July â¢ August 2003 - Ontario College of Pharmacists

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COUNCIL OCP COUNCIL REPORT JUNE 2003 Strategic Plan Approved As reported in the March/April issue of Pharmacy Connection, Council held a strategic planning retreat in late March. At the session, Council agreed on five key strategic directions for College-focused activity over the next three to five years. The strategic directions were augmented by goals and rationale and then commended to the College management team to develop action plans with assigned responsibilities and timelines. The final report, Strategic Plan 2003, was considered and approved by Council in June. As before, the plan will serve as the foundation for College decisions respecting its activities, resource allocation and budgeting for each year. The complete Strategic Plan 2003 is available on our website. The strategic directions are: 1. Address the impact of technology on the College’s regulatory role 2. Continue to communicate the value of pharmacists and the services they provide to the public, government and healthcare professionals 3. Explore and implement strategies to assist in the optimum supply of pharmacy human resources 4. Consider an enhanced and expanded role for pharmacists 5. Continue to effectively meet core mandate of self regulation, including exploring new approaches, in a fiscally responsible manner Council Member Reimbursement By-law Amended Council approved a recommendation from the Finance Committee to increase the expense allowance for elected members attending College business outside of their home district. The Finance Committee examined both the reimbursement model and the reimbursement amounts allowed under the by-law. Council agreed with the Committee’s recommendation that the College maintain the existing reimbursement model, namely: Council member contributions are essentially a volunteer service with no provision for income replacement. However, Council agreed that the allowance provided for expenses (that are reasonably incurred) should be increased as rates have not been adjusted for 15 years and accommodation costs in the Toronto area have significantly increased. OCP Professorship in Pharmacy Practice Council approved a proposal presented by Dr. Wayne Hindmarsh, Dean, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, to establish a Professorship in Pharmacy Practice. The professorship is an opportunity for the College to join the profession in supporting the expansion and growth of the faculty while providing benefit to the College and its members through advancement in areas of pharmacy practice study. Council was informed that, while the Faculty initially proposed College-funding for a room or other identifiable element of the new Faculty building, the Executive Committee considered this to be inconsistent with the College’s mandate but nonetheless wanted to show support to the Faculty (as has every other organization affiliated with pharmacy in Ontario). The OCP Professorship in Pharmacy Practice will achieve 6 Pharmacy Connection July • August 2003
COUNCIL this goal by helping the Faculty retain an outstanding scholar and educator who will research to advance pharmacy practice. The OCP Professorship endowment requires a one-time contribution of $500,000, payable over five years. The endowment will be associated with, and bring benefit to, the College and its members in perpetuity. Member Emeritus Eligibility Expanded Council supported a change to the eligibility criteria for Member Emeritus status where members who have practiced continually in good standing in Ontario and/or other jurisdictions for at least 25 years are now entitled to join this honorary roll. This adjustment was prompted by changes in the profile of College registrants and recognizes the mobility of members between jurisdictions. Guidelines for Reporting Incapacity Council has approved a set of reporting guidelines, in response to many members’ questions about how to report colleagues who may be incapacitated*. These guidelines were developed as an attempt to provide guidance to members on their obligations as they relate to a colleague who is, or is suspected to be, incapacitated. These guidelines will be printed in a future edition of Pharmacy Connection. In conjunction, Council also reviewed information about the Ontario Medical Association’s Physician Health Program which provides monitoring and followup to assist incapacitated members to return to their workplace. Council supported the need to formalize its approach in rehabilitating incapacitated members and, accordingly, College staff are studying this program and discussing a possible collaborative approach with the Ontario Pharmacists’Association. “‘Incapacitated’ means, in relation to a member, that the member is suffering from a physical or mental condition or disorder that makes it desirable in the interest of the public that the member no longer be permitted to practise or that the member's practice be restricted.” Section 1(1), Health Procedural Code, RHPA. Competency Profile for the Proposed Registered Pharmacy Technician After two years of extensive development, consultation and feedback, Council approved the Competency Profile for the proposed regulation of pharmacy technicians. This initiative focuses specifically on establishing a new class of registration with the College – the Registered Pharmacy Technician. Council set this priority in 1998 to create a class of support personnel with a defined level of responsibility and accountability that could assist pharmacists in meeting their standards of practice and focusing on patient care. The Competency Profile serves as a framework to allow the College to proceed with the next stages in the process. The competencies are an essential basis to developing entry-to-practice requirements, standards of practice, legislative changes, and eventually, continuing competency programs for technicians — all of which will be required by the provincial government to create a new class of registration. The complete competency profile will be published in the September/October issue. Loyalty Points Council adopted a new policy position on loyalty programs. This policy, which takes effect on January 1, 2004, prohibits the awarding of loyalty/bonus points or air miles on any prescriptions, prescription services or professional services related to pharmacy practice in Ontario. The College position is based on Section 29 of the Professional OCP COUNCIL REPORT Pharmacy Connection July • August 2003 7
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