Demonstration of proficiency of product release

What is demonstration of proficiency of product release?

After registering on the Provisional Pharmacy Technician Register, you will be required to identify a pharmacist preceptor who will supervise and verify that you have completed 100 final checks with 100% accuracy. You must complete a minimum of 20 checks per day over a maximum of three months.

What is the procedure for demonstrating proficiency of product release?

Step 1: Register on the Provisional Pharmacy Technician Register

• You must be registered on the Provisional Pharmacy Technician Register before demonstrating proficiency of product release.

Step 2: Find an evaluator and evaluation site and notify ACP

• your evaluator must not be in a close personal relationship with you, and must either be:
  • an Alberta pharmacist who has a minimum of two years of direct patient care, or
  • an Alberta pharmacy technician who has been on the pharmacy technician register for a minimum of two years.
     
• The evaluation site must be
  • a licenced Alberta community pharmacy, or
  • an institutional (hospital) pharmacy in Alberta.
     
• ACP must approve the evaluator and evaluation site before you begin
  • Submit a demonstration of proficiency of product release notification form signed by both the participant and the evaluator
  • ACP will email you a notification of approval for the evaluator and evaluation site

Step 3: Demonstrate proficiency

• You must
  • Complete a minimum of 100 final checks with 100% accuracy.
  •  Complete a minimum of 20 checks per day over a maximum of three months.
  • Complete final checks as outlined in Standard 7.14 of the Standards of Practice for Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians.
  • Use a new daily tracking log every day to record items checked and identify any errors.
• If you make an error in completing a final check, the process must begin again at zero.
• You have a maximum of three attempts to achieve the minimum 100 final checks with 100% accuracy. If you are unable to do so, you and your evaluator must notify ACP.

Step 4: Submit a signed completion form to ACP

• download the demonstration of proficiency of product release completion form, and
• the form must be signed by your evaluator.

Questions?

registrationinfo@abpharmacy.ca
780-990-0321 or toll-free at 1-877-227-3838