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council report Introduction of Bill 179 - (Regulated Health Professions Statute Law Amendment Act, 2009) The Minister of Health and Long- Term Care has introduced an omnibus bill that will increase access to health care services by the public of Ontario through expanding the scopes of pharmacists and other health care professionals. This piece of legislation will have an impact on the specific acts of other professions and the College will be reviewing the Bill in detail in order to prepare submissions for the government. At Council’s direction, a request has been made for the College to appear and present to the Standing Committee on Social Policy. Regular updates will be provided to Council as developments occur in this area. Grants Approved Council approved a grant of $2,000 in support of Educational Sessions at OB-CSHP’s Annual General Meeting to be held in Toronto at the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy building of the University of Toronto on November 14, 2009. Council also endorsed the Executive Committee’s recommendation that the College sponsor an education session at OPA’s annual conference to be held on September 10-12, 2009. This year, the sponsorship, in the sum of $2,500, is being provided for the session entitled “Human Factors in Error Prevention”. SPT Preceptor Criteria Approved Revisions to the “Preceptor Criteria – Registered Pharmacy Student/ Intern” were approved by Council, and can be found on the College’s website and in the SPT Manuals and application forms. Essentially, the criteria have been revised to provide greater clarity and the key changes include the addition of “SPT” to clarify that these criteria are only applicable to preceptors supervising students or interns as part of the OCP’s Structured Practical Training (SPT) program. (Pharmacists supervising pharmacy students for experiential training as part of the University of Toronto or University of Waterloo programs are required to meet the criteria determined by those pharmacy degree programs.) In addition, pharmacists may now supervise both an SPEP (Structured Practical Experiential Program at the University of Toronto), student and an SPT student/intern at the same time. This will not only ensure a greater availability of preceptors but will also provide shared learning opportunities for students, interns and preceptors. Blueprint for Pharmacy The College was recently invited to provide feedback respecting CPhA’s (Canadian Pharmacists’ Association) “Blueprint for Pharmacy Implementation Plan” and accompanying “draft Operational Framework”. Council strongly supported the principles incorporated in the Blueprint for Pharmacy, including the integration of international pharmacy graduates, the regulation of pharmacy technicians, an expanded scope of practice for pharmacists, and e-prescribing demonstration pilots, all of which are well underway in Ontario. The College’s Strategic Plan will ensure these initiatives continue and are well aligned with the principles and actions required to give effect to the Blueprint for Pharmacy. However, Council had concerns respecting the far-reaching implications of the implementation plan and the operational framework proposed. Primarily, these include resource implications, both human and financial, as well as the potential for duplication of effort and CPhA has been advised that these issues might be ameliorated by establishing a regular reporting system through NAPRA as a means of tracking progress in individual provinces. PEBC Update Also included for Council’s information was a report from the Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada (PEBC) highlighting their progress on various initiatives. Of particular note is their work relating to the Pharmacy Technician Entry-to- Practice Examination. This College is committed to working closely with PEBC as they work towards providing a national, standardized assessment process that will ensure that entry-level pharmacy technicians have the necessary professional knowledge, skills, and abilities to practice safely and effectively. 8 pharmacyconnection • July/August 2009
Proposed PharmD Program Update Council noted for information that while the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto plan to develop and implement a new curriculum to replace the existing 4-year BScPhm program will not be realized for the 2010 cycle, the Faculty’s proposal for the PharmD program has been forwarded by the Ontario Ministries of Health and of Training, Colleges and Universities to the Pan- Canadian Coordinating Committee for review. Until this review has occurred, the curriculum for the BSc- Phm program, aside from alreadyplanned and required revisions, will remain essentially unchanged for students admitted in September 2010. Council Honours Dean Wayne Hindmarsh Following adjournment of Council discussions on Monday, June 8, 2009, a Reception to recognize and honour Dean Wayne Hindmarsh on his retirement was attended by Council members. Dr. and Mrs. Hindmarsh were guests of honour at the Reception and Registrar Williams and President Wiersema took the opportunity to thank the Dean for his considerable input both at Council and committee levels during his tenure. The next Council meeting will be held on September 14 and 15, 2009. For information, please contact Ushma Rajdev at urajdev@ocpinfo. com Council Elections District 3 – Mr. Sherif Guorgui - acclaimed District 6 – Election to be held* District 9 – Ms. Bonnie Hauser - acclaimed District 12 – Mr. Peter Gdyczynski - acclaimed District 15 - No nominations received. A by-election will be held at a date yet to be determined District 16 – Ms. Doris Nessim - acclaimed PUBLIC MEMBERS REAPPOINTED FOR A FURTHER 3-YEAR TERM Mr. Thomas Baulke, Collingwood Mr. David Hoff, Oakville CONGR ATULATIONS TO ALL! * Information respecting the elections has been forwarded to members in electoral District 6. Please note that votes must be cast by close of day on Wednesday, August 5, 2009. Please also be reminded that for this year, all terms on Council are for one year and beginning next summer, elections will be held in accordance with the revised electoral districts as circulated to members in the May/June 2008 issue of Pharmacy Connection. pharmacyconnection • July/August 2009 9
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