September 30th has been declared Orange Shirt Day, in recognition of the harm the residential school system has left on generations of indigenous families and their communities.
September 30th has been declared Orange Shirt Day, in recognition of the harm the residential school system has left on generations of indigenous families and their communities.
On April 1, 2018, the College’s amendments to the Pharmacy Operations and Drug Scheduling Act Bylaws came into effect. These amendments incorporate new pharmacy ownership requirements approved by the Provincial Government in 2016.
In order to provide clarity and assistance to pharmacy owners and managers who have yet to undergo the amended licensure renewal process, we’ve compiled answers to 10 of the most frequently asked questions:
Read about past chair Anar Dossa's experience as a member of the Board of the College of Pharmacists of BC.
There is still space to sign up for the Therapeutics Initiative annual one day drug therapy course being held at Surrey Memorial Hospital on Saturday Oct 27, 2018.
This is a reminder to any individual who has an eServices account not to share their usernames and passwords with another person. The College’s system tracks all activity on eServices and any changes or entries submitted within an account will be attributed to that account holder.
Through community outreach, public and health care professional education, and research and surveillance, the Antibiotic Wise program is attempting to reduce the overuse and misuse of antibiotics in B.C. to ensure we continue to have effective treatments for bacterial infections in the future
To fill the gap with a pharmacy-specific educational path for BC pharmacists to become professional leaders, the UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences is developing a new pharmacy Professional Master's degree program focused on leadership, patient and professional education, practice in the primary care setting, and advanced topics in healthcare delivery and therapeutics.
You can play an important role in our 2018 Board elections by identifying and nominating the best possible candidates, or deciding to run yourself
In BC, pharmacists are able to provide therapeutic substitutions to help ensure patients receive safe and effective care (following the requirements under Professional Practice Policy-58: Medication Management (Adapting a Prescription).
Submitting your pharmacy licence renewal requirements under the new pharmacy ownership requirements is not a challenging process. However, it is crucial that you submit the correct documents so as to avoid significant delays in the processing of your renewal application.
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that typically affects the lungs and is spread from person to person through the air by droplets expelled when coughing or sneezing. This disease poses a global public health threat. In 2016, about 10 million people fell ill with TB and about 1.7 million died worldwide from the disease. Despite efforts to eliminate this disease, TB is now the leading infectious disease killer globally and the leading killer of people living with HIV.