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50.2% Would be very likely to commit time and money to become a Regulated Pharmacy Technician 47.7% Are very likely to pursue the new designation, in spite of potential barriers Personal Growth & Job Satisfaction Were ranked highest as the most important reasons for wanting to earn the new designation 14 Pharmacy Connection January • February 2007
Proposed Regulation of Pharmacy Technicians College to develop a transition process that will be suited to all age groups, educational backgrounds and current work environments. Pharmacy owners/managers also demonstrated strong support for the regulation initiative with a high percentage (71.6%) indicating that they believe regulated pharmacy technicians will add value to the operation of the pharmacy and even more (77.1%) indicating that they will support their staff to pursue the new designation. While it was more difficult for owners/managers to speak to the future impact on compensation and productivity in the pharmacy, even these responses were more likely to be on the positive end of the scale. One of the more difficult conclusions to draw from the survey is the determination of how many pharmacy technicians are currently working in the profession. Assuming the survey responses came from about one third of the existing pharmacies (1097) and were broadly representative of the whole group, we can presume there are about three times the number we received feedback from. This means there are approximately 20,000 pharmacy technicians working in pharmacies in Ontario at present (11,800 fulltime and 8,600 part-time). With more than 50% of survey respondents planning to complete the requirements necessary to become registered pharmacy technicians, the College can quite confidently continue to develop the programs necessary to prepare this group to assume the new role and designation. Pharmacy Connection January • February 2007 15
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Page 25 and 26: REGISTRATION Q A& Chris Schillemore
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Page 43 and 44: DEEP RIVER Christine Harding Hardin
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