Who We Are

The Canadian Society of Healthcare-Systems Pharmacy (CSHP) is the national voluntary organization of pharmacy professionals committed to patient care through the advancement of safe, effective medication use in hospitals and other collaborative healthcare settings. While many people associate pharmacy services with their local drugstore, healthcare-systems pharmacy encompasses a broader and complex scope, playing a critical role in patient care across publicly funded, integrated healthcare settings. Approximately 30% of registered pharmacists and 50% of registered pharmacy technicians practice in these settings. The goal of healthcare-systems pharmacy is to optimize medication management and improve patient outcomes within healthcare institutions. In support of its members, CSHP advocates, educates, provides information sharing, promotes best practices, and the facilitation of research and recognition of excellence.

Mission

To optimize patient outcomes by advancing excellence in pharmacy practice and being the voice of pharmacy within healthcare systems.

Vision

For all people in Canada, to receive the best pharmacy care - when, where and how they need it - across our healthcare systems.

Values

• Inclusive – Diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility and belonging form the basis of patient care and the composition of the profession. 
  
• Sustainable – We prioritize the future by making decisions that are financially sound for patients, healthcare systems and the Society and environmentally sound for us all.
• Knowledge Sharing – Each of us is at once a teacher and learner with an obligation to train for excellence and to mentor peers, patients, students and other healthcare professionals.
• Patient Centred – We shape our practice to incorporate patients’ values, needs, identity and preferences and advocate for collaborative responses within healthcare systems to meet the patients where they are. 
• Innovative – We embrace forward-thinking ideas from incremental improvements to transformative change to shape the future of pharmacy practice, the profession and the Society itself.