SPRING 2012 • VOLUME 19 NUMBER 2 - OCPInfo.com

1 THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE ONTARIO COLLEGE OF PHARMACISTSSPRING 2012 VOLUME 19 NUMBER 2 PARTNERS IN CARE: INTEGRATING TECHNICIANS HAS ALLOWED FOR GREATER CLINICAL FOCUSVOLUNTEER EXPERIENCES HELP MEMBERS GROWPROTECTING THE COLD CHAINPAGE 2 ~ SPRING 2012 ~ PHARMACY CONNECTIONO ntario College of Pharmacists 483 Huron Street Toronto, Ontario M5R 2R4T 416-962-4861F MeMbersCouncil Members for Districts are listed below according to District NUMBER . PM indicates a public member appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor-in-Council. U of T indicates the Dean of the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto.

2 U of W indicates the Hallman Director, School of Pharmacy, University of staffOffice of the Registrar x 2243, of the Deputy Registrar, Director of Professional Development , Pharmacy Connection Editor x 2241, of the Director of Professional Practice x 2241, of the Director of Finance and Administration x 2241, Programs x 2250, Practical Training Programs x 2297, and Resolutions x 2274, Education Programs andContinuing Competency Programs x 2273, Openings/Closings, Pharmacy Sales/Relocation, and Membership Technician x 2244, Doris NessimH Christine DonaldsonK Mark Scanlon K Esmail MeraniL Tracy Wiersema L Farid WassefL Saheed Rashid M Sherif Guorgui (President)M Tracey PhillipsM Don OrganN Bonnie Hauser N Peter GdyczynskiN Christopher Leung (Vice President)

3 P Rachelle Rocha P Jon MacDonaldT Amber WalkerTH Tracy WillsPM Thomas Baulke PM William Cornet PM Corazon dela CruzPM Babek EbrahimzadehPM Jim Fyfe PM David HoffPM Margaret Irwin PM Javaid KhanPM Lewis LedermanPM Aladdin MohagheghPM Gitu ParikhPM Lynn PetersonPM Shahid Rashdi PM Joy SommerfreundU of T Henry MannU of W David Edwardsstatutory Committees Executive Accreditation Discipline Fitness to Practice Inquiries Complaints & Reports Patient Relations Quality Assurance Registration standing Committees Communications Finance Professional PracticeMISSION: The Ontario College of Pharmacists regulates pharmacy to ensure that the public receives quality services and :Lead the advancement of pharmacy to optimize health and wellness through patient centred : Transparency - Accountability - ExcellenceSTRATEGIC DIRECTIONS: 1.

4 Optimize the evolving scope of practice of our members for the purpose of achieving positive health outcomes. 2. Promote the use and integration of technology and innovation to improve the quality and safety of patient care, and to achieve operational efficiency. 3. Foster professional collaboration to achieve coordinated patient-centred care and promote health and wellness. 4. Build and enhance relationships with key stakeholders, including the public, the government, our members, and other health care professionals. 5. Apply continuous quality improvement and fiscal responsibility in the fulfilment of our CONNECTION ~ SPRING 2012 ~ PAGE 3 The objectives of Pharmacy Connection are to communicate information about College activities and policies as well as provincial and federal initiatives affecting the profession; to encourage dialogue and discuss issues of interest to pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and applicants; to promote interprofessional collaboration of members with other allied health care professionals.

5 And to communicate our role to members and stakeholders as regulator of the profession in the public publish four times a year, in the Fall, Winter, SPRING and Summer. We also invite you to share your comments, suggestions or criticisms by letter to the Editor. Letters considered for reprinting must include the author s name, address and telephone NUMBER . The opinions expressed in this publication do not necessarily represent the views or official position of the Ontario College of Guorgui, , PresidentMarshall Moleschi, , (Pharm), MHA RegistrarDella Croteau, , , Editor, Deputy Registrar, Director of Professional Development DeCou Associate Editor Porcellini Production & Design / Webmaster 1198-354X 2012 Ontario College of PharmacistsCanada Post Agreement #40069798 Undelivered copies should be returned to theOntario College of Pharmacists.

6 Not to be reproduced in whole or in part without the permission of the Editor s Message 4 President s Message 5 Council Report 6 Partners in Care: Integration of Pharmacy Technicians 10 Understanding Each Others' Roles and Responsibilities Key to Technician Integration 19 Destruction of Controlled Substances 21 OCP Professor in Pharmacy Innovation Prepares Grads for Expanded Roles 22 Out of Africa: Volunteer Experiences Help Members Grow 24 Quality and Safety in Compounding Non-Sterile Preparations 28 Protecting the Cold Chain 33 Discipline Decisions 38 Get Involved in OCP Council Committees 40 Focus on Error Prevention: Similarity in Packaging and Labeling 41CE Resources 42 SPRING 2012 VOLUME 19 NUMBER 2on the Cover: Registered Pharmacy Technicians Miranda Foster, Michelle Gagne and Lisa Daub.

7 Story on page 4 ~ SPRING 2012 ~ PHARMACY key to successful initial uptake is having a clear understanding of what we can do and how we can do 'S MESSAGEA lthough it has been a long time coming, first submitted to govern-ment in March 2011, our expanded scope regulation will be here very soon and we need to be sure that when it arrives, we are readyWith this in mind, the College has been busy preparing materials to help educate members on the new expanded scope of practice. Central to this is a comprehensive Orientation Manual which is in the final stages of development as we gather feedback from current practitioners through a NUMBER of focus Orientation Manual, which all members will be required to declare that they have read and understood, forms the basis for our extensive communication strategy.

8 We anticipate hosting a NUMBER of live orientation sessions throughout the province in the months immediately following receipt of our authorization from live sessions will give members an opportunity to learn about their new role and responsi-bilities in an interactive environment where they can ask questions and Della Croteau, , , registrar/Director of Professional Developmentengage in dialogue with colleagues and College representatives. Appreciating that not all members will be able to attend one of these sessions, or prefer a different type of learning experience, we are also considering the development of an online learning module to deliver this important of how you choose to get yourself familiar with the expanded scope and its various new activities we have learned, from our colleagues in other provinces, that a key to successful initial uptake is having a clear understanding of what we can do and how we can do it.

9 As you will recall the new regulation provides pharmacists with the authority to: Initiate a Prescription (for smoking cessation therapy), and Adapt (dose, dosage form, regimen or route of administration) or Extend an Existing Prescription, and Perform a Procedure on Tissue below the Dermis, and Administer injections and inhalations (for the purposes of demonstration and/or education).With respect to administering injection authority the College has been continuing its dialogue with government and other interested stakeholder groups regarding the public benefit of broadening the administration of injection author-ity to include routine injections and immunizations.

10 Feedback in this regard has been positive and we are optimistic that this additional expanded scope will allow pharmacists to positively impact immunization rates in this goal in mind we have worked with other provincial organizations, to establish the neces-sary competencies that pharmacists must have in order to be qualified to administer injections, inclusive of routine injections and immunizations. These competencies are now being shared with the various educators to make sure that their curriculum includes this essential all of the necessary preparation currently being done by the College we are confident that when the regulation is passed we will be ready to hit the ground running.