MSP Member Update Vol. 10 No. 4
Feb. 4, 2011
Mark Your Calendar
The 2011 Annual Manitoba Pharmacy Conference
April 15th, 16th, and 17th, 2011
The Delta Hotel, Winnipeg
In This Issue: 1. Annual Wage & Benefits Survey
2. Is Now a Good Time to Q.U.I.T.? Opportunity for 6 CEU’s – Mar. 5
3. Canadian Pharmacists Benefits Association Newsletter
- Annual Wage & Benefits Survey
Annual Wage & Benefits Survey - Number Returned to Date: 169
Target Number: 305
Surveys Still Required: 136
The 37th Annual Survey of Income and Benefits was recently mailed out to MSP and CSHP-MB Branch members. The response rate has been very good and to date we have received 169 surveys. The highest number of responses ever received was 305 in 2004 and we would like to achieve that number again in 2011. We are over half way there. We encourage all MSP members to complete the survey and return it at their earliest convenience. The data derived from this survey provides the most reliable reference for negotiating compensation for pharmacists’ services and the more surveys returned, the more accurate the results. The surveys can be mailed to MSP in the self addressed envelope that is provided or faxed to (204) 956-6686.
Please do not send by both mail and fax.
The deadline to submit completed surveys is March 11th, 2011
- Is Now a Good Time to Q.U.I.T.?
The Professional Relations Committee is pleased to announce that MSP and CPhA have partnered to deliver another live QUIT smoking cessation workshop to Manitoba Pharmacists. The Lung Association estimates that only 37% of smokers in Manitoba receive advice from a physician or another health care professional in respect to smoking cessation strategies, compared to nearly 60% in other parts of Canada.
Manitoba Pharmacists are invited to participate in the live QUIT training which will enhance their ability to screen patients in regards to tobacco use and to provide support when their patients are ready to QUIT.
The workshop will take place on Saturday, March 5, 2011
Location:
Winnipeg Winter Club – Tennis Gallery
200 River Avenue, Winnipeg, MB
9:00am to 4:00pm (Lunch & Refreshments will be provided) |
This 6-CEU live workshop is organized into five separate modules, each focusing on different aspects of smoking cessation:
Module 1: Why they should quit and how you should help them
Module 2: Addiction and its implications
Module 3: Pharmacotherapy and behaviour. Your client is ready; are you?
Module 4: Counselling process. Putting it all together!
Module 5: Creating your smoking cessation program
MSP members:
Non-member:
(GST Included) |
$175.00
$200.00 |
To register please call the MSP office at 956-6681 or toll fee at 1-800-677-7170. To download a registration form please Click Here. Registration forms can be returned by fax to (204) 956-6686 or by email to info@msp.mb.ca.
For additional information please visit the CPhA website at www.pharmacists.ca/quit.
Together, we can make a difference.
Gayle Romanetz
Chair
Professional Relations Committee
- Canadian Pharmacists Benefits Association Newsletter
The Canadian Pharmacists Benefits Association (CPBA) has released the February 2011 newsletter. To view the newsletter please click here.
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