| 1939 |
- Northern Alberta Hospital Pharmacists Association (NAHPA) established in Edmonton, active until 1941
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| 1940 |
- Nova Scotia Unit of Hospital Pharmacists established.
- Monthly column on hospital pharmacy, by NAHPA, in Canadian Pharmaceutical Journal, continued for one year.
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| 1941 |
- Nova Scotia Unit Bylaws and Constitution approved.
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| 1947 |
- First meeting of the nucleus of CSHP held in Toronto, 17 attended.
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| 1948 |
- CSHP Constitution and Bylaws written.
- Ontario Branch established.
- First issue of The Hospital Pharmacist published in Hamilton, Ontario.
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| 1949 |
- Establishment of the Maritime and British Columbia Branches.
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| 1950 |
- CSHP incorporated by Letters Patent, Charter granted.
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| 1951 |
- Establishment of the Alberta and Quebec Branches.
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| 1953 |
- Establishment of the Saskatchewan and Manitoba Branches.
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| 1956 |
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| 1961 |
- Canadian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy moves to University of Saskatchewan, J.L. Summers, Editor.
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| 1962 |
- Residency Board established at Vancouver meeting of CPhA as the Board of Approval of Hospitals for Hospital Pharmacy Residency Programs in Canada.
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| 1966 |
- Residency Board name becomes Canadian Hospital Pharmacy Residency Board.
- 440 CSHP members.
- Permanent office for CSHP established at Canadian Pharmaceutical Association Building in Toronto.
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| 1967 |
- Establishment of New Brunswick Branch.
- Part-time Executive Secretary hired with clerical support.
- Establishment of Awards Program.
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| 1968 |
- Fellowship Program established.
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| 1969 |
- Executive Secretary becomes Executive Secretary-Treasurer.
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| 1970 |
- Atlantic Provinces Branch becomes Nova Scotia Branch as Newfoundland sought (unsuccessfully) Branch status.
- First Mid Year Clinical meeting which later became.
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| 1971 |
- Executive Secretary-Treasurer's position becomes full-time.
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| 1972 |
- National drug distribution seminars.
- Health and Welfare Canada approves grant for Unit Dose Study.
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| 1973 |
- Mid Year Clinical meeting becomes PPC - "Professional Practice Conference".
- 568 CSHP members.
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| 1974 |
- Executive Secretary-Treasurer becomes Executive Director.
- Professional Practice Conference expands to full three days.
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| 1975 |
- PPC attendance exceeds 300.
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| 1977 |
- 1,090 CSHP members.
- Administrative Assistant hired.
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| 1979 |
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| 1980 |
- CSHP shares new office space at 123 Edward Street with Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada and Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy.
- PPC exceeds 500
- Full-time secretarial assistance hired.
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| 1982 |
- First CSHP annual meeting held separate from CPhA, in Regina, Saskatchewan.
- CJHP moves to CSHP office in Toronto.
- Second full-time clerical assistant hired.
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| 1984 |
- Workload Measurement Summary Study published.
- 1,708 members, PPC attendance 700.
- Full-time Publications Coordinator hired.
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| 1986 |
- 1,930 members.
- Director of Publications and Staff Accountant hired.
- First five-day PPC.
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| 1987 |
- Revised CSHP Mission and Goals.
- PPC attendance 965.
- 1,936 members.
- New Strategic Planning Process established.
- Residency Board begins on-site surveys.
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| 1988 |
- New Executive Director appointed.
- Established the CSHP Research & Education Foundation.
- 1,957 members (recorded as of December 31, 1988).
- PPC reaches attendance of 1,000.
- Translation services in office.
- Office computer system converted.
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| 1989 |
- Approval of revised Bylaws.
- New membership definition approved.
- Decision to move Office to Ottawa.
- 1,874 members (as of September 1 - mid-year mark).
- Preparation of major discussion papers on Clinical Pharmacy Services, and Unit Dose/IV Additive Drug Distribution Systems.
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| 1990 |
- PPC attendance is highest ever at 1,086 attendees.
- 1,873 members as of March 31.
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| 1991 |
- 2,056 members as of March 31.
- Revised Standards, Guidelines, Statements published, in bound form, May 91.
