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Celebrating the Essential Role of
Pharmacy Technicians
Pharmacy Technician Day 2018
Pharmacy Technicians are
essential health
professionals who have a
defined set of skills that
positively impact patients
and pharmacy practice
Pharmacy Technician Day 2018
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The essential person is altruistic• They do what they do because it is
the right thing to do and generally expect nothing in return.
• Helping others is not an effort but a habit.
• They share their knowledge because they consider that if it’s useful to them, it will be useful to everyone.
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The essential person is a leader• Someone who steps up to get the
job done.• The essential person is an agent of
change, and does it every day. • Essential people know nothing they
do is about themselves.• The essential person creates other
leaders.
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The essential person brings positive value
• The essential person inspires others to become better and surpass themselves.
• They create new opportunities to help with things, they had no idea needed help with.
• The value of the essential person is determined by what they bring to others.
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• Changing pharmacist and pharmacy
technician roles
• Greater complexity in the pharmacy
practice environment
• Opportunity for practice recognition/title
protection
• Patient safety/public protection
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Competency Pharmacy Technician Pharmacist
Ethical, Legal and Professional Responsibilities 8% 8%
Patient Care 15% 42%
Product Distribution 43% 13%
Practice Setting 4% 3%
Health Promotion 2% 3%
Knowledge and Research Application 3% 6%
Communication and Education 10% 14%
Inter-Professional Collaboration 7% 6%
Quality and Safety 8% 5%
Source: https://www.pebc.ca/
Practice Blueprint
I know what I offer as a
professional that is unique
and different from other
professionals on the team
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Yes, to FULL scope No, NOT at all Partial scope
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Do technicians in your employment sector practice to full scope?
Yes, to FULL scope
No, NOT at all
Partial scope
I know what could be done
differently to change my
role and I work towards
making improvements
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• Legislation
• Poor planning
• Lack of communication
• Workload
• Funding / resources
• Individual competence: Confidence = Competence
• Professional practice culture
“culture trumps strategy every time!”Yanchick VA. Thinking off the map. Am J Pharm Ed 2009;72(6):141.
Barriers OR Excuses?
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Keep Learning and Educate Others
• Trust Yourself
• Sharing is learning
• Trigger thoughts and ideas
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Unify
• Coming together to discuss
issues
• Continue to network
• Use reputation to drive authority
• Overcome adversity
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Don’t Be a Spectator
• Stay Informed
• Know why things are important
• Don’t ignore the big picture
• Intentionally cultivate public image
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