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PharmacyReviewGuides

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OnlineInformationSources

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ProfessionalPractice&InformationResources

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ContinuingEducation(CE)Learning

GeneralReferenceInformation

ThePharmacyExaminingBoardofCanadadoesnotendorseanypreparatorycoursematerialofanykind,andanypretencebyanindividualorgroupinmakingsuchaclaimisliabletolegalprosecution.

ItisthecandidatesresponsibilitytoutilizesuitablereferencematerialsandotherresourcesinpreparationfortakingtheQualifyingExamination.Youshouldidentifyyourpersonallearningneedsinaccordancewiththeexaminationblueprint(andconsideration,ifapplicable,offeedbackfromanypreviousexaminationattempt).

Itisimportantforpractisingpharmaciststocontinuallystayuptodatewiththerapeuticsandclinicalguidelinesandotherpharmacypracticeissues.Thisincludesstayingcurrentasnewdevelopmentsreachpracticeandtheworkplace.Comparedtootherreferences,oneofthelimitationsoftextbooksisthelagtimebeforeupdatededitionsappear.ItisimportantforcandidatestousecurrentinformationwhenpreparingfortheQualifyingExamination.

Pharmacistsareexpectedtobefamiliarwiththeuseofavarietyofdruginformationresourcesandhaveaworkingknowledgeofwhichreferencesareusefulinspecificsituations.

InformationaboutpharmacypracticeinCanadacanbefoundontheNationalAssociationofPharmacyRegulatoryAuthorities(NAPRA)website(www.napra.ca).The"NAPRAModelStandardsofPractice"furtherexplainandillustratetheNAPRAcompetencies,whicharethebasisofthePEBCQualifyingExaminationblueprint.ManyotherusefulresourcesandpracticetoolscanalsobefoundontheNAPRAwebsite.

Inadditiontoyouruniversityeducationandpersonallearning,theidealtoolforacquiringCanadianpharmacypracticeskillsistoundertakehandsonpracticeexperienceworkinginaCanadianpharmacysettingwithdirectpatientcareservices.Practiceexperiencewillofferinsightsintotheroleofthepharmacistinpatientcare,theCanadianhealthcaresystem,legal,professionalandethicalissuesdruginformationandcriticalreviewofthescientificliteratureandcommonlyseenclinical,therapeutic,technicalandotherpracticescenarios.

Thereareanumberofstructured,preparatorybridgingprogramscurrentlyavailableinCanada,including:theInternationalPharmacyGraduate(IPG)PrograminOntarioattheUniversityofTorontotheCanadianPharmacyPracticeProgrammeinBritishColumbia(attheUniversityofBritishColumbia)andtheInternationalPharmacyBridgingPrograminAlberta(BredinInstituteinEdmonton).PleaserefertotheInternetResourcesBridgingProgramssectionforcontactinformationabouttheseprograms.YoumayalsowishtocontacttheregulatoryauthorityinotherprovincesforinformationregardingotherassistanceorprogramsforacquiringskillsforpracticeasapharmacistinCanada.

ReferenceListings

ThefollowinglistingsareintendedasageneralguideandcoveravarietyoftopicsandmaybehelpfultoyouasyoupreparetotaketheQualifyingExamination.Thislistcoversawidevarietyoftopics,butitisNOTintendedtoserveasadetailedsyllabusnorshoulditbeassumedthattheseresourcesarethesourceofexamination

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questions.ThecontentoftheQualifyingExaminationPartIandPartIIisnotbasedonaparticularreferencetextbook,butratherontheNAPRAcompetenciesasindicatedintheexaminationblueprint.Listingsarepresentedinthefollowingthreesections:

pharmacyreviewguides,pharmacytextbooks,internetresources.

PharmacyReviewGuides

ThesethreeAmericanpharmacyreviewguidesarecomprehensivesubjectreviewscontainingalargenumberofmultiplechoicequestions,coveringmanysubjectareasrelatedtopharmaceuticaleducationandpharmacypracticeissues.NotethatdrugnamesandunitsofmeasuremaybedifferentinCanada.FederallawreviewquestionsmustbeavoidedastheyarebasedonAmericanlegislation,notCanadian.

