Healthy Albertans through excellence in pharmacy practice Pharmacy Technician Bridging Programs September 19, 2010 Dale Cooney - Alberta College of Pharmacists Crystal Lane – Bow Valley College Kim Campbell – NorQuest College Rock Folkman – Red Deer College
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Healthy Albertans through excellence in pharmacy practice
Pharmacy TechnicianBridging Programs
September 19, 2010Dale Cooney - Alberta College of Pharmacists
Crystal Lane – Bow Valley College
Kim Campbell – NorQuest College
Rock Folkman – Red Deer College
Healthy Albertans through excellence in pharmacy practice
Who is ACP?
To fulfill its mandate, the college:– registers pharmacists and pharmacy technicians;– licenses pharmacies; – measures and supports the competence of
practices and pharmacies' operations.*Pending regulation
The Alberta College of Pharmacists governs the pharmacy profession in Alberta to support and protect the public’s health and well-being.
Healthy Albertans through excellence in pharmacy practice
ACP’s Strategic Priority
The public and individual patients benefit from quality patient care from pharmacy practitioners.
Quality patient care is defined as care that:– Is accessible, acceptable and appropriate to the
patient;– Responds to the patient’s and the public’s health
needs; and – Is provided safely, effectively and efficiently by
accountable pharmacy practitioners within appropriate pharmacy care settings.
Healthy Albertans through excellence in pharmacy practice
ACP’s six priorities for 2010
1. Help pharmacists embrace their full scope of practice• Increase number of pharmacists with additional prescribing privileges
(target=avg. of 15 apps/month), to improve patient access to appropriate drug therapy
2. Raise public and stakeholder expectations of pharmacy practitioners• Educate the public and stakeholders to seek and demand new services available from
pharmacy practitioners
3. Optimize pharmacy workforce• Continue toward regulation of pharmacy technicians
4. Ensure pharmacists are competent to perform authorized roles• Implement the knowledge evaluation and professional practice portfolio, as new programs
through which registrants will be required to demonstrate their competency
5. Hold pharmacists accountable for decisions and actions • Enhance program to monitor and improve pharmacist compliance with ACP standards and
ethical expectations
6. Employ effective policies and efficient processes at ACP• Identify and delete redundancy and align feedback between core business processes
Healthy Albertans through excellence in pharmacy practice
Practice framework
CODE OF ETHICS
Revised May 2009
BY-LAWSConsultation Summer 2010
STANDARDS OF PRACTICE
Consultation Summer 2010
REGULATIONSPharmacist and Pharmacy Technician Professional Regulation
Consultation Spring 2010
ACTS
Health Professions Act and Pharmacy & Drug Act Amended October 2009
Healthy Albertans through excellence in pharmacy practice
Steps to Regulation
Healthy Albertans through excellence in pharmacy practice
Why require bridging?
Substantial equivalenceMust demonstrate that the applicant is currently competent to practice
For this purpose the Registrar may require an applicant to do one or more of the following: successfully complete coursework and examinations
undergo an evaluation of competencies
complete an additional structured practical training program
considered by ACP Council - April 2009
Successful completion of a bridging program;
Successful completion of an ethics and jurisprudence exam; and
Successful completion of registration examination
Healthy Albertans through excellence in pharmacy practice
Bridging Program
Four course program:
1. Pharmacology2. Product Preparation 3. Mgmt of Drug Distribution4. Professional Practice – Required course – Final exam = Ethics & Jurisprudence exam
PLAR Eligible
Healthy Albertans through excellence in pharmacy practice
Bridging Program
• Curriculum purchased by ACP from Ontario– Developed by an association of community colleges in
conjunction with tech educators and OCP – Alberta tech educators have assisted to incorporate Alberta
content
• Agreement for program delivery– Publicly funded Alberta Colleges with CCAPP
accredited programs• Bow Valley College• NorQuest College• Red Deer College
Healthy Albertans through excellence in pharmacy practice
Bridging Programs
Admission criteria for bridging programs(equivalent to requirements for PEBC evaluating exam)
– Evidence of having worked in the field as a pharmacy technician for at least 2000 hours in the past 36 months;
– Successful completion of the PTCB-AB exam or the OCP exam or PEBC evaluating exam;
– Graduation from a CCAPP accredited program
OR
OR
Healthy Albertans through excellence in pharmacy practice
Summary of Bridging Program
Pharmacology (33 hours)– Provides a practical, applied approach to pharmacology – Currently being offered by delivery colleges
Product Preparation (33 hours) – A practical course that provides theoretical knowledge and practical
experience to accurately and safely prepare sterile and non-sterile pharmaceutical products
– Delivery Colleges have Alberta course data and are preparing to deliver
Management of Drug Distribution (39 hours)– Course examines various drug distribution systems and prepares learners to
perform accurate product release and to manage operations in a practice setting
– Delivery Colleges have Alberta course data and are preparing to deliverProfessional Practice (45 hours)
– Prepare students for practice in 5 focus areas: Legal requirements, Scope of practice, Ethical principles, Professionalism & Communication skills
– Alberta version to be available to delivery colleges for winter semester delivery
Healthy Albertans through excellence in pharmacy practice
Pharmacology
• Apply basic principles of pharmacology essential to ensure safe dispensing practices
• Collaborate with the pharmacist and members of
the healthcare team.
• Act within the scope of practice for pharmacy technicians when providing non-pharmacological products or services.
Healthy Albertans through excellence in pharmacy practice