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Facts and Milestones
About
The Pharmacists in Primary Care Network (PCN) Program is part of the government’s primary health-care strategy to deliver team-based care to all British Columbians.
Milestones
April 2022:
Evaluation plan finalized.
The goal of the evaluation is to understand the implementation outcomes and experiences of the Pharmacists in PCN Program as well as user experience, satisfaction and quality of care outcomes for patients when receiving care from a Primary Care Clinical Pharmacist (PCCP) as a member of an interprofessional team within a PCN in BC.
September 30 2021
Completion of Year 1. Read the Year 1 Highlights Document here.
September 2021
First 23 PCCPs Hired
- In collaboration with health authorities and PCNs, hired 20 PCCPs for Year 1 and 3 PCCPs for Year 2
273 Community Pharmacies Engaged
- Community pharmacies engaged at the local level within PCNs where PCCPs are hired
Program Evaluation Plan Developed
- Evaluation plan developed by UBC Evaluation team
July 2021
PACT Part 1 Launched
- First part of the Pharmacists Aligned in Shared Care Teams training program made available to all pharmacists through an asynchronous canvas catalogue course
March 2021
Committees Established for Information-sharing
- Program Advisory Committee facilitates information sharing and collaboration between the Ministry, UBC, PCNs, and the regional health authorities
- UBC Health Authority Collaborative Committee facilitates the collaboration between the regional health authorities and UBC for hiring and deployment of PCCPs
February 2021
UBC Program Infrastructure Established
- Program team expanded to enable implementation
- Leadership and operational structures formalized
Winter 2020
PCNs are identified and active planning to hire/place Primary Care Clinical Pharmacists (PCCPs) in PCNs begins.
October 2020
Final agreements and contracts are signed; program officially begins.
2018–2020
Plans and preparations get underway within the larger provincial team-based primary care strategy.
June 2018
The Honorable Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, announces funding for the Pharmacists in Primary Care Network (PCN) Program. https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2018HLTH0055-001118
Spring 2015
UBC submits a proposal to integrate pharmacists in team-based primary care at the request of the Ministry of Health.
November 2013
UBC opens the Pharmacists Clinic, commences prototyping of a service model where pharmacists are co-located in medical clinics to participate in the shared care of complex patients.