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New HQCA website targets the issue of abbreviation use in healthcare

January 13, 2016

The Health Quality Council of Alberta (HQCA) recently launched a new website, abbreviations.hqca.ca, specifically targeting the use of abbreviations in healthcare. Abbreviation…

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PharmD for Practicing Pharmacists – now accepting full-time applications!

January 13, 2016

The University of Alberta is accepting applications for the full-time PharmD for Practicing Pharmacists Program starting this September. The application…

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Help your patients monitor their health with ACP’s new Health Journals!

January 13, 2016

ACP’s Health Journals are a great tool to help patients take a more active role in monitoring their physical and…

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December 2015 Health Product InfoWatch now available

December 22, 2015

The December 2015 issue of Health Product InfoWatch (formerly Canadian Adverse Reaction Newsletter), published by the Marketed Health Products Directorate, Health Products…

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Help your patients stay healthy during the holidays – encourage influenza immunization

December 16, 2015

Influenza has begun to spread across Alberta, and, as the holiday season approaches, all Albertans six months and older are…

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Pharmacy reimbursement under Interim Federal Health Program

December 16, 2015

The Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP) is a program funded by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) that provides limited, temporary,…

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Pharmacists, have you started your 2015/2016 Continuing Competence Program portfolio yet?

December 16, 2015

Only five months left before your 2015/2016 professional portfolios are due! All pharmacists who are renewing their practice permits are…

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Alberta pharmacist wins national award for her life-changing patient care efforts

December 2, 2015

Melissa Hozack recognized with ‘Commitment to Care & Service Award for Health Promotion’ About 300 people in Redcliff, Alberta shed a…

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Understanding the prescriber lists

December 2, 2015

Scenario: You receive a prescription from a nurse practitioner (NP) for a controlled drug or substance. You look up the NP…

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Patient safety courses offered by the Health Quality Council of Alberta and the University of Calgary in 2016

December 2, 2015

Looking for additional Continuing Education Units (CEUs)? The Health Quality Council of Alberta (HQCA), in partnership with the University of Calgary, will offer…

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