9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 4
Sutton Place Hotel, Edmonton
Agenda will be posted soon
Council meetings are open to observers at council’s discretion. To reserve a seat, please call Leslie Ainslie at 780-990-0321, 1-877-227-3838 or email leslie.ainslie@pharmacists.ab.ca. Due to seating limitations, priority will be give...
The VRR-Community Pharmacy project invites community pharmacists to submit an expression of interest to participate in this initiative. Please access the link to the project abstract, and consider this opportunity i...
The significant impact of policies in the provincial budget that will diminish pharmacy revenues was abrupt and unexpected. We have heard and understand the worry, frustration and anxiety registrants are feeling.
While the Alberta Pharmacists’ Association (RxA) works with government to develop an economic path forward, ACP will...
Thank you to all registrants who have taken the time to contact us and express your interest in the proposed prohibition on inducements. ACP council has been working with stakeholders to ensure everyone has a clear understanding of the reasoning behind a prohibition.
A Calgary pharmacist has a cautionary tale for all Alberta practitioners: “We are getting more and more people coming in and saying that they are from out of province and show us an out-of-province health care card or ID, and ask for Schedule 2 T#1s. But when they are searched on Netcare, they do have an AHC#...
ACP has received reports of individuals being admitted to emergency departments with alcohol toxicity, having consumed rubbing alcohol compound and isopropyl alcohol purchased...
The college has had several questions recently about dispensing DHEA. Dehydroepiandrosterone, also known as androstenolone or prasterone, as well as 3β-hydroxyandrost-5-en-17-one or 5-androsten-3β-ol-17-one, is an endogenous steroid hormone.
DHEA is a Schedule 1 (prescription only) drug. (It is found under the name prasterone on the ...
The college has an opening for a full-time permanent pharmacy practice consultant covering southern Alberta (south of Red Deer).
The practice consultant will be responsible for:
CP council has approved changes that are the start of an in-depth review of the competence program to take place over the next year (...
The Primary Health Care Strategy Working Group met recently to discuss the vision, principles, focus areas and enablers that would be included in the Primary Health Care Strategy. Pharmacists, with their expanded scope, now have a key role to play in primary care and will be affected by the provincial Strategy.
The...
Resolutions are practice change ideas proposed by ACP registrants and voted on at the AGM (June 15 this year). All resolutions carried at the AGM are then forwarded to council for consideration and decision. Resolutions are a way ACP registrants can shape the direction of pharmacy practice in Alberta.
Resolutions proposed for this year's AGM must be submitted by ...
As of Feb. 4, the Natural Health Products (Unprocessed Product Licence Applications) Regulations were repealed. Now, only products that have received a market authorization or product licence from Health Canada are approved for sale in Canada. Authorized products in Canada will bear a Drug Iden...
The Alberta College of Pharmacists is looking for:
ACP is pleased to provide the Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Dependence: Guidelines for Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians. This document replaces the 2007 Meth...
