ArticleCanadian pharmacists journal : CPJ = Revue des pharmaciens du Canada : RPC
Incorporating assessment and prescribing for ambulatory ailments skills into practice: An environmental scan of continuing education for pharmacist prescribing in Canada.
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8 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Antimicrobial Stewardship Practices in a Subset of Community Pharmacies across the United States.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Pharmacist Prescribing for Minor Ailments Service Development: The Experience in Ontario.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Training Needs of Manitoba Pharmacists to Increase Application of Assessment and Prescribing for Minor Ailments into Practice: A Qualitative and Quantitative Survey.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2018Article
- Pharmacy travel health services: current perspectives and future prospects.Integrated pharmacy research & practice · 2017Review
- Enhancing access to contraception through pharmacist prescribing across Canada.Canadian pharmacists journal : CPJ = Revue des pharmaciens du Canada : RPCArticle
- Community pharmacist prescribing of antimicrobials: A systematic review from an antimicrobial stewardship perspective.Canadian pharmacists journal : CPJ = Revue des pharmaciens du Canada : RPCReview
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Abstract
objectivesPharmacists in Canadian provinces are at different stages of applying prescribing legislation into practice. The purpose of this environmental scan was to examine differences in legislation, remuneration, professional uptake, continuing education requirements and continuing education resources relating to pharmacist prescribing for ambulatory ailments, with a focus on continuing education.
methodsData were collected between May and December 2016 using websites and communication with provincial professional regulatory bodies, advocacy bodies, drug coverage programs and other organizations that offer continuing education for pharmacists.
resultsTraining requirements to prescribe for ambulatory ailments vary provincially, including no training requirements, online tutorials and a comprehensive application process. Government-funded remuneration for prescribing services is absent in most provinces. Pharmacist uptake of the training required to obtain prescribing authority ranges from 30% to 100% of pharmacists. Continuing education programs on the topic of prescribing across the country include online courses, in-person courses, webinars, panel discussions and preparation courses.
conclusionMany aspects of pharmacist prescribing for ambulatory ailments, including the style and content of continuing education resources, vary from province to province. Further research on this topic would help to determine the effect of these differences on the success of incorporating pharmacist prescribing into practice.
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