Canadian Pharmacists Scope 20/20: A vision for harmonized pharmacists' scope in Canada

摘要

For the past several years, CPhA has observed the expansion of pharmacists' scope of practice in Canada. Because of how the pharmacy profession is regulated and how pharmacy services are reimbursed provincially, the expansion of professional scope has been variable across the country, with some provinces enjoying both considerable expansion and appropriate reimbursement of pharmacist services, while others have seen less. This divergence in scope across the country has created confusion for patients, other health care professionals and governments, both federal and provincial; the result is that in many provinces, pharmacists are not able to fully practise to meet the needs of patients. CPhA has embarked on a major initiative to address this lack of scope congruence by committing to define, articulate and drive a future-forward harmonized scope of practice for Canadian pharmacists. To achieve this goal, CPhA has convened the Professional Practice Working Group (PPWG). Each member of the working group has significant expertise in full-scope, front-line practice, advocacy, regulation and education. Having met twice so far in 2018, the PPWG has created 4 pillars that will serve as the foundation of this initiative, which has been titled CPS 20/20, or Canadian Pharmacists Scope 20/20.