Featured Resource
Professional Skills for the Pharmacy Technician by Publication Date: 2016Our featured ebook, Professional Skills for the Pharmacy Technician covers topics such as; patient safety, professionalism, organizational culture, ethics, human resources/labor relations, cultural competence, negotiation and emotional intelligence, customer service, substance abuse, security/risk management, career management, inventory management, and technology and more!
Best Bet Databases, Journals & Magazines
- The Learning Portal - Finding Evidence-based Information for Health SciencesThis hub will help you navigate the process of finding evidence-based health sciences information. It will help you plan and conduct your search of literature, use appropriate databases to find and evaluate information. You will also learn about Evidence-Based Practice and the hierarchy of evidence for clinical practice.
- CPS Full Access
Health research database. Contains Health Canada–approved products, such as monographs for drugs, vaccines, natural health products and medical devices. Includes the most current, evidence-based therapeutic information and nonprescription therapy for common conditions, with cross-referenced drug tables.
- Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
Nursing and allied health database. Covers pediatric nursing, critical care, mental health, nursing management and medical law. Includes abstracts and full-text peer-reviewed articles from nursing and health journals.
- Nursing and Allied Health Premium
Health research database. Covers the fields of nursing and allied health, as well as alternative and complementary medicine. Includes trade journals, books, full-length training videos, reports, pamphlets and ephemeral works, and websites.
- Emcare (OVID)
Premium nursing and allied health database. Covers all nursing specialities and nursing healthcare professions. Includes international coverage of allied health, midwifery, healthcare economics, social work, psychiatry and mental health, traumatology, emergency and critical-care medicine.
- CPJ: Canadian Pharmacists JournalCovers research and contemporary health care issues related to practice.
Full-text available: 2012 - present - CJHP: The Canadian Journal of Hospital PharmacyCovers information related to patient-centred pharmacy practice in hospitals and health care settings in Canada.
Full-text available : 2009-
- Pharmacy ConnectionSource: Ontario College of Pharmacists
- The TabletSource: BC Pharmacy Association
- Pharmacy TimesSource: MJHealth Sciences
- American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy: AJHPProvides current information on the clinical use of new drugs - new thinking on drug therapy with selected diseases & trials evaluating drug effects & possible negative drug reactions.
Coverage: 2002 - present (Full Text Delay: 1 year) - American Journal of Pharmaceutical EducationOfficial scholarly publication of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP). Its purpose is to document and advance pharmaceutical education in the United States and internationally. Coverage: 1998 - present
- Journal of Research in Pharmacy PracticeCoverage: 2012 - present
Pharmacy Trends, Issues & Research
- One in 20 people in Canada skip doses or prescriptions due to costUBC News November 26 2024
- Hospital Innovation Aims to Slash Medication Errors GloballySource: Ontario Hospital Association - Health System News
- Study shows significant strain on health care system over next two decadesSource: Hospital News October 30 2024
- Compounding practices: Implications for patient and medication safetySource: Hospital News August 7, 2024
- Unique Roles for Pharmacy Technicians Can Enhance Patient Care and SafetySource: Pharmacy Times, July 26, 2024
- Public Health Matters: Generative AI and the Future of PharmacySource: Pharmacy Times (Podcast duration 37 minutes) June 24,2024
- Student insights: The case for integrating sustainability into pharmacy curriculumSource: Hospital News June 17 2024