CPhA Takes Action: Blueprint for Pharmacy—Designing the Future Together

1. Designing the Future Together: The Vision for Pharmacy
2. Commitment to Act
3. Implementation Plan NEW!
4. Task Force and Working Groups
5. Reports, Papers and Communication Tools (pdfs)

Designing the Future Together
Changes are required to strengthen pharmacy’s alignment with the health care needs of Canadians and to respond to stresses on the health care system. The Blueprint for Pharmacy is a multi-phased, strategic initiative to develop a vision and an action plan for the future of pharmacy in Canada.

The Blueprint for Pharmacy: The Vision for Pharmacy is an historic document that describes a landscape where pharmacists practice to the full extent of their skills and knowledge to achieve optimal drug therapy outcomes for Canadians through patient-centred care. The Blueprint for Pharmacy: The Vision for Pharmacy reviews medication use challenges and the current and future role of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in the health care system. It also outlines the key elements and proposed strategic actions in five key areas required to achieve the Vision and meet the future health care needs of Canadians:

• pharmacy human resources
• education and continuing professional development
• information and communication technology
• financial viability and sustainability
• legislation, regulation and liability

Commitment to Act
Pharmacy organizations and individuals across Canada are currently being asked to formally support the Vision for Pharmacy by signing a Commitment to Act, a pledge to help achieve the Vision for Pharmacy

We Need Your Support! The engagement of individual pharmacists is critical to the success of the Blueprint.Take part in designing the future of your profession by reading the Vision for Pharmacy and signing the Personal Commitment to Act. Success begins with you!

Implementation Plan (NEW!)
The Blueprint for Pharmacy Working Groups and Task Force have released the Blueprint for Pharmacy Implementation Plan for consultation. Discussions are now underway with potential leading and partnering organizations to carry out the activities in this plan necessary to achieve the Vision for Pharmacy. We invite pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and other interested stakeholders to submit their comments on this Implementation Plan at blueprint@pharmacists.ca.

Task Force and Working Groups
The Task Force on a Blueprint for Pharmacy was established in December 2006 to define a clear action plan for the future of pharmacy. Chaired by Dr. David Hill, the 19-member The Task Force includes broad representation from pharmacy stakeholders across Canada.

The Task Force is assisted by five expert Blueprint Working Groups aligned with the five strategic areas identified in the Blueprint for Pharmacy: the Vision for Pharmacy. The Working Groups are responsible for developing the detailed implementation plan which will outline the steps necessary to achieving the Vision for Pharmacy.

Reports, Papers and Communication Tools (PDFs)

• Blueprint for Pharmacy Overview - short (May 2009)
• Blueprint for Pharmacy Overview - detailed (December 2008)
• Presentations at CPhA 2009 Conference (June 2009)
  
  • Blueprint Overview (Janet Cooper, CPhA)
  • Drug Distribution Systems (Kevin Hall, WRHA)
  • Regulation of Pharmacy Technicians (Deanna Williams, OCP)
  • Pharmacy Practice Models Initiative (Matt Tachuk, RxA)
  • Reimbursement Changes in BC (Marnie Mitchell, BCPhA)
  • Implementation of Province-wide DIS (Erin Farrell McKenzie, PEIPhA)
• Presentation on a Blueprint for Pharmacy, DUPHAT 2009 (March 2009)
• Blueprint for Pharmacy Implementation Plan (September 2009)
• Interprofessional Consultation Report (August 2008)
• Blueprint for Pharmacy: The Vision for Pharmacy (June 2008)
• Intraprofessional Consultation Report (February 2008)
• Appendix 1A
• Appendix 1B
• Appendix 2
• Appendix 3
• Draft Blueprint for Pharmacy (May 2007)
• Blueprint Background Paper (June 2006)

For more information, contact:
blueprint@pharmacists.ca or Marie-Anik Gagné, Director of Policy and Research
Tel: (613) 523-7877, ext 225 or 1-800-917-9489
Fax: (613) 523-0445