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The Link - October 17, 2018
- Cannabis for medical purposes
- Health Canada opioid sticker and handout mandatory starting October 20, 2018
- Reporting for Medical Assistance in Dying required as of November 1, 2018
- Failing to fulfill professional declarations and not carrying current liability insurance can be a costly mistake
- Patient choice must not be interfered with
- Putting pharmacy technicians’ skills to the test
The Link - October 3, 2018
The Link - August 22, 2018
- Health Information Act and Health Information Regulation amendments
- Caring for individuals during the EpiPen® shortage
- Regulations for the monitoring of medical assistance in dying (MAID)
- 2017-18 pharmacy technician CE deadline approaching
- ACP’s opioid brochure: how did we do?
- Red Deer college seeks advisors for pharmacy technician program
The Link - August 8, 2018
The Link - July 25, 2018
- Nurse Practitioners now able to prescribe methadone
- Should pharmacists with additional prescribing authorization (APA) collaborate with other regulated health professionals?
- Compounding errors linked to Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) admissions
- Health Canada consultation looking for input
The Link - July 11, 2018
The Link - June 27, 2018
- Ethical collaboration among health teams: the key to positive outcomes
- ACP on the air
- Woman thanks her pharmacists for going "above and beyond"
- George Doherty recognized with ACP Honorary Life Membership Award
- Registration is open for the 28th Annual Alberta Pharmacy Technician Conference!
- Alberta Influenza Immunization Program Update
The Link - June 13, 2018
- Alberta College of Pharmacists (ACP) installs new Council president
- ACP contributes to provincial cannabis legislation
- Pharmacy changes require approval before they happen
- Personal boundaries must be respected - consent must be obtained
- ACP opioid brochures on the way
- Welcome to the profession, Class of 2018!
- New look for ACP Twitter account
The Link - May 30, 2018
- Christine Maligec appointed as public member of ACP Council
- Mandatory privacy breach reporting coming to Alberta's health sector
- Study says one in four seniors on ten or more drugs
- ACP updates website domain name
The Link - May 16, 2018
- ACP Registrar Greg Eberhart addresses opioid crisis on CTV 2's Alberta Primetime
- Ensuring your patient's access to care
- Requirements for methadone prescribers are changing
- New guidance for collecting and destructing outdated or unusable narcotics and controlled substances
- New STI treatment guidelines now available
- ACP launches new tri-annual online publication: Full Scale
The Link - May 2, 2018
- Is waiving co-payments considered an inducement?
- Cannabis: know your role
- Triplicate Prescription Program (TPP) Alberta gears up to launch new secure prescription form
- Supporting patients observing cultural traditions
- Apply for ACP's Leadership Forum by May 4
- Edmonton to host National Harm Reduction/Drug Policy Conference
The Link - April 18, 2018
- ACP welcomes new council members
- Bylaw amendment passed by Council
- Using creativity can enhance your continuing competence
- Consultation remains open for new testing standards
The Link - April 4, 2018
- Take a break: what pharmacists can do to ensure they are fit to practise
- Provisional pharmacists looking for preceptors
- ACP's fifth annual Leadership Forum
- Council Highlights - March 1 and 2, 2018
- Respectful behaviour and collaboration are required for good pharmacy care
- Reporting of lost or stolen controlled substances
- First deadline approaching for compounding non-hazardous and hazardous sterile preparations
The Link - March 21, 2018
- Consultation on standards for testing in pharmacy practice
- Trending: members of public selling prescribed drugs online
- Timely permit renewal and accuracy in responding to the college are essential
- Flu season coming to an end
- Pharmacy Technicians encouraged to precept students
- PEBC looking for assessors for OSCE exam
The Link - March 7, 2018
- New provincial agreement for pharmacists
- Implementing opioid assessment into practice
- Celebrating excellence at the 2018 APEX Awards
- Precepting students a win-win for pharmacists
- Health information cannot be used for personal reasons
- Council elections open March 15
The Link - March 7, 2018
The Link - February 21, 2018
- ACP Registrant Survey now open
- Passionate about health education?
- Precepting: It's your professional responsibility
- Regional meetings - save the date
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- Photos of prescriptions not enough
- Order lab tests? This could help
- Are you a good candidate for ACP Council?
- New rules for pharmacies that compound APIs for vets
The Link - February 7, 2018
The Link - January 24, 2018
- ACP’s new Deputy Registrar up for the challenge
- Council elections - call for nominations
- Pharmacy professionals encouraged to participate in U of A Fellowship Program
- Pharmacy students: apply for ACP's Leadership Development Award by March 1, 2018
- Shortage of EpiPen (0.3mg) auto-injector in Canada