ACP News

acpnews Fall 2009
acpnews Fall 2009
October 1, 2009
  • Meet ACP's new Professional Practice Director

Notes from the President

Competence

  • Change to injection authorization requirements
  • Continuing Pharmacy Education name change

Complaints Resolution

  • Disciplinary report summaries

Partners in Practice

  • From the faculty
  • Netcare Portal 2004 shutting down
  • PEBC assessors needed
  • In memory

Patient Safety

  • Finding Balance

Quality Pharmacist Practice

  • Increase in Aromatase Inhibitor prescriptions
  • Mailing controlled substances to patients outside of Canada?
  • Are you authorized?
  • Manufacturing Practice Guidelines updated
  • Documenting delivered prescriptions
  • Offsite record storage approvals
  • Safe disposal of used sharps
  • New community version of RELATE/RESPOND
  • APEX Awards call for nominations
acpnews Summer 2009
acpnews Summer 2009
July 1, 2009
  • ACP welcomes new president

Notes from the Registrar

Competence

  • Universal flu immunizations
  • Learning Portfolio audits

Complaints Resolution

  • Disciplinary report summaries

Partners in Practice

  • Conference lessons
  • Community Pharmacy Outreach Program
  • Blueprint update
  • New name, new look
  • PD course graduates
  • From the faculty
  • In memory

Patient Safety

  • Lax-A-Day update

Quality Pharmacist Practice

  • Public awareness campaign update
  • PDA amendments and mail order pharmacies
  • Two changes to record keeping requirements
  • Scheduling of naproxen sodium 220 mg
  • Tech regulation webinar online
  • Pharmacy wins tobacco reduction award
  • To be posted...
  • Thank you Alberta pharmacists!
acpnews Spring 2009
acpnews Spring 2009
April 1, 2009
  • Congratulations 2009 APEX Award recipients
  • Honourary ACP life memberships
  • Public awareness campaign

Notes from Council

  • Message from the Registrar
  • Code of Ethics forum discoveries

Registration & Licensure

  • Registration renewal time

Competence

  • Learning portfolio responsibilities
  • CE requirements for registration renewal

Patient safety

  • Drops and dosing
  • Asthma: High doses/little lungs
  • Prevent drug diversions
  • Methotrexate - be aware
  • New labelling for Novo-Ferrogluc

Partners in Practice

  • Early bird conference registration deadline soon!
  • From the faculty
  • In memory
  • Dental hygienist prescribers

Quality Pharmacist Practice

  • Submitting YOUR application
  • Narcotic count discrepancies
  • Hold on a minute while I sign...
  • Internet pharmacy services
  • Pharmacy library requirements

Back cover

  • Name the e-newsletter winner
acpnews Winter 2009
acpnews Winter 2009
January 1, 2009
  • It's a new year and a new era of pharmacist practice. Are you ready?

Notes from Council

  • Call for nominations
  • Call for resolutions
  • Code of Ethics consultation

Competence

  • How do you know you are competent to prescribe?
  • Online CPD plan
  • Changes in accumulating CEUs
  • Congratulations to super learners and PD course graduates

Registration & Licensure

  • Display those credentials

Partners in Practice

  • From the faculty
  • Pharmacist profile
  • Tri-profession conference

Patient Safety

  • Clearing up metronidazole dispensing confusion

Quality Pharmacist Practice

  • New ACP e-newsletter
  • Not getting college emails?
  • Public awareness campaign update
  • Notes from the field
  • What are you waiting for?