PHARMACY Connect feature speaker: Dr Tsuyuki is Professor and Chair of the Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Alberta, and Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Pharmacists Journal.
For several years, there has been discussion about pharmacists' scope of practice. Injections, prescribing and laboratory testing, among other services have been termed expanded, advanced, or enhanced scope of practice activities.
The terms used to describe the profession are important -- expanded scope and similar terms suggest that these are luxuries/upgrades, optional or exceptional.
Full-scope pharmacist services include all proactive and comprehensive interventions that prevent or manage illness and are within an individual's competency to perform independently. It's time to give up on "expanded scope" and recognise full scope as the new standard.
Dr Tsuyuki is a strong advocate for pharmacists focusing exclusively on patient-centred care, with a mission to change the way pharmacists practice and the way pharmacy is perceived.
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