Call for ACP committee members
May 28, 2013- Registration and entry to practice
- Competence and continuing education
- Quality pharmacist practice, including standards of practice and pharmacist perfor...
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Dean's Golf Tournament
May 28, 2013Monday, June 17
Wolf Creek Golf Resort, Ponoka
Registration: 10:00 a.m.
Shotgun Start: 11:00 a.m.
Funds raised support scholarships and bursaries for undergraduate pharmacy students. New! A portion of your golfing fee(s) is eligible for a $55 charitable tax receipt. See the event webpage for registration details.
...Post-professional Doctor of Pharmacy program taking applications
May 28, 2013Council meeting June 14
May 28, 20138:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Friday, June 14
Chateau Lacombe, Edmonton
Council meetings are open to observers at council’s discretion. To reserve a seat, please call Leslie Ainslie at 780-990-0321, 1-877-227-3838 or email leslie.ainslie@pharmacists.ab.ca. Due to seating limitations, priority will be given to college registrants who have regi...
AGM will be webcast live
May 28, 2013Saturday, June 15, 12:20 to 1:45 p.m.
Chateau Lacombe, Edmonton
View the agenda and 2012 AGM draft minutes
Want to view remotely? The AGM will be viewable online. Remote participants may submit questions and comments during the discussion portions of the meeting. However, remote voting will not be available. Watch the ACP website and...
AHS restricts codeine-containing products to adults only
May 28, 2013Alberta Health Services (AHS) has recently approved a formulary restriction on codeine which limits the use of codeine-containing products to adults (patients over the age of eighteen) within all AHS facilities.
While this restriction only applies to inpatient A...
Post-professional Doctor of Pharmacy program taking applications
May 14, 2013Applications for the U of A’s fall 2014 Post-Professional Doctor of Pharmacy full-time program will be accepted starting July 2, 2013. This one-year clinical undergraduate program includes classroom courses and experiential learning. The prog...
Call for committee members
May 14, 2013- Registration and entry to practice
- Competence and continuing education
- Quality pharmacist practice, including standards of practice and pharmacist performance...
Annual report online
May 14, 2013The 2012-2013 annual report:
Reminder: Pharmacist may not prescribe Zolpidem
May 14, 2013A pharmacist may not prescribe Zolpidem as it is classified under Benzodiazepines and Other Targeted Substances Regulations under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
Prohibition from prescribing narcotics and controlled drugs
(from Standards of Practice for Pharma...
Pre-register for ACP's annual general meeting
May 14, 201312:20 to 1:45 p.m., Saturday, June 15
Chateau Lacombe, Edmonton
View the agenda and 2012 AGM draft minutes
As space is limited, anyone not registering for the symposium should register in advance to attend the annual general meeting and order lunch.
The resolutions comm...
Early bird symposium deadline TOMORROW
May 14, 2013Get a head start on your CEUs for 2014 as you develop strategies and a tool kit to help you:
- Confidently respond to drug-seeking behaviour
- Better collaborate with other healthcare professionals
- Efficiently and effectively manage patients being treated for opioid dependence