AppletonandLangeReviewofPharmacy,byHallandReiss,McGrawHillMedical.

PharmPrep:ASHP'sNAPLEXReview,byEilandandGinsburg,AmericanSocietyofHealthSystemPharmacists.

ComprehensivePharmacyReviewforNAPLEX,ed.byShargeletal,LippincottWilliamsandWilkins.

PharmacyTextbooks(currenteditions)

ThefollowingreferencesareexamplesoftextbookscurrentlybeingusedinCanadianpharmacyeducationprograms.ManyofthesetextbooksareavailablefromtheuniversitybookstoresassociatedwiththevariousCanadianPharmacyprogrammesorotherretailbooksellers,includingonlinesources.Thelistingsshownfirstaremajortextbookreferenceswhichformtheframeworkforstudiesinpharmacology,pathophysiologyandtherapeuticscourses.

KodaKimbleandYoung'sAppliedTherapeutics,TheClinicalUseofDrugs,LippincottWilliamsandWilkins.(Patientcasebasedcomprehensivereference)

ClinicalPharmacyandTherapeutics,ed.byWalkerandWhittlesea,ChurchillLivingstone.

Goodman&Gilmans:ThePharmacologicalBasisofTherapeutics,ed.byBruntonetal,McGrawHillProfessional.

Pharmacotherapy:APathophysiologicApproach,ed.byDiPiro,Talbert,etal,McGrawHillMedical.

Pharmacotherapy:PrinciplesandPractice,byChisholmBurnsetal,McGrawHillMedical

ClinicalDrugData,ed.bySmithetal,McGrawHillMedical.

ThenextfivelistingsareallresourcespublishedbyTheCanadianPharmacistsAssociation,Ottawa,ON(www.pharmacists.ca)andmaybeorderedonline.

CompendiumofTherapeuticChoices,CanadianPharmacistsAssociation.

MinorAilments(printandonlineversions)1)CompendiumofTherapeuticsforMinorAilments,CanadianPharmacistsAssociation.2)CompendiumofProductsforMinorAilments,CanadianPharmacistsAssociation.

CompendiumofPharmaceuticalsandSpecialties(CPS),CanadianPharmacistsAssociation(printandonlineversions)

SafeandEffective:TheEightEssentialElementsofanOptimalMedicationUseSystem,ed.byMacKinnon,CanadianPharmacistsAssociation.

AdditionalTextbookListings:

TheMerckManualofDiagnosisandTherapy,byPorter,MerckPublications.

BasicSkillsinInterpretingLaboratoryData,byLee,AmericanSocietyofHealthSystemPharmacistsPublication.

ClinicalPharmacokinetics,byMurphy,AmericanSocietyofHealthSystemPharmacistsPublication.

AppliedBiopharmaceuticsandPharmacokinetics:PrinciplesofTherapeuticDrugMonitoring,edbyShargeletal,McGrawHillMedical.

DrugInteractionsAnalysisandManagement,byHanstenandHorn,LippincottWilliamsandWilkins.

DrugInformation:AGuideforPharmacists,byMalone,KierandStanovich,McGrawHillMedical.

HowtoReadaPaper:TheBasicsofEvidenceBasedMedicine,byGreenhalgh,BMJBooks.

MakingSenseofCriticalAppraisal,byAjetunmobi,CRCPress.

Remington:TheScienceandPracticeofPharmacy,ThePharmaceuticalPress.

MartindaleTheCompleteDrugReference,byBrayfield,ThePharmaceuticalPress.

PharmaceuticalCalculations,byAnsel,LippincottWilliamsandWilkins.

PharmaceuticalCarePractice,byCipolle,StrandandMorley,McGrawHill,Medical.

CommunicationSkillsinPharmacyPractice,ed.byBeardsley,etal,LippincottWilliamsandWilkins.

