ACP News

acpnews November/December 2007

November 1, 2007

• Mail order pharmacy and the delivery of drugs across provincial borders
• Proposed bylaw amendment
• Notes from Council
• RxCEL info
• Additional prescribing authorization pilot update
• First independent deploys Portal 2006
• Notifying when you prescribe
• New resources for you
• Karen Wolfe appointed ED of NAPRA
• Changing pharmacy hours
• Notes from the field
• UofA honours two ACP registrants
• Promoxine schedule clarified
• TPP update
• New tobacco cessation supports
• Changes to complaints resolution process
• From the faculty
• In memory

acpnews September/October 2007

September 1, 2007

• ACP's first public member appointed to Order of Canada
• Notes from the field
• New resources on ACP website
• Pharmacist prescribing feedback
• New public appointee to council
• Two more live orientation sessions
• Proposed legislation that could affect you
• Throw a party - with ACP's help
• RxCEL info
• Drug schedule changes
• A reminder about clozapine therapy
• Compounding and repackaging agreement
• Tri-profession conference evaluation
• Summary of Investigating Committee report
• Error prone abbreviations
• Change to passport guarantor definition
• CPhA award winners
• Pharmacy technician update
• NAPRA approves pharmacist competencies
• Dental hygienist prescribing
• ...from the faculty

acpnews July/August 2007

July 1, 2007

• Highlights from our new president's inaugural address
• Councils says goodbyes and hellos
• Your 2007/2008 Council
• New bylaws on ACP website
• Bill 45 re tobacco reduction
• RxCEL update
• Learning portfolio audits
• Learning portfolio tip
• Online CPD log
• Records retention
• Learning portfolio tip
• Drug schedule changes
• Dexedrine
• Health Canada advisories
• Methadone guidelines
• Forgeries and stolen Rx
• Patient concerns/complaints resolution framework
• Blueprint for pharmacy
• Netcare and personal info
• Netcare and PIAs and ORAs
• DUE QUARTERLY update
• Tri-profession conference report
• From the faculty
• Grad breakfast
• In memory

acpnews May/June 2007

May 1, 2007

• April 1 a defining day for pharmacy
• Election results
• Executive Committee 2007/08
• Additional prescribing privileges
• New bylaws
• Call for committee members
• Annual report on the web
• Registration renewal
• 2007/08 fees
• Pharmacy renewals
• Late registrations = suspended
• Award winners
• Live orientation sessions
• Expecting a student?
• RxCEL update
• Learning portfolio tip
• Changes to CE cycle
• CE rebates
• Collecting PHNs
• Drug schedule changes
• Health Canada advisories
• Golytely and PEG 3350
• Ketogenic diet
• CCHSA surveyors sought
• Important Netcare info
• Investigating committee report
• Suspension of physicians
• From the faculty

acpnews March/April 2007

March 1, 2007

• Albertans and you
• Election under way
• Accuracy and patient care
• New digs
• Registration renewal
• 2007/08 registration renewal fees
• Farewell to Michael Faulkner
• Award winners
• Renew online and win
• Changed relationships
• Fluency requirements changing
• Veterinarian suspensions
• Physician retirement
• RxCEL update
• CE requirements
• Learning portfolio tip
• Health Canada advisories
• Generic interchangeability
• Refills and deceased physicians
• Sending Rx to AB patients in US
• Selling NHPs not approved for use
• TPP changes Feb/07
• Influenza vaccine and pregnancy
• Islet transplantation
• Loans for immigrant professionals
• Invitation to be PEBC assessor
• Do your patients understand?
• CPE's new focus
• White Coat Ceremony 2007
• Helping you cut costs
• Tri-profession conference
• May 6 Celebration Day
• From the faculty
• In memory

acpnews January/February 2007

January 1, 2007

• Message from the president
• Records impact patient care
• Council highlights
• Pharmacy technician regulation
• Advertising unapproved drugs
• ACP communication survey
• Call for nominations
• Call for resolutions
• HIA amended
• RxCEL update
• Learning portfolio tip
• Breach of info protection
• NHP compounding policu
• Dispensing vitamin K and LMWH
• Selling drugs to ambulance operators
• Forgery/stolen pad alert list
• Signage removal
• FDA methadone warning
• FDA removes quinine products
• New info about Tamiflu
• Counterfeit pharmaceuticals
• Health care survey highlights
• Bredin's IPG preceptor manual
• Investigating committee report
• Conference info
• From the faculty
• In memory