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AboutUs DocumentEvaluation PharmacistEvaluatingExaminationPharmacistQualifying
ExaminationExaminationDates
andFees AssessorsforOSCEFrequentlyAsked
Questions
ExaminationBlueprint
PharmaceuticalReferencesandLearningResources
PartIExaminationDesignandStyle
PartISampleQuestions
PartIAnswerstoSampleQuestions
PartIFormulas
PartICalculators
PartIIFormatofExaminationStationsandSampleStations
PartIIReferencesinStations
PartIIVideoVignettes
PharmaceuticalReferencesandLearningResources
PharmacyReviewGuides
PharmacyTextbooks
AdditionalTextbookListings
OnlineInformationSources
WebsitesHelpfulforPharmacyPractice
LearningToolsandOtherResources(PRAorUniversity)
ClinicalPracticeGuidelines
ProfessionalPractice&InformationResources
InternationalPharmacyGraduate"bridging"programs
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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