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Quality Assurance
In the Know: The New Knowledge Assessment for Pharmacists

With the goal of encouraging ongoing learning and optimizing patient health outcomes, the knowledge assessment is another educational tool for pharmacists to support their delivery of safe, quality patient care.
Community Practice Environment
Tips to Make Flu Season Easier on your Pharmacy

Flu season is taking place at the same time as COVID-19, with many pharmacies managing both flu and COVID-19 vaccinations. Read tips to make flu season easier on your pharmacy.
Ask A Practice Consultant
Ask a Practice Consultant: Disclosing Personal Health Information

Are there situations where it may be appropriate to disclose a patient’s personal health information without their express consent? Pharmacy Connection posed this question to one of our practice consultants.
COVID-19
Boosting Mental Health During COVID-19

The best practice approaches for burnout are multi-faceted, involving a high focus on self-care strategies for the individual, and reducing work environment stressors.

COVID-19

Boosting Mental Health During COVID-19
October 1, 2021
The best practice approaches for burnout are multi-faceted, involving a high focus on self-care strategies for the individual, and reducing work environment stressors.
Positive Impact of Emergency Assignment Registration Felt on Pandemic Frontlines
September 20, 2021
To ease the demands on the pharmacy workforce and support the province’s vaccine efforts, the College initiated emergency assignment registration for temporary certificates of registration for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.
Pharmacy Professionals Play Vital Role in Ontario’s Safe Re-opening
July 30, 2021
As Ontario’s vaccination rates continue to climb and the province begins to re-open, pharmacy professionals are playing a key role in driving province-wide progress.

Medication Safety

Creating a Culture of Medication Safety in Your Pharmacy
October 18, 2021
To mark Canadian Patient Safety Week, we are taking a look at the importance of pharmacies establishing a culture of medication safety with the goal of enhancing patient safety.
How Swiss Cheese Can Help Visualize Medication Safety Risks
September 23, 2021
When a medication safety incident occurs, it often has multiple causes—a series of mistakes, oversights or system failures. The Swiss cheese model of system accidents helps us visualize this.
How to Balance Patient Safety and Efficiency in Community Pharmacy
July 30, 2021
Making continuous quality improvements in community pharmacy relies on the analysis of good data, and a recent Safety Bulletin from ISMP Canada shows how problematic processes can contribute to medication…

Compounding

Pharmacist Q&A: Implementing Non-Sterile Compounding Standards
November 22, 2021
Julianne Labelle, pharmacy program director at the Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre in Barrie, shares her thoughts on the impact, challenges and benefits of implementing NAPRA’s non-sterile compounding standards.
Exploring the Foundations of Pharmacy Renovations
November 11, 2021
When considering a pharmacy renovation, a well thought out plan will help create a space that encourages and supports safe and appropriate workflow and optimizes the delivery of patient care.
Implementation of Non-Sterile Compounding Standards
July 30, 2021
Pharmacy Connection asked the College operations advisors to each name one piece of advice they would give to registrants to support implementation of the non-sterile compounding standards.

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Quality Assurance

In the Know: The New Knowledge Assessment for Pharmacists

November 30, 2021 by Pharmacy Connection Comments are Disabled

With the goal of encouraging ongoing learning and optimizing patient health outcomes, the knowledge assessment is another educational tool for pharmacists to support their delivery of safe, quality patient care.

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Non-Sterile Compounding

Pharmacist Q&A: Implementing Non-Sterile Compounding Standards

November 22, 2021 by Pharmacy Connection Comments are Disabled

Julianne Labelle, pharmacy program director at the Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre in Barrie, shares her thoughts on the impact, challenges and benefits of implementing NAPRA’s non-sterile compounding standards.

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Error Prevention

Focus on Error Prevention (November 2021)

November 18, 2021 by Pharmacy Connection Comments are Disabled

Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians must be aware of the potential for error when medication is dispensed in the original sealed stock bottle.

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Practice Insight

Practice Insight: Preventing Dispensing Errors

November 15, 2021 by Pharmacy Connection Comments are Disabled

This Practice Insight reminds pharmacists of their duty to provide patient counselling for new medication prescriptions, verify a medication prior to dispensing and keep clear, accurate and legible records.

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In the Know: The New Knowledge Assessment for Pharmacists

Tips to Make Flu Season Easier on your Pharmacy

Ask a Practice Consultant: Disclosing Personal Health Information

Boosting Mental Health During COVID-19

Latest Posts

In the Know: The New Knowledge Assessment for Pharmacists

Pharmacist Q&A: Implementing Non-Sterile Compounding Standards

Focus on Error Prevention (November 2021)

Practice Insight: Preventing Dispensing Errors

Exploring the Foundations of Pharmacy Renovations

COVID-19

Boosting Mental Health During COVID-19

Positive Impact of Emergency Assignment Registration Felt on Pandemic Frontlines

Pharmacy Professionals Play Vital Role in Ontario’s Safe Re-opening

Medication Safety

Creating a Culture of Medication Safety in Your Pharmacy

How Swiss Cheese Can Help Visualize Medication Safety Risks

How to Balance Patient Safety and Efficiency in Community Pharmacy

Compounding

Pharmacist Q&A: Implementing Non-Sterile Compounding Standards

Exploring the Foundations of Pharmacy Renovations

Implementation of Non-Sterile Compounding Standards

Latest Posts

In the Know: The New Knowledge Assessment for Pharmacists

Pharmacist Q&A: Implementing Non-Sterile Compounding Standards

Focus on Error Prevention (November 2021)

Practice Insight: Preventing Dispensing Errors

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