The Canadian Cardiovascular Society has issued updated guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of dyslipidemia and prevention of cardiovascular disease (CV) in adults. The new guidelines place more emphasis on data obtained from clinic...
If you happen to visit the Safeway Pharmacy #0281 in Airdrie, you may catch the team there doing the "Dispensary Dance," where they attempt not to trip over one another or step on feet as they work in a very busy and rather small dispensary. They can now also do a dance of joy to celebrate their recent award.
The pharmacy team rece...
Please review and comment on the Alberta Provincial Personal Health Portal – Vision and approach.
We look forward to receiving your feedback. Please forward your c...
Source of alert: Health Canada, Oct. 15, 2009
Reason for alert: There have been reported cases, in the US, where the units of measure in the instructions on the pharmacy prescription label were provided in...
A reminder as we head into cold and flu season:
On Dec. 18, 2008, Health Canada released its decision that orally administered over-the-counter cough and cold products with certain active ingredients should not be used in children under 6 years of age....
The W.L. Boddy Pharmacy Award recognizes a pharmacy licensed in Alberta, whose health professionals, by virtue of their practice, have positively impacted the health of their community.
If this sounds like your pharmacy or a pharmacy that you know, nominat...
The Alberta College of Pharmacists (ACP) is hosting meetings in November to update technicians and pharmacists on technician regulation, ACP council priorities for 2010, and emerging issues.
Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians are invited to the following meetings:...
Alberta Health and Wellness (AHW) and Alberta Health Services (AHS) are coordinating the distribution of Alberta's share of the National Antiviral Stockpile (NAS).
Dr. Andre Corriveau, Chief Medical Officer of Health, has requested commu...
The fact is that falls cause more than 90% of hip fractures among seniors – and between 15 – 20% of those patients will die due to complications. Also, 40% of all nursing home admissions are the result of falls. These statistics alone are extremely significant, and justification for the Finding Balance campaign.
This...
ACP is inviting pharmacists to review and comment on the Alberta Provincial Personal Health Portal – Vision and approach document. The feedback from pharmacists is invaluable to this project to help address potential clinical impact, challenges, and opportunities for patient care.
This strategy for the Alberta provincial Personal Health...
Are you a pharmacist practicing in rural Alberta? Are you interested in receiving Additional Prescribing Authorization to provide chronic disease management for your patients?
The Centre for COMmunity Pharmacy Research and Interdisciplinary Strategies (C...
When you receive your certificates of completion for your CEUs, you may notice that some providers state that "a copy of your certificate has been sent to your provincial regulatory body". While this may be true in other provinces, this is not the case for Alberta!
ACP does not receive copies of CEU certificates from any CE providers, so please be sure to keep all of you...
Do you know a pharmacist who is an excellent professional role model? Who is providing outstanding service to the profession of pharmacy? A pharmacist who truly stands-out in their quest to improve patient care?
This November, ACP is hosting a series of meetings throughout the province to provide updates on technician regulation, ACP council priorities for 2010, and general dialogue around emerging issues. We'd love to see you there!
All events are scheduled for 7pm-9pm and light refreshments will be serv...
Feeling left out because all the kids got new pencil crayons and binders, but you didn’t? Well, cure those back-to-school blues by taking a course or attending a conference. This fall is full of opportunities to get your gray matter perking. Discover what’s new in cardiovascular therapy. Put your beliefs to the test at a sympo...
A message from Alberta Netcare:
Pharmacy Batch (PB) file processing is currently experiencing delays. Pharmacies will likely notice that their daily PB dispenses are taking longer than usual to appear in PIN, and their resp...
What do the Queen Mother, Nancy Reagan, Ed McMahon and Fidel Castro have in common?
They are all seniors who have suffered the serious consequences of a preventable fall. Sadly, thousands of seniors fall every year in Alberta, often with devastating results.
Fi...
On Sept. 15, 2009 an online survey was sent to 3377 clinical pharmacists in Alberta.
The survey is to find out if Alberta pharmacists are interested in learning more about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and contrib...
Interested in the latest CHEP recommendations and BPC hypertension information?
Sign up for the Oct. 24 Hypertension Management Train the Trainer Event.
WHEN: Sat., Oct. 24, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
WHERE: Stanley A. Milner Library, Edmonton
CREDIT: Event is accredited for 4.5 CEUs
...…for the new Practice Skills: Boot campcourse! We have rallied the troops to guide your "basic training" regarding patient assessment and documentation skills. Although we won't be getting you to drop down and give us 20, we do have an exciting and active two-day workshop planned for Nov. 7 and 8, 2009.
The registration deadline is Oct. 2, 2009. Please see the ...
