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- CEO and Registrar’s Message
- Board Report
- Registrar’s Reflection
- Pharmacy Professionals Play Vital Role in Ontario’s Safe Re-opening
- Pharmacy Connection Goes Digital
- The Code of Ethics: Accountability
- Experiencing Mental Health or Substance Use Challenges?
- The Role of Provider Experience in Quality Healthcare
- Clinical Viewers Now Available to all Community Pharmacies
- Resources for Pharmacy Professionals to Support
Indigenous Cultural Competency
- Using Continuous Quality Improvement to Enhance Medication Safety
- Implementation of Non-Sterile Compounding Standards: Tips from the College’s Operations Advisors
- Update on Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Helping Prevent Opioid-Related Harms
- Practice Insight: Responsibilities of Designated Managers
- Use of CAS Registry Numbers® as Unique Identifiers in Compounding Processes has the Potential to Reduce Medication Errors
- Discipline Decisions
- Reflect, Then Act: Implementing New Practices Requires
Critical Self-Reflection
- Quality Assurance: Enhanced Patient Outcomes
Through Improving Practice
- Knowledge Assessment: Focusing on the Knowledge and
Skills Needed to Provide Appropriate Care
- Addressing Common Questions About Practice Assessments for Pharmacists Working in Hospital, Long-Term Care and Family Health Teams
- Focus on Error Prevention
- Letter from the Chair
- Board Report
- Registrar’s Reflection
- A More Responsive Pharmacy Connection
- COVID-19: Supporting Vaccine Confidence and Key Resources for Professionals
- The Code of Ethics: Non Maleficence
- Government Expands Select Scope of Practice Activities for Pharmacists
- Principles of Shared Accountability
- New and Updated Guidance in 2020
- Non-Sterile Compounding Phase 2: How to Meet the July 1, 2021 Deadline
- Master Formulation Records and Compounding Records
What’s the Difference?
- Non-Sterile Compounding: Frequently Asked Questions
- Celebrating 150 Years of Putting Patients First
- 5 Things Pharmacy Professionals Should Know About Informed Consent
- Understanding, Managing and Responding to Complaints
- Practice Insight: Avoiding Confirmation Bias
- Intranasal Ketamine and Esketamine for Treatment Resistant Depression
- A New Opioid Prescription: What Should You Consider?
- College Performance Measurement Framework
- Discipline Decisions
- A Proactive Approach to Medication Safety
- Focus on Error Prevention
- CEO and Registrar’s Message
- Board Report
- 2020-2021 OCP Board of Directors
- Planning for Safe Implementation of Expanded Scope of Practice
- The Code of Ethics: Principle of Beneficence
- Community Practice Environment Initiative
- Registrar’s Reflection
- AIMS and Quality Indicators: Using Data to Inform Quality Improvement
- Practice Insight: Recognizing and Responding to Red Flags
- Interview with Jaris Swidrovich
- University of Toronto Pharmacy Students Bringing Awareness to Healthcare Barriers Faced by Indigenous Patients
- Non-Sterile Compounding: Training and Facilities
- Sterile Compounding: Third Party Evaluators and Assessment Reminders
- Ensuring Therapeutic Appropriateness for New and Refill Prescriptions
- ISMP Canada Safety Bulletin
- Be Prepared for Emergencies at the Pharmacy
- Community Pharmacy and Primary Care: Working Together to Support Patients with Depression in Northern Ontario
- Biosimilars and Biologics: Navigating the Uncertainty in Ontario
- Discipline Decisions
- What We Heard From You
- Focus on Error Prevention
- Message from the Board Chair
- A Shared Responsibility to Reflect, to Learn and to Act
- The Code of Ethics: Respect For Persons/Justice
- Practice Insight: Providing Respectful, Patient-Focused Care
- Registrar’s Reflection
- Working Together to Protect Patients and Support Pharmacy Practice
- Pharmacy Practice During the Pandemic
- Adapting Practice to Meet the
Unique Challenges of the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Making Mental Health a Priority for Pharmacy Professionals
- College Board Approval of Regulations an Important Step Towards
Minor Ailment Prescribing for Ontario Pharmacists
- AIMS: Identifying Areas of Risk with the PSSA
- Board of Directors Update
- March Council Report
- June Board Meeting
- Quality Indicators Update
- Staying On Track for Full Implementation of Non-Sterile Compounding Standards
- College Introducing Practice Assessments for Pharmacists in Hospital and Other Healthcare Facilities
- Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment: Focus on New Formulations and Alternative Induction Protocols
- Prepare for Change: Q&A with Kelly Grindrod
- Upcoming Changes to the College’s Registration and Quality Assurance Regulations
- Discipline Decisions
- New Designated Manager e-Learning Module
- Focus on Error Prevention
- Quality Assurance: Supporting Safe and Quality Care
- CEO and Registrar’s Message
- Council Report
- Registrar’s Reflection
- AIMS: Moving Forward with the Pharmacy Safety Self-Assessment
- Upcoming 2020 Council Elections
- Non-Sterile Compounding Phase 2 Implementation
- Expanded Scope of Practice: Consulting and Engaging with Health System Partners and the Public
- Quality Indicators: Progress and Next Steps
- Advancing the College’s Opioid Strategy
- Patient Safety and Infection Prevention and Control
- 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- 5 Tips on Supporting the Mental Health and Wellness of Indigenous Youth
- Communicating with Patients in a Thoughtful and Inclusive Way: New Guidance from the Canadian Public Health Association
- Frequently Asked Questions from Pharmacy Practice
- Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting: From Guideline to Clinical Practice
- White Coat Ceremonies at University of Toronto and University of Waterloo
- Close-Up on Complaints
- Important Reminder on Accurate Billing and Dispensing Records
- Discipline Decisions
- Focus on Error Prevention
- President’s Message
- Council Report
- 2019/2020 Committee and Council Members
- Governance Renewal: A Strengthened Focus on Public Trust
- Expanded Scope of Practice
- A Closer Look at Opioid Dispensing in Ontario
- New External Opioid-Related Resources
- Improving the Safety and Security of Controlled Substances in Hospital High Risk Areas
- AIMS: Expert Recommendations and Important Reminders
- Taking AIMS Bulletin
- Preparing for Phase 2 of the Non-Sterile Compounding Standards
- When Should You Report Information?
