Kyro Maseh I humble those sentiments and it is my opinion that Canadian pharmacists should be allowed to practice autonomously. They should also be remunerated fair market rate for the value they add, use of their licences and their expertise.
We know that corporations are clever and they will find even more ingenious ways to rinse and repeat for bigger profit margins leveraging this system. But what's new? :-)
The bigger focus now should really be on Ontario having/implementing a comprehensive and integrated system where (province-wide) pharmacists can access patient data in real time to optimize the level of care given.
Ontario is almost 2 decades behind Alberta in terms of clinical pharmacy practice and the province need to consult with Alberta as they try to adapt and emulate best practices within the AHS (Alberta Health Services) systems and model.
Corporations are making a kill of the scope there and will probably do the same here but patients in Canada need the sort of access to quality care that only we can provide as pharmacists given our extensive training, knowledge and underutilized skills. And given the labor crunch in the healthcare industry.
Many residents and citizens are without a family doctor have been placed on a waitlist for 6 years just to be assigned one. That's unacceptable!
So yeah, while they may be after profits we have to continue prioritizing the needs of the patients and trust that pharmacists will continue to raise their voices and advocate for the profession, and refuse to be bullied into unnecessary billlings and clinical quotas.
Ontario explores letting pharmacists treat 14 additional ailments https://lnkd.in/gJNhT6Nx
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