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Indigenous Awareness and Effective Interaction Strategies for Health Care Professionals – January 24, 2017

January 18, 2017

The University of Alberta, in collaboration with the Pharmacy Alumni Association and the Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists (Alberta Branch)…

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MAID update

December 14, 2016

Thank you to all the pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in community and hospital-based practices who have taken extraordinary measures to…

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Know your limits and practice within them

December 14, 2016

A recent hearing tribunal issued its written decision on the merit and orders regarding the conduct of a pharmacist who…

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Simple math still needs checking: tips for avoiding medication errors

December 14, 2016

Over the past month, the college has investigated several complaints involving registrants who have calculated and then dispensed an incorrect,…

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Live vaccines may not be appropriate for immunocompromised patients

December 14, 2016

Pharmacists are reminded that the influenza vaccine administered as a nasal spray (FluMist) is a live, attenuated vaccine, and therefore…

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Update from council

December 14, 2016

Council convened December 5-6, 2016 in Edmonton and will reconvene again on March 2-3, 2017. Following are highlights of council’s…

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Regional meeting recap

December 14, 2016

Thank you to everyone who participated in our recent Regional Meetings in Edmonton, Lethbridge, and online! Together with over 100…

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Tale of the two Dhaliwals

December 14, 2016

We recently became aware of two Edmonton area physicians who share the exact same first, last and middle name. Each…

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Alberta seniors invited to participate in medication adherence study

December 14, 2016

The ACCESS Study is encouraging medication adherence in low income (less than $50,000 annual household income) Alberta seniors. ACCESS is…

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Major PIN outage scheduled for December 4, 2016

November 30, 2016

Alberta Health is planning a major outage to the Pharmaceutical Information Network (PIN) on Sunday, December 4, between 1:00 a.m.

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