PAS

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PAS

• the Pharmacists Association of Saskatchewan
• November 2010

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PAS What We Do

• Advocacy
• Economic Development
• Professional Practice
• Direct to Member Services

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PAS Board, Staff Committees

• Board
• 10 members who represent SK Pharmacists and
  Pharmacy Owners including 1 student
• Gives strategic direction to organization
• Staff
• Executive Director
• Director of Professional Practice
• Membership Services Coordinator
• Executive Coordinator
• Administrative Assistant (part-time temporary)

• Committees
• Governance
• Audit and Finance
• Compensation
• Economics
• Professional Practice
• Conference
• Member Services

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PAS Major Roles

• Economic Negotiations
• Anticipation/react to provincial and nation
  trends
• Collaboration with stakeholders
• Continuing education development facilitation

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PAS Major Roles Contd

• Practice Change RD and Pharmacist Preparedness
• Media Relations promoting pharmacists
• One on one support assistance to member
  pharmacists
• Member services
• Providers of Malpractice Insurance

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Current Issues and Trends

• Prescriptive Authority
• Professional Service Development
• Healthcare Provider and Stakeholder Collaboration
• Education and Workflow Management
• PAS and CACDS
• Generic Drug Pricing

• Dispensing Fee
• Drug Shortages
• Technology Utilization
• Inducements
• Technician Regulation
• National Issues Trends
• Remote Dispensing

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Prescriptive Authority

• Update
• PAS role
• Professional practice committee/economics
  committee
• with SCP
• with Ministry of Health
• Drug Plan
• PIP
• with SMA, CPS
• Manual for pharmacists

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Professional Services Development

• Reliance on drug distribution revenue may not be
  viable in the future
• Patient demand
• Utilize the Blueprint For Pharmacy
• SK government interested in services which
  enhance patient outcomes

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Professional Services Development Cont

• PACT
• Medication Assessment Compliance Packaging
• New Program Research
• Very early stages
• PPC collecting existing program models
  considering new development
• Collaboration with SCP and Ministry of Health

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National Issues Trends

• World, national and specific provincial trends
  and standards impact Saskatchewan pharmacy
  practice, legislation and remuneration for
  dispensing and prescribing
• Generic pricing
• Community pharmacy rebate programs
• Prescriptive authority
• Development
• Remuneration

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Remote Dispensing

• Automated prescription dispensing machines
• Live skype type interaction with pharmacist
• Inevitable here in Saskatchewan
• Some argue this automation force/allow more
  cognitive services
• Others argue it will only eliminate many
  pharmacists

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Student Membership Benefits

• reduced rate conference registrations and 10 free
  volunteer registrations
• Access to PAS It On Bulletins keeping connected
  with issues and opportunities within your
  profession
• Opportunity to participate in PAS activities
  (e.g. recent lawyer presentation re employment
  contracts)
• PAS on the Benefits Discount Club
• Opportunity to participate in Regional Meetings
• Communications on pharmacy practice issues
• Networking, professional contacts

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New Website Coming Soon
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Discussion

• Discussion Questions?