- National Office moves to Ottawa April 91.
- CSHP Research & Education Foundation receives charitable status.
- $200,000 research grant approved to study effectiveness of clinical pharmacy services.
- 10 new task forces address current issues.
- CCHFA standards formally recognize CSHP Standards, & include pharmacy Patient Care standard.
- Pharmacy Awareness Week initiated, first full week of November.
- PPC attendance 1,106.
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| 1992 |
- PPC moves to expanded facilities, attendance of 1,089 and luncheon format Awards Ceremonies implemented.
- EOB goes to twice monthly publication.
- Video release A Day in the Life of a Hospital Pharmacist.v
- CSHP takes leadership role in developing national guidelines for sterile products compounding.
- Research and Education Foundation awards first two grants.
- Discussions initiated for conversion of BC Branch Bulletin Board Service to a National BBS.
- Member communication improved with implementation of President's Letter and addition of CSHP Booth at Exhibits.
- First 5-year review of the Strategic Plan completed by Council.
- Benefits of relocation to Ottawa realized with significant, successful increase in external liaison activities.
- Membership reaches 2,113.
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| 1993 |
- Regular update of Standards, Guidelines and Statements with three supplements now published to May 1991 document.
- Second annual Pharmacy Awareness Week becomes truly national, a CSHP/CPhA initiative.
- BC Branch bulletin board becomes Pharmascope BBS with 1-800 service offered on pilot basis.
- Pharmaceutical Care endorsed and CSHP Statement on PC approved.
- Guidelines for preparation of sterile products approved and CSHP commended by HPB for its leadership role in this regard.
- Discussions begin with hospital pharmacists in Newfoundland regarding establishment of a Branch in that province.
- PPC attendance of 1,062. Shared registration availability reinstituted at AGM and PPC.
- CSHP asked to provide a member on Senior Management Review Committee overseeing Drugs Directorate Renewal Process.
- Membership reaches 2,310.
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| 1994 |
- Approval for continuation of two Council meetings per year.v
- Completion of first members' needs survey and establishment of Vision '97.
- Active participation with National Pharmaceutical Strategy on discussion of a national formulary, and a national strategy for pharmaceuticals.
- First annual printing of CSHP Official Publications. Released simultaneously in French and English.
- Presentation to CEO's of provincial hospital associations on Drug Use Management. Continued active participation on Drugs Directorate Senior Management Review Committee.
- Approval of CSHP member on Board of Canadian Council for Accreditation of Pharmacy Programs.
- Preparation for participation in National Health Forum.
- Reorganization of human resources at National Office to better meet member needs.
- Trial of new Executive structure to provide more consistency in function at this level.
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| 1995 |
- Outline for a curriculum to educate members in a direct patient care role was developed and approved. Further development of the curriculum will continue.
- Membership reaches 2,466 as of March 31, 2004.
- Significant components of the 1995 Professional Practice Conference and the 1995 Annual General Meeting were dedicated to various aspects of provision of pharmaceutical care.
- Interactive workshops related to the direct patient care role were incorporated into national education programs.
- Task Force established to review the mechanisms for providing education to members, including format, accessibility, and financial impact.
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| 1996 |
- Membership split fee schedule implemented
- Newfoundland Branch established
- Webpage on the Internet developed
- Personal Practice Inventory developed
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| 1997 |
- CSHP signs partnership agreement with Association des établisements de santé du Québec
- Reciprocal agreement signed with Canadian Association of Pharmacy Technicians
- Direct Patient Care Curriculum is published in English and French
- Establishment of Vision 2000
- CSHP celebrates its 50th anniversary
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| 1998 |
- Annual CSHP / CAPSI poster competition launched
- Residency Mentorship project launched at 1998 AGM
- Seamless Care workshop held and very successful
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| 1999 |
- CJHP redesigns its cover
- Task Force struck to investigate National Medication Error Reporting System
- Pharmacy Specialty Networks launched with list serve capability on CSHP Website
- Public Relations Fact Sheets published
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| 2000 |
- Official formation of Canadian Coalition on Medication Incident Reporting and Prevention (CCMIRP). CSHP and Health Canada – Therapeutic Products Directorate initiated concept and invited all relevant stakeholders.