EssentialsofCulturalCompetenceinPharmacyPractice,byHalburetal,AmericanPharmacistsAssociationPublication.

PharmacistsTalkingwithPatients,byRantucci,LippincottWilliamsandWilkins.

DrugsinPregnancyandLactation,byBriggsetal,LippincottWilliamsandWilkins.

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PharmacoethicsAProblemBasedApproach,byGettmanetal,CRCPress.

EthicalIssuesinPharmacy,Weinstein,LippincottWilliamsandWilkins.

TheCompleteNaturalMedicineGuidetothe50MostCommonMedicinalHerbs,byBoonandSmith,RobertRosePublishing.

BohsPharmacyPracticeManual,byStein,LippincottWilliamsandWilkins.

FocusonSafeMedicationPractices,Rantucci,StewartandStewart,LippincottWilliamsandWilkins

MethadoneMaintenance:APharmacist'sGuidetoTreatment,Isaacetal,CAMHPublication.

OnLineInformationSources

PubMedwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedfreeaccesstoprimaryliteraturethroughMedline

CochraneLibrarywww.cochrane.orgaccesstosystematicreviewsoftheeffectsofhealthcareinterventions

Rxfileswww.rxfiles.calimitedfreeinformationisavailableonlineaccessotherwisebysubscription

USNationalLibraryofMedicineDrugsandLactationDatabase(LactMed)http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov

SubscriptionBasedDrugInformationDatabases

MicromedexHealthcare:DRUGDEXdruginformationdatabasePOISINDEXinformationondrugoverdosesandtoxicologicexposures

Lexicompdruginformationdatabase

AHFSDIEssentialsdruginformationdatabase.

InternetResources

Thefollowinglistingsincludeaselectionofwebsiteswithspecifickindsofinformationsuchascurrentlegislation,pharmacypracticeresources,andothertimelytopicswhichareusefultopractisingpharmacistsandthosewhoareseekinglicensureaspharmacistsinCanada.Notethatprovincialregulatoryauthoritiesotherthanthoselistedmayoffersimilarresourcesthatyoucanaccess.

WebsitesHelpfulForPharmacyPractice:

NationalAssociationofProvincialRegulatoryAuthoritieswww.napra.caUsefullinksincludethefollowing:PharmacyPracticeandRegulatoryResourcesNationalDrugSchedulesLicensing/Registration

HealthCanadawww.hcsc.gc.caFrommainpage,usethesearchbuttonatthetoptofindinformationon:CanadaHealthActMedEffectCanadaVigilanceProgramFoodandDrugsActandRegulationsControlledDrugsandSubstancesAct(CDSA)andRegulations(includingPrecursorControlRegulation)NarcoticControlRegulationsBenzodiazepinesandOtherTargetedSubstancesRegulationsMarihuanaMedicalAccessRegulations

CanadianAgencyforDrugsandTechnologiesinHealthwww.cadth.caUsefullinksincludeCommonDrugReviewandOptimalUse"

PrivacyLegislationDepartmentofJusticehttp://www.priv.gc.ca/SeelinkforPersonalInformationProtectionandElectronicDocumentsAct(PIPEDA)

PublicHealthAgencyofCanadawww.phacaspc.gc.ca Seelinkfor"Immunization&Vaccines"forCanadianImmunizationGuide.

LearningToolsandOtherResourcesAvailableonPRAorUniversitywebsites:

CollegeofPharmacistsofBritishColumbiawww.bcpharmacists.orgResourcesProfessionalDevelopment

OntarioCollegeofPharmacistswww.ocpinfo.comContinuingEducationPracticeTools

DalhousieUniversity(Halifax,NovaScotia)www.dal.caDrugInformationResources

Pleasevisitwebsitesregularly,forupdatesandcorrections.

