Scope of Practice

Outgoing president says he is proud of college of physicians’ role as a social actor
His most controversial stance was calling on doctors to stop their pressure tactics while the medical federations were in the midst of negotiations with the government over their compensation.
Eye surgeons balk at plan to expand scope of duties for optometrists
The office for Justin Wright, Alberta’s primary health minister, says they will move ahead despite those concerns.

Alberta allowing optometrists to perform minor laser procedures

Optometrists will also be permitted to treat benign skin lesions and styes.
Manitoba PCs propose expanded pharmacist prescribing, as doctors raise typical concerns

Bill 240 would significantly expand scope of practice for the province's pharmacists, but Doctors Manitoba says better communication between pharmacies and medical clinics is needed.
What techs really want for World Pharmacy Technician Day

Employers may be missing the mark when it comes to recognizing pharmacy techs, survey shows.
Minor ailments: How is it going so far?

As minor ailment prescribing gains momentum across Canada, incorporating it into everyday pharmacy practice is still a work in progress.
The joy of the global lens

The global lens does not make the problems disappear, but it makes the progress visible.
Let us do more: Pharmacists Manitoba wants four shots added to pharmacists’ roster

Flu and COVID jabs clearly demonstrate the usefulness of pharmacies in vaccine uptake—but even though Manitoba is in the middle of a Hep A outbreak, pharmacists can't help out.
N.S. pharmacists reducing strain on emergency rooms by treating Lyme disease

Dalhousie researchers compared emergency room visits in Nova Scotia hospitals before and after pharmacists began prescribing preventative treatment in 2021.
OCP updates: Expanded-scope learning approach, no tech fee relief, controlled substance policy changes

The college will keep its current fee structure for now, with a broader review of fees planned after financial forecasts are developed.
From Alberta to Newfoundland, what contraception can pharmacists prescribe?

With the recent updates in Manitoba, the Canadian Pharmacists Association updated its national snapshot of contraception access through pharmacies.
Behind the white coat

On the humans the system keeps leaving out.

Outgoing president says he is proud of college of physicians’ role as a social actor

Eye surgeons balk at plan to expand scope of duties for optometrists

Alberta allowing optometrists to perform minor laser procedures

Manitoba PCs propose expanded pharmacist prescribing, as doctors raise typical concerns

What techs really want for World Pharmacy Technician Day

Minor ailments: How is it going so far?

The joy of the global lens

Let us do more: Pharmacists Manitoba wants four shots added to pharmacists’ roster

N.S. pharmacists reducing strain on emergency rooms by treating Lyme disease

OCP updates: Expanded-scope learning approach, no tech fee relief, controlled substance policy changes

From Alberta to Newfoundland, what contraception can pharmacists prescribe?

Behind the white coat