Cultural Safety and
Harm Reduction Training
Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Cultural Safety
Pharmacy professionals and SCPP Council have identified that education is needed for better understanding of equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI), societal racism, and how these issues impact person-centred care. These concepts are complex issues that have many contributing factors. For training to be effective, it must inspire systemic change and encourage thoughtful self-examination.
Continuing Professional Development for Pharmacy Professionals (CPDPP), with support from the Saskatchewan College of Pharmacy Professionals (SCPP) and other pharmacy provincial regulatory bodies, has developed a strategy that incorporates education, provides opportunities for needed self-reflection, and anticipates potential future learning needs.
Upon completion of the mandatory education module, Council policy requires members complete education that is focused on the themes and concepts of EDI and Indigenous wellness (e.g., discrimination, racism, stigma, Indigenous trauma and equity, etc.) on a go-forward basis.
Please see SCPP's Training and Development page.
Harm Reduction and Opioid Agonist Therapy Standards
Given the critical role of pharmacists as stewards of opioids, SCPP Council identified pharmacy practices which may contribute to the problems raised by the provincial auditor and identified opportunities to increase training and oversight of opioid dispensing practices.
In addition to policy development, Council addressed the risk of opioid misuse through its harm reduction training initiatives (see the training umbrella). While some training is mandatory, the SCPP encourages all members to complete the training available to do their part to combat this public health risk.
The mandatory harm reduction primer training provides a brief overview of trauma-informed care, stigma, the need for culturally safe practices and the recently updated Saskatchewan Opioid Agonist Therapy Standards. The advanced harm reduction training contains all of the mandatory primer content plus detailed management of Opioid Use Disorder and the therapeutics of Opioid Agonist Therapy. It is six hours online and six hours of virtual workshops and have experts from the field in Saskatchewan. The workshops will be recorded.
Please see SCPP's Training and Development page.
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