Friday Five
May 8, 2015
In This Issue...
1. Immunization Competencies Education Program (ICEP) has
been updated to the Education Program for Immunization
Competencies (EPIC)
2. Keep updated on the Immunization Program Manual for
Immunization Providers in Manitoba
3. National Prescription Drug Drop Off Day is May 9, 2015
4. Preparing for Pharmacist (Public) Profiles to be posted on
www.cphm.ca
5. Upcoming professional development opportunities
Immunization Competencies Education Program (ICEP)
has been updated to the Education Program for
Immunization Competencies (EPIC)
The Immunization Competencies Education Program (ICEP) on
Advancing Practice, one of the online components of the CCCEP Stage
II injection training program offered by the College of Pharmacists of
Manitoba and the College of Pharmacy at the University of Manitoba,
has been updated and is now called the Education Program for
Immunization Competencies (EPIC). The updated program has the
required CCCEP Stage II accreditation when taken along with the
practical training offered by the College.
Since they are considered separate programs, ICEP and EPIC will be
hosted on AdvancingPractice.com concurrently; however, participants
are no longer able to purchase the old ICEP program. ICEP
participants will be given until August 2015 to complete their modules.
Pharmacists who purchased ICEP from Oct 1, 2014, to March 31,
2015, but did not complete all the modules, will be granted free
access to EPIC after ICEP expires. However, participation will not be
transferred from one program to the other, so pharmacists must
complete all module requirements within one of the programs.
Pharmacists who have purchased and completed the program from
October 1, 2014, to March 31, 2015, will be granted free access to a
mini update on Advancing Practice. For those who do not get access
to the new version but are interested in viewing the updates, a miniupdate will be available for purchase from Advancing Practice in
August.
Upcoming
professional
development
opportunities
Grand Rounds
May 2015
Department of Internal
Medicine Grand Rounds
May 14, 2015
Osteoporosis: Understanding
Treatment and Goals
Registration deadline is
Monday, May 11, 2015.
May 14, 2015
Asthma
To register, please visit:
www.resptrec.org
June 7, 2015
Principles for the Provision of
Opioid Dependence
Treatment by Manitoba
Pharmacists Certificate
Program
Please click the link above for
more information.
September 12, 2015
Spiro
To register, please visit:
www.resptrec.org
October 1, 2015
Keep updated on the Immunization Program Manual
for Immunization Providers in Manitoba
As Manitoba Health, Healthy Living and Seniors looks to make
processes more efficient, they regularly update the Immunization
Program Manual for Immunization Providers in Manitoba at
http://www.gov.mb.ca/health/publichealth/cdc/div/manual/index.html
. Pharmacists are reminded to review information at the above link
regularly for updated information on immunization and to ensure their
pharmacy is using the most up-to-date forms. Please ensure your
pharmacy is only using forms indicated for pharmacies and in the
timelines indicated. MHHLS has updated the fax number to 204-9482204 and this change has been made to the following forms:
Pharmacies: Monthly Immunization Inputting Form for
Pharmacists (February 2015)
Pharmacies: Fax Request for Client Immunization History Form
for Pharmacists (February 2015)
Pharmacy Invoice to Manitoba Health, Healthy Living and
Seniors (February 2015)
National Prescription Drug Drop Off Day is May 9, 2015
Saturday, May 9, 2015, is National Prescription Drug Drop-Off Day.....
a day that encourages Manitobans to drop-off their unused, expired or
unwanted medications to community pharmacies every day for
environmentally safe disposal through the Manitoba Medications
Return Program.
The objective of this annual event is to help keep homes and
communities safe by removing excess medication to reduce the risk of
harm associated with misuse, accidental ingestion, and sharing or
diversion activities. Make sure to take this opportunity to speak to
your patients about the importance of keeping medication therapies
current, ensuring medications are taken properly and the safe storage
and disposal of medications.
Asthma
To register, please visit:
www.resptrec.org
October 3, 2015
Education
To register, please visit:
www.resptrec.org
October 29, 2015
COPD
To register, please visit:
www.resptrec.org
Online Program
Ordering Lab Tests for
Manitoba Pharmacists
Visit www.cphm.ca for more
information on Expanded
Scope of Practice training.
Online Program
Order, Monitor and Interpret
Lab Tests to Optimize
Medication Management
For more information, please
see www.pharmacists.ca
Online Program
Preparing for Pharmacist (Public) Profiles to be posted
on www.cphm.ca
Under Part 5 of the Pharmaceutical Act, it states the College must
make public the profiles of all practising pharmacists in Manitoba, by
January 1, 2016. For a list of the information that will be posted in the
pharmacist profiles, please see Part 5 of the Regulations.
The College has started work on the pharmacist profiles, and this
summer, prior to posting profiles online, pharmacists will have an
opportunity to review the information that will be posted in their
pharmacist profile.
At this time, the College is inviting practising pharmacists to selfdeclare information regarding proficiency in languages in addition to
English, including American Sign Language.
Pharmacists wishing to declare proficiency in an additional language
Pharmacist Leadership in
Influenza Vaccination 20142015
Online Program
Vaccines: Beyond the Basics
Online Program
Self-Limiting Conditions
Independent Study Program
Visit www.cphm.ca for more
information on Expanded
are directed to log in to the member section of the website and click
“Edit My Information” and add any additional language proficiencies
under “Languages Spoken.” The College is beginning to collect this
information now; however, it will not be posted online or available for
public viewing at this time. As stated above, the opportunity to review
the pharmacist profile information is scheduled for later this summer.
Please note, practising pharmacists will have a new section on their
home page already called “My Pharmacist (Public) Profile.” This
section is currently not active but, it will be the section where
pharmacists will be able to review their public pharmacist profile, prior
to it being posted online. Concise instructions regarding the “My
Pharmacist (Public) Profile” review process will be released in the
upcoming issue of the Newsletter and future Friday Fives.
Scope of Practice training.
All professional development
opportunities are listed on
the College website under
Upcoming PD Opportunities.
To download a PDF of this e-newsletter, please click Friday Five & Newsletter , on
www.cphm.ca.
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