Pharmacist's Personal Learning Environment
Pharmacy school education
Teaching
Mentoring
Continuing Education
Precepting pharmacy students & residents
Orientation of new staff
References / Resources
Physical
Drug Information Centre
For health care professionals with the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority.Drug Information Pharmacist
Files
Textbooks
Electronic
RSS
Alerts on topics of interest
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.Medical Newsletters
Table of Contents - journals
Email
Communicate with professional network
Health Canada Alerts
Medical eNews
eTOC
University of Manitoba Library Resources
All WRHA staff can get a library card and access all the print and online resources available at the U of M libraryPharmacy Toolkit
List of online resourcesGrouped by type of question (ex drug dose, side effects, natural products)Micromedex
Internet drug database available via hospital computersDrug Information Database
Electronic database hosted on WRHA intranet site
Questions and answers to drug related questions entered into database by drug information pharmacists and other pharmacy specialists
Restricted to pharmacy staff
Required Professional Development
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 renewalMedical Grand Rounds
Webinars
Teleconferences
Manitoba Telehealth links sites across ManitobaUsed to link pharmacy departments across Winnipeg for education sessionsConferences
Pharmacy Education Rounds
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 rotationsMPhA Professional Development
Professional Network
Pharmacy Librarian
University of Manitoba Neil John Maclean Library
Professional Specialty Networks
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 otherPharmaceutical Manufacturers
Medical Information Departments
Sales Representatives
Other health care professionals
Physicians
Nurses
Other Pharmacists
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BScPharm
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