ClinicalPracticeGuidelines

Toobtainuptodateevidencebasedinformationdesignedtoassistinpatientcaredecisionsforthemanagementofspecificdiseasestates,youmaysearch,usingyourInternetbrowser,forCanadianConsensusGuidelinesorClinicalPracticeGuidelines(andnarrowthesearchbyselectingaspecificdiseasestate).Addingthecurrentyeartoyoursearchwillhelptoensurethatmostrecentupdatestoguidelinesarelistedatthebeginningofyoursearchresults.

Someexamplesincludethefollowing:

Hypertension(CanadianHypertensionEducationProgram)RecommendationsfortheManagementof

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HypertensionCardiovascularDiseases(CanadianCardiovascularSociety)GuidelinesLibraryDiabetes(CanadianDiabetesAssociation)ClinicalPracticeGuidelinesforthePreventionandManagementofDiabetesinCanadaAsthma(CanadianThoracicSociety)AsthmaManagementGuidelineCOPD(CanadianThoracicSociety)RecommendationsfortheManagementofCOPD

Additional:TheCanadianMedicalAssociationJournal(CMAJ)website(www.cmaj.ca)offersotherclinicalpracticeguidelinesandinformationonavarietyofdiseasetopics

HealthCanadawebsite(www.hcsc.gc.ca)clickon"HealthConcerns"and"HealthyLiving"frommenuattheleft

ProfessionalPractice&InformationResources:

CanadianBlueprintforPharmacywww.blueprintforpharmacy.ca

CanadianSocietyofHospitalPharmacists(CSHP)www.cshp.caclickonPublicationsStatementsareopenaccessbutotherpublicationsrequireamembershiplogin

CanadianPatientSafetyInstitute(CPSI)www.patientsafetyinstitute.caclickonEducationorToolsandResources

DevelopingPharmacyPractice:AFocusonPatientCarewww.who.int/medicines/publications/WHO_PSM_PAR_2006.5.pdf(contenttopicsincludePharmaceuticalCare,Pharmacypracticetrends,DrugInformationandliteratureappraisal,andPhamacoeconomicanalysis)

InstituteforSafeMedicationPractices(ISMP)www.ismp.orgclickonMedicationSafetyToolsandResourcessectionorwww.ismpcanada.orgforCanadian"SafetyBulletins"

InternationalPharmacyGraduatePrograms:

www.ipgcanada.ca(Ontario)CanadianPharmacySkillsEnhancedLanguageProgram

www.cpd.pharmacy.ubc.ca(BritishColumbia)CanadianPharmacyPracticeProgramme

www.bredin.ca(Alberta)InternationalPharmacyBridgingProgram

www.iehpcanada.utoronto.ca(Canada)OrientationcourseontheCanadianhealthcaresystemforinternationallyeducatedhealthcareprofessionals

InformationaboutContinuingEducation(CE)Learning:

ContinuingEducationinPharmacyinCanadaiscoordinatedbyCCCEP:theCanadianCouncilonContinuingEducationinPharmacy.CCCEPapprovedlearningprogramsareavailablefromawidevarietyofsources.Someoftheseincludethefollowing:

CanadianPharmacistsAssociation(CPhA)(www.pharmacists.ca)clickon"Education&PracticeResources","ProfessionalDevelopment"

CanadianHealthcareNetwork(www.canadianhealthcarenetwork.ca)ProvidesCElessonsfromPharmacyPracticeandothersources

rxBriefCase(www.rxbriefcase.com)IncludeslinkstovariousCElearningresources,includingtheMylanCollaborativeSeries

MostCElearningmodulesaredesignedtoenhanceindividualknowledgeinTherapeuticsandDiseaseStateManagement.WhenchoosingtoselfstudywithCCEPPapprovedCElearningmodules,itisimportantforacandidatetoselfassessthewiderangeofavailablediseasestateandtherapeuticstopicsandmakeselectionstoensurethat:1)individualgapsinknowledgewillbeaddressed,and2)diseasetopicsreflectthoseseenmostfrequentlyinpatientcarepracticesettings,aswellasthosewheredrugtherapyplaysanimportantandcriticalroleinpatientcareoutcomes.

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