1. Town Hall Meeting and Rural Manitoba Videoconference (2.0 CEU’s)
Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Place: Samuel Cohen Auditorium
St. Boniface Research Centre,
351 Tache Avenue, Winnipeg
Time: 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
PricewaterhouseCoopers' (PwC) will be facilitating a Town Hall Meeting for all Manitoba Pharmacists regarding the Bill 41 Regulations on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM (CDT) at the Sam Cohen Auditorium, St. Boniface Research Centre. The Town Hall Meeting will provide all Manitoba Pharmacists an opportunity to participate in open discussions regarding the most promising options to build consensus around the Bill 41 Regulations.
The options that will be discussed at the Town Hall Meeting will reflect all of the research, analysis, and consultations carried out to date by PwC, including the key outcomes from the four Bill 41 Regulations focus groups that PwC facilitated between August 25th and 28th.
Videoconference sites will be available at the following locations:
Arborg, Ashern, Brandon, Churchill, Dauphin, Flin Flon, Killarney, Neepawa, Notre Dame de Lourdes, Norway House, Portage la Prairie, Roblin, Russell, St. Pierre, Steinbach, Swan River, The Pas, Thompson, Winkler
This program is designated an accredited learning activity by The Manitoba Pharmaceutical Association for a maximum of 2.0 CEUs (MPhA File No. 29192M) for pharmacists in Manitoba.
Please contact the M.Ph.A. Office at (204) 233-1411 to register your attendance at a rural videoconference site.
2. Issue and Option Analysis
PwC has now released Issue and Options Analysis reports. These reports have been posted to the Bill 41 Regulations area of the MSP website. The reports can be downloaded by clicking on each individual heading. The list of reports includes:
Central Fill Component
Inducements
Pharmacist Profiles
Pharmacy Manager Qualifications
Pharmacy Technicians
PHIN
Practice Directions
Professional Liability
Record Keeping
Tele-Pharmacy
Pharmacist Prescribing and Extended Practice
These reports will be reviewed at the Sept. 16th, 2009 Town Hall meeting.
