UPCOMING Webinar:
CIRCL Part 2: Standards and Requirements for Pharmacies
November 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM | Hosted by CPBC
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To help you prepare for CIRCL (Continuous Improvement, Reporting, Collaborating, and Learning), CPBC's medication incident reporting program, we are hosting a comprehensive webinar series. This session will provide practical guidance on implementing CIRCL requirements in your pharmacy.
About this Webinar
This webinar will walk pharmacy professionals through the essential components of CIRCL implementation, from selecting a reporting platform to building a culture of continuous improvement. Participants will gain practical knowledge about reporting requirements, team collaboration, and how to turn learnings into meaningful safety improvements.
Upcoming Webinar Series
This is the second installment in our comprehensive series of webinars designed to support your transition to CIRCL. Additional sessions are scheduled throughout the transition period and will explore topics including patient perspectives and safety culture. All webinars will be recorded.
What We'll Cover on NOVEMBER 20
- Getting started: Selecting a reporting platform and understanding requirements
- What to report: Understanding medication incidents, near misses, and reporting criteria
- The reporting process: Documentation, client disclosure, and policies and procedures
- Collaboration: Team meetings, safety self-assessments, and collective learning
- Learning: Turning insights into action and continuous improvement
- Q&A session to address your questions
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About CIRCL
CIRCL is CPBC's comprehensive medication incident reporting program for all community and hospital pharmacies in BC. It's a framework designed to enhance medication safety through structured reporting, analysis, and shared learning.
Medication incidents are a leading cause of preventable harm in healthcare systems worldwide, and in BC, medication errors represent some of the most common complaints received by CPBC.
CIRCL provides a structured approach to quality improvement that helps pharmacies identify and address risks before incidents occur, learn from incidents systematically, enhance team collaboration, and create safer practice environments for patients and staff.
Transition Period: As of June 1, 2026, all CIRCL requirements will be in effect.
Key requirements include:
- Having access to a compliant reporting platform that integrates with national databases (NIDR for community pharmacies, NSIR for hospital pharmacies),
- Documenting all medication incidents with required information,
- Holding annual routine team meetings, and
- Completing safety self-assessments.
Additional Resources
CPBC is continuing to develop comprehensive resources to support pharmacies and pharmacy professionals through the transition to CIRCL implementation, including updated FAQs, and implementation guides.
These resources will be released progressively during the transition period.
For information about all pharmacy requirements and available resources, visit bcpharmacists.org/CIRCL.