PHARMACY EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS: The Canadian Model

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PHARMACY EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS The Canadian
Model

• Jim Blackburn
• Association of Faculties of Pharmacy of Canada

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AFPC

• AFPC is an association of faculties of pharmacy
  whose members are committed to the promotion and
  recognition of excellence in pharmacy education
  and scholarly activities

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AFPC

• Canadian Faculties of Pharmacy
• University of Alberta, Edmonton
• University of British Columbia, Vancouver
• Dalhousie University, Halifax
• Universite Laval, Quebec City
• University of Manitoba, Winnipeg
• Memorial University, St. Johns
• Universite de Montreal, Montreal
• University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon
• University of Toronto, Toronto

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AFPC MEMBERSHIP

• AFPC active membership includes all faculty
  members who have gt0.2FTE on one of the nine
  faculties of pharmacy
• 250 active members
• Each School is assessed a faculty fee which
  includes a basic fee plus prorated portion based
  on the admission enrolment
• Faculty members do not pay a membership fee

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AFPC ORGANIZATION

• Nine Council Members - elected by active members
  in each faculty
• Executive
• President, President Elect, Past President and
  representative of Deans of Pharmacy
• Executive Director (0.5 FTE staff)

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AFPC MEETINGS

• NATIONAL CONFERENCE - May or June
• meetings with pharmacists association or clinical
  pharmacy organization (rotate)
• focus of conference -
• enhance teaching methods,
• recognition of member accomplishments,
• representation of pharmacy education in national
  issues,
• promotion of pharmacy practice research

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AFPC COUNCIL MEETINGS

• CONDUCT AFFAIRS OF ORGANIZATION AND COLLABORATE
  WITH OTHER NATIONAL PHARMACY ORGANIZATIONS
• MEET TWICE PER YEAR
• During Annual Meeting
• Mid-Year Meeting in Ottawa (national capital)

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INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES

• Maintain a good relationship with AACP with many
  of our members belong to AACP and attend AACP
  meetings
• AFPC has no formal association with any
  international association but many members belong
  to FIP
• Laval and Montreal faculties have formal
  relationships with French speaking schools of
  pharmacy

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CURRENT ISSUES

• Submission to the National Commission on Health
  Care
• Task Force on Experiential Education
• Pharmacy Program Evaluation/Assessment
• Entry Level Pharm.D.
• Enhancing Problem Based Learning
• Continuing Competence

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FUTURE PAN AMERICAN PHARMACY EDUCATION
ORGANIZATION?

• AFPC is interested in enhancing pharmacy
  education in the Americas
• Is it preferable to develop an umbrella
  organization or put our efforts to improve
  pharmacy education and pharmacy education
  organizations within each country in the region?