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Research Report Brainstorm
F:
Find the problem
Provincial Differences in Scope
: cause disparities for patients/healthcare across Canada
Healthcare Demand
: more demand on pharmacy - pharmacists take on expanded role, so techs should take on more responsibility to even the workload
Underutilized Potential
: Techs have the knowledge/potential for knowledge to complete tasks that they are not allowed/regulated to
Research Question
Main
: How can national consistency in the scope of pharmacy technicians' roles, combined with expanded responsibilities, benefit the Canadian healthcare system?
Sub-questions
:
What tasks/scope can techs take on to benefit patient care?
What are the barriers to expanding their scope of practice?
How would this impact patient safety?
What are the benefits of making regulation/scope the same across Canada?
What can be done to support expansion of scope?
How can the scope become consistent across Canada
A:
Ask "What’s at Stake?"
Efficiency
Techs taking on expanded scope lets pharmacists take on their own expanded scope
Increase demand on healthcare with aging population means need for more workers
Access
Patients who can't get to hospital can go to a pharmacy
Patients can see doctors more quickly at hospitals because pharmacies can take care of patients, freeing up hospital space
Greater job satisfaction, career growth for techs.
Consistency if nationally standardized
Patients across Canada get equitable care
Pharmacy technicians across Canada are consistent and have the same opportunities :
Further education for technicians to increase scope further
Research Aims & Objectives
Aim
: Find the benefits and possibilities of role expansion for pharmacy techs and standardization of scope across Canada.
Objectives
:
Explore current roles, limitations.
Consider benefits for patients, health care system, and workforce.
Consider regulatory, educational requirements.
Evaluate directions you might take
What could be included in expansion of scope
What further training could go along with the further expansion
Effect of previous expansion of scope
Reasons for expansion
How national standardization would be beneficial
Patient Care and Safety - how it would be enhanced