Pharmacist's Personal Learning Environment

Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacy - Pharmacy Specialty Networks (CSHP-PSN)Yahoo! GroupsMust be a CHSP memberCan join one or more groups depending on practice areaSome PSNs are more active than other

University of Manitoba Neil John Maclean Library

25 CEUs (continuing education credits) required per year to maintain pharmacist licence in ManitobaDocumented in a Professional Development Log (PDL) which includes date, title, number of CEUs and key learning points/thoughtsPDL can be an electronic or paper documentPDL submitted to Manitoba Pharmaceutical Association each year with licence renewal

Occur weekly within the HSC Pharmacy DepartmentTopics include clinical reviews, case presentations, journal club, pharmacy practice, general medical and health topicsPresentations done by pharmacists, clinicalpharmacists, guest speakers and pharmacy students on clinical rotations

Manitoba Telehealth links sites across ManitobaUsed to link pharmacy departments across Winnipeg for education sessions

Electronic database hosted on WRHA intranet siteQuestions and answers to drug related questions entered into database by drug information pharmacists and other pharmacy specialistsRestricted to pharmacy staff

Internet drug database available via hospital computers

All WRHA staff can get a library card and access all the print and online resources available at the U of M library

List of online resourcesGrouped by type of question (ex drug dose, side effects, natural products)

PubMed and Scopus searches can be sent to an RSS reader to keep up to date on new studies that are published that meet the search criteria without re-running the search.

For health care professionals with the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority.

Electronic database hosted on WRHA intranet siteQuestions and answers to drug related questions entered into database by drug information pharmacists and other pharmacy specialistsRestricted to pharmacy staff

All WRHA staff can get a library card and access all the print and online resources available at the U of M library