its committees!
After granting PDAP exemptions for registration renewals between March 2020 and February 2021, the College would like to remind registrants that beginning in March 2021 all registrants must once again complete their PDAP requirements prior to their registration renewal deadline.
The College has partnered with Prometric to administer the JE as a computer-based exam. Candidates will have the option to take the exam at a Prometric Test Center or as a remotely proctored exam.