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| 2001 |
- CSHP representative appointed to National Steering Committee on Patient Safety, led by Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, for the purpose of developing a national, collaborative, multidisciplinary strategy for improving patient safety.
- Membership survey conducted and results tabulated
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| 2002 |
- CSHP representative appointed to Occupational Study of Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians headed by Human Resources Development Canada. Study subsequently renamed: “Pharmacy Human Resources in Canada – a Sector Study of Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians”.
- Role and value of pharmacist paper submitted to Romanow Commission by Government Health Policy and Planning Committee
- First tri-partite meeting of MAHP/ASHP/CSHP representatives in Bethesda, MD.
- Membership reaches 2,207.
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| 2003 |
- New strategic plan developed with renewed Mission/Vision/Values.
- Governance review report received and implemented.
- National residency matching (RMS) process implemented.
- New Executive Director hired.
- CSHP has started to deliver the EOB in a new electronic format.
- The Professional Standards for Hospital Pharmacy Practice published and released in February 2003.
- AGM reaches 296 participants
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| 2004 |
- CSHP responds to CIHI/CIHR Patient Safety Study, pharmacare advocacy and medication incident in Calgary.
- New enhanced website launched.
- Tri-partite meeting with MAHP/ASHP/CSHP in Edmonton.
- Signing of North American Compact Agreement with ASHP and MAHP.
- PPC attendance at 1,176 participants. PPC held at the Sheraton Centre.
- Membership skyrockets at 2,304 members.
- Pharmacy Specialty Networks excel at 16 groups.
- CSHP purchases new office condominium.
- New Hospital Pharmacy Practitioner Award launched.
- EOB goes electronic.
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| 2005 |
- CSHP purchases commercial condominium at 30 Concourse Gate, Unit #3, in Ottawa and moves into new premises.
- CAPSI collaboration implemented, with a four-part approach: hiring a pharmacy student to work at CSHP National for the summer, giving DPCC Modules on CD to 2nd-year pharmacy students, a student symposium given to 2nd-year students to promote hospital pharmacy awareness, and a Hospital Pharmacy Student Award.
- First Summer Pharmacy Student Intern hired Summer of 2005.
- Tri-partite meeting with MAHP/ASHP/CSHP in Mexico.
- AGM attendance hits the 400 mark (410 participants)
- CSHP continues to work with ASHP. Agreement signed - all CSHP members can purchase ASHP publications at the member rate.
- All award submissions now completed online.
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| 2006 |
- Hiring of a new Coordinator of Professional and Membership Affairs, the first time a second pharmacist has been employed by CSHP.
- Hospital Corporate Membership category introduced
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| 2007 |
- CSHP 2015 launched
- New Prince Edward Island Branch Formed
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| 2008 |
- Confirmed for Blue Print for Pharmacy: Vision of Pharmacy and committed to work collaboratively to achieve its implementation plan.
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| 2009 |
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| 2010 |
- Launch of CSHP’s Advancing in Medication Management eLearning Platform
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| 2011 |
- Launch of CSHP’s Association Management System
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| 2012 |
- New Student Year Change - January to December
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| 2013 |
- New revised Bylaws and Articles of Continuance approved by members at AGM August 2013
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| 2014 |
- Certificate of Continuance issued under the Canada Not-for-Profit Corporations Act
- Publications of revised Compounding Guidelines
- eBulletin on WordPress Platform
- Centralized Branch Accounting
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| 2015 |
- Sun-setting of Summer Educational Sessions (SES)
- Launch of Compounding webinars
- CSHP 2015 Initiative comes to an end
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| 2016 |
- Launch of Excellence in Hospital Pharmacy Program
- Launch of Hospital Pharmacy in Canada Initiative
- CSHP Website Revamp
- CSHP Logo Change
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| 2017 |
- Launch of new CSHP website
- Launch of CPRB Application and Matching Service PRAMS
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| 2018 |
- CSHP Executive Director, Myrella Roy retires after 15 years of service
- CSHP hires Chief Executive Officer, Jody Ciufo
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| 2019 |
- CSHP Professional Practice Conference (PPC) celebrates 50 years
- CSHP creates a new Director of Marketing & Communications position
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