Our Vision
Quality pharmacy practice and patient-centred healthcare through leadership and collaboration.
Our Mission
The College of Pharmacy of Newfoundland and Labrador protects the public by regulating the profession of pharmacy to ensure quality and ethical care.
Initiatives
| Initiative | Targeted Completion |
|---|---|
| Update and implement the requirements and guidance for professional development. | 2024 |
| Develop quality indicators for pharmacy practice. | 2025 |
| Determine and implement a process for assessing individual pharmacy professionals’ competency and practice. | 2026 |
| Develop practice support guidance regarding diversity, equity, inclusion, cultural competency, and trauma-informed care. | 2024 |
| Define CPNL’s role in supporting pharmacy professionals’ wellness and influencing working conditions that may impact quality and safety of patient care. | 2024 |
Initiatives
| Initiative | Targeted Completion |
|---|---|
| Implement the continuous quality improvement and medication incident reporting program, MedSTEP NL | 2024 |
| Communicate error prevention and safety improvement strategies from aggregate data. | 2026 |
Initiatives
| Initiative | Targeted Completion |
|---|---|
| Assess models for regulating non-traditional pharmacy practice sites. | 2025 |
| Determine, in consultation with government and other key partners, next steps to optimize pharmacist and pharmacy technician scope of practice and develop supporting regulatory framework. | 2025 |
| Determine next steps to support the evolving practice environment and develop a supporting regulatory framework. | 2026 |
| Review and revise registration processes with a focus on efficiency, fairness, and changing legislative requirements. | 2026 |
Initiatives
| Initiative | Targeted Completion |
|---|---|
| Review and revise complaints and discipline processes to improve efficiency and public accessibility. | 2024 |
| Develop and implement a complaints and discipline communications framework. | 2024 |
| Determine and develop a process to assess the effectiveness of complaints and discipline outcomes in improving practice and protecting the public. | 2026 |
| Develop and implement an engagement strategy for CPNL’s key partners. | 2026 |
| Develop and implement an engagement strategy for pharmacy professionals | 2026 |
| Develop and implement an equity, diversity, and inclusion plan. | 2026 |