Some towns and cities are changing the fluoridation status of their drinking water. This has spurred questions. Where can you find answers? Right here!
Alberta Health Service’s current approach to supplements is cautious - evidence shows that they greatly inc...
Recently, ACP sent a Pharmacy Practice and Operations Assessment Guide to every pharmacy. This is NOT a notice of an upcoming assessment.
The guide simply outlines the pharmacy assessment process and helps you navigate through the new online pharmacy ass...
Using ACP’s “Chat, Check and Chart” improves pharmacists’ efficiency and confidence in completing patient assessments and documentation. This finding comes from a recent study that has just been...
Date: Friday, June 15, 2012
Location: Wolf Creek Golf Resort
Registration: 10:00 a.m.
Shotgun Start: 11:00 a.m.
More information and registration
Renewal deadline for pharmacists: May 31, 2012
How to renew:
The Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada (PEBC) invites interested pharmacists to be assessors for the PEBC Qualifying Examination – Part II (OSCE). The national exam will be held on Sunday, May 27, 2012 at sites in both Edmonton and Calgary.
The Health Quality Council of Alberta (HQCA) recently began distributing Choose Well. Stay Healthy, a newspaper-style report that briefly explains major chronic diseases and highlights healthy choices that are known to modify the risk of developing these long-lasting conditions, which are on the rise in Alberta.
...2012 APEX Awards ceremony
When: Friday, May 25, 5:00-6:30 p.m.
Where: The Rimrock Resort Hotel, Banff
Join us and network, celebrate, and be inspired at the 2012 APEX Awards.
M.J. Huston Pharmacist of Distinction –
Hoan Linh Banh
Pharmacist/Associate Professor; U of A Hospital/F...
When: Thursday, May 24, 3:00 p.m.
Where: Hawthorn Room, Rimrock Resort Hotel, Banff
Please review the following materials prior to attending the meeting:
2011 was quite a year! Read about the many ways ACP and pharmacists worked to ensure we achieve ACP’s vision of Healthy Albertans through excellence in pharmacy practice in the 2011-12 ACP annual report.
Limited numbers of the report will be printed for distribu...
Q: What Schedule does Vitamin B12 injectable (generic name: Cyanocobalamin) belong to?
A: Unless the Vitamin B12 contains Intrinsic Factor Concentrate or is indicated for parenteral nutrition, it is a Schedule 2 product.
NAPRA provides a summary of schedu...
ACP launched The Systems Approach to Quality Assurance, a resource to help pharmacy teams reduce recurrence of drug incidents and become competent patient safety advocates, in collaboration with ISMP Canada.
Now, we want your feedback! ...