- Frequently Asked Questions from Pharmacy Practice
- Suicide Risk Assessment and the Role of the Community Pharmacist
- Flu Season
- Medication Incidents Associated with Patients with Renal Impairment: A Multi-Incident Analysis
- Close-Up on Complaints
- Discipline Decisions
- Focus on Error Prevention
- An Expanded Scope of Practice for Pharmacy
- CEO and Registrar’s Message
- Council Report
- Council Election Results
- Shared Learning, Shared Accountability
- Disclosure of Medication Incidents: A Suggested Framework
- Mandatory Reporting to Prevent Patient Harm
- Quality Indicators for Pharmacy
- Non-Sterile Compounding Standards FAQs
- Implementing the Non-Sterile Compounding Standards: A Closer Look at Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Implementing the Non-Sterile Compounding Standards: The Community Pharmacy Experience
- Tips For Effective Communication with Prescribers
- Additional Approved Cannabis Education Programs for Pharmacists Are Now Available
- View the College’s 2019 Regional Meeting Recording
- Health Canada Announces New Reporting Requirements for Hospitals
- Frequently Asked Questions from Pharmacy Practice
- Close-Up on Complaints
- Latest Pharmacy5in5 Modules
- Updated Forgery and Fraudulent Prescription Fact Sheets
- Information Regarding Pharmacy Accreditation and Registrant Certifications
- Focus on Error Prevention
- Discipline Decisions
- President’s Message
- Council Report
- Council Elections
- Calling for Volunteers to Serve on College Committees
- Compounding: Are You Doing It?
- Non-Sterile Compounding Compliance: The Hamilton Health Sciences Experience
- Pharmacy5in5: Developing New Topics to Self-Assess and Improve Your Knowledge
- AIMS Program: Exercise Professional Judgment When Deciding to Record a Near Miss
- Every Pharmacist is an Opioid Steward: Putting the 2017 Canadian Opioid Guideline into Action
- First College-Approved Cannabis Course Now Available
- College and Health Quality Ontario Announce the First Set of Quality Indicators for Pharmacy
- Quality Indicators in Community Pharmacy
- Did You Know? Pharmacy Professionals and Public Health Reporting
- Addressing the Illegal Marketing of Drugs and Devices
- Cut the Count: A Campaign to Reduce Post-Surgery Opioid Use
- Aftermath Of A Medication Incident: Caring For The Patient, The Family, But Also The Healthcare Professional
- Coroner’s Inquest: Death Of An Elderly Patient Attributed to Medication Error During Care Transition
- Taking Steps to Safeguard Health Records
- Antimicrobial Stewardship: Sore Throat Largely Caused by Viral Infection
- Discipline Decisions
- Focus on Error Prevention
- CEO And Registrar’s Message
- Council Report
- In The News
- Interactive Approach Is Effective In Fostering Patient Dialogue And Education
- 2019 Spring Regional Meetings To Be Held throughout Ontario
- Opioid Policy Establishes Expectations For Safe And Appropriate Opioid Use
- When Might Connecting To A College Practice Consultant Be Beneficial To You?
- AIMS Program On Track To Be Fully Rolled Out By Mid-2019
- Close-Up On Complaints
- Timelines Announced For Non-Sterile Compounding Standards
- Proper Disposal Of Post-Consumer Medication Returns
- Website Refresh
- Incidents Associated With Missed Medication Doses: A Multi-Incident Analysis
- Antimicrobial Stewardship: Assessment And Management Of Acute Bronchitis in Adults
- A Framework For Ethical Decision-Making
- Thank You From Registration Programs
- Discipline Decisions
- Focus on Error Prevention
- President’s message
- Council Report 2018/2019 Council Photo/Committee Appointments
- In The News
- Moving Forward: Medication Safety Program
- Quality Indicators for Pharmacy
- Enhancing Knowledge, Protecting Patients
- An Update On Cannabis Education
- Foundations of Safety: Supplemental Standards of Practice and Standards of Operation
- Sterile Compounding Standards In Effect January 1, 2019
- College Introduces Practice Assessments for Pharmacy Technicians
- Documentation: Essential To A Patient’s Continuity Of Care
- Presentations to Pharmacy Students at the University of Toronto
- Communication Is Key To Medication Safety
- College Initiating Criminal Background Checks For Applicants
- Medical Assistance in Dying: Reporting Requirements and Guidance Document
- Coroner’s Inquest into the Death Of A Hemodialysis Patient On Methotrexate
- Close-Up On Complaints: Effective Communication
- Benefits Staff and Patients
- Frequently Asked Questions from Pharmacy Practice
- Flu Season Is Here
- Antimicrobial Stewardship: Promoting Optimal Management for Patients with Uncomplicated Cystitis
- Diverse Assignments Benefit OCP Summer Student
- Discipline Decisions
- Focus on Error Prevention
