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Month: July 2020

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Spring/Summer 2020

Making Mental Health A Priority for Pharmacy Professionals

July 29, 2020 by Pharmacy Connection 0 comments

The last few months have been an exceedingly challenging time for healthcare professionals – including pharmacy professionals – who have been coping with the many disruptions and hardships that COVID-19 has created while also trying to provide their patients with

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College Board Approval of Regulations an Important Step Towards Minor Ailment Prescribing for Ontario Pharmacists

July 29, 2020 by Pharmacy Connection 0 comments

In 2019, the Minister of Health asked the College to submit regulations to enable an expanded scope of practice for pharmacists that, among other things, would allow for prescribing of drugs for certain minor ailments. This expanded scope is intended

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AIMS, Spring/Summer 2020

AIMS: Identifying Areas of Risk with the PSSA

July 29, 2020 by Pharmacy Connection 0 comments

The Pharmacy Safety Self-Assessment (PSSA) is now available on the AIMS Pharmapod platform and must be completed by community pharmacies by December 31, 2021.

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AIMS, Spring/Summer 2020

AIMS: Committing to Continuous Quality Improvement

July 29, 2020 by Pharmacy Connection 0 comments

The success of the AIMS Program in improving patient safety in pharmacies, and across the province, depends on recording medication incidents and near misses promptly to the Pharmapod platform. Pharmacy professionals should actively participate in facilitating the integration of the

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