“As a key entry point to our health system, the pharmacy community has an essential role to play in implementing culturally safe, patient-centered care across Canada.”
The policy states that “pharmacy technicians who hold an authorization to administer drugs are required to show evidence of CPR and First Aid certification."
Experienced, practising pharmacy technicians who are proficient in English, French, or both, are invited to complete the NAPRA Standard-Setting Workshop: Expression of Interest Survey.
“I knew I wanted to try different things in the pharmacy profession, so I decided, if I have this opportunity to work with pharmacy students, I want to do it. There was no question about it.”
In a number of schools, courses focused on care for patients from Indigenous communities have become a mandatory part of the curriculum. In some cases, the imperative to do this has come directly from students.
Vancouver family physician Dr. Chung Cheung Ko told the B.C. civil resolutions tribunal he never touched Li Zheng, who had grabbed a piece of paper she mistakenly thought contained her father's information.
