Expanding Pharmacists' Scope of Practice to Include Immunization in Nova Scotia
On 10 December 2010 An Act to Amend Chapter 36 of the Acts of 2001, the Pharmacy Act (Bill 7) received Royal Assent in Nova Scotia, including an amendment that enabled an expanded scope of pharmacy practice. Expanding pharmacists' scope of practice came about from recommendations by various fe...
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| description | On 10 December 2010 An Act to Amend Chapter 36 of the Acts of 2001, the Pharmacy Act (Bill 7) received Royal Assent in Nova Scotia, including an amendment that enabled an expanded scope of pharmacy practice. Expanding pharmacists' scope of practice came about from recommendations by various federal and provincial government bodies as an attempt to improve accessibility to health care and decrease costs. In 2013, pharmacists in Nova Scotia began administering the influenza vaccine as part of the publicly funded program in attempts to improve vaccine coverage rates. Preliminary evaluation in Nova Scotia has shown an increase in influenza vaccination coverage. Although pharmacist administration of influenza vaccination may improve vaccination coverage and reduce demand on physician time, there may be tension created among the professions, which needs to be addressed and managed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-00de81ecc39e44509090a748e66547fe2022-12-22T03:07:34ZengMcMaster University Library PressHealth Reform Observer - Observatoire des Réformes de Santé2291-63692017-07-015210.13162/hro-ors.v5i2.3008Expanding Pharmacists' Scope of Practice to Include Immunization in Nova ScotiaBeth O'Reilly0Jennifer Isenor1Susan Bowles2Dalhousie UniversityDalhousie UniversityDalhousie UniversityOn 10 December 2010 An Act to Amend Chapter 36 of the Acts of 2001, the Pharmacy Act (Bill 7) received Royal Assent in Nova Scotia, including an amendment that enabled an expanded scope of pharmacy practice. Expanding pharmacists' scope of practice came about from recommendations by various federal and provincial government bodies as an attempt to improve accessibility to health care and decrease costs. In 2013, pharmacists in Nova Scotia began administering the influenza vaccine as part of the publicly funded program in attempts to improve vaccine coverage rates. Preliminary evaluation in Nova Scotia has shown an increase in influenza vaccination coverage. Although pharmacist administration of influenza vaccination may improve vaccination coverage and reduce demand on physician time, there may be tension created among the professions, which needs to be addressed and managed.https://mulpress.mcmaster.ca/hro-ors/article/view/3008/2829pharmacistinfluenzavaccinationaccessibility |
| spellingShingle | Beth O'Reilly Jennifer Isenor Susan Bowles Expanding Pharmacists' Scope of Practice to Include Immunization in Nova Scotia Health Reform Observer - Observatoire des Réformes de Santé pharmacist influenza vaccination accessibility |
| title | Expanding Pharmacists' Scope of Practice to Include Immunization in Nova Scotia |
| title_full | Expanding Pharmacists' Scope of Practice to Include Immunization in Nova Scotia |
| title_fullStr | Expanding Pharmacists' Scope of Practice to Include Immunization in Nova Scotia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Expanding Pharmacists' Scope of Practice to Include Immunization in Nova Scotia |
| title_short | Expanding Pharmacists' Scope of Practice to Include Immunization in Nova Scotia |
| title_sort | expanding pharmacists scope of practice to include immunization in nova scotia |
| topic | pharmacist influenza vaccination accessibility |
| url | https://mulpress.mcmaster.ca/hro-ors/article/view/3008/2829 |
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