Scopes of practice
September 5, 2014
THE Canadian Academy of
Health Sciences (CAHS) has said
six principal parties should work
together to optimise scopes of
practice to achieve a transformed
health care system.
In an assessment, the CAHS said
the scopes of practice of some
health care professionals, including
pharmacists, had expanded but
in some cases, this had occurred
without understanding of how
this would fit into existing service
delivery models or impact on
existing scopes of practice.
“Beyond extending scopes of
practice for some health care
professions, optimisation of
existing scopes of practice must
be determined in alignment with
the models of care in which they
function.”
Debate has been called for
in Australia recently around
expanding the role of pharmacists
(PD 04 Sep).
The report recommended that
six parties, including Federal and
provincial governments, regulatory
colleges and accrediting bodies,
work together to optimise scopes
of practice to enable collaborative
responsibility for shared care.
“This strategy will ensure that
the right provider gives the best
care, and the health care team
or institution is accountable
for assigning appropriate and
optimal scopes of practice within a
regulated structure.”
CLICK HERE to read the report.
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