Planning for Hospital Pharmacy Management, Now and in the Future CSHP Hospital Pharmacy Management Task Force

摘要

Where have all the pharmacy managers gone? This question has garnered the attention of hospital pharmacists across Canada in the wake of changing management roles, the appointment of nonpharmacist managers, and ongoing vacancies in formal leadership positions. There is substantial concern that demographic changes in the Canadian workforce throughout the next decade will exacerbate the current shortage of pharmacists willing and prepared to take on management positions. Just as professional development in the areas of patient care, medication distribution technologies, advances in disease management, and the human genome are all of prime importance to the delivery of health care, so too is the development of pharmacy leaders and managers. An issue of this importance demands and has been receiving attention. In response to shifts in the roles and functions of hospital pharmacy managers, CSHP developed a position paper, which was published in 2005. A related editorial published in the same issue of CJHP spoke to the need for strong hospital pharmacy leaders to guide the future direction of hospital pharmacy practice.