Strategic Plan – Vision 2010

Ontario Branch CSHP Date: April 2007Revised: Nov 2008

Strategic Issues

Organizational Effectiveness Advocacy and External Linkages Membership and Member Services Practice Excellence through CSHP 2015

Organizational Effectiveness

Nominations/Succession Planning → sustainable succession planning structure in place at every level Create and maintain a candidates list Organize list according to potentials for each position – i.e.

executive, chapter chair, committee chair Create a mentoring program/package Invite residents to attend Council meetings as observers as

part of their experience in residency Chapter Chair Support

Outgoing Chapter Chair to act as a link and provide support to Incoming Chapter Chair

Organizational Effectiveness

Further enhance communication with a focus on membership. Provide communication to members via email on urgent or

time sensitive issues. Executive to provide a summary of meeting highlights from

the Mid-Term Council and Joint Council Meetings to send to members and post on the OB website.

Quarterly updates from Executive to be sent to Chapter chairs

for each Chair to ‘personalize’.

Organizational Effectiveness

Establish a process for media relations President acts as the main contact for media who would then

refer the issue to the appropriate Executive portfolio for action or follow up with a response time of 36 hrs.

Post Media contact information on the website Review power point presentation of Carolyn Bornstein's

"Train-the-Trainer" session on media relations annually at AGM Issues Day Meeting

Organizational Effectiveness

Align financial and governance policies with national Implement process for centralization of chapter finances. Review of fiscal year to coincide with that of National’s. Monitor, on a regular basis, that the branch remains aligned

with National in terms of financial structure and governance policies.

Advocacy and External Linkages

Coordinate with LHIN hospital pharmacist representatives Tap into advocacy resources from National Maintain a database of members involved in LHIN

committees

Advocacy and External Linkages

Link with other agencies to promote hospital pharmacists interests Collaborate with SHN! on medication reconciliation Collaborate with ISMP on medication safety Collaborate with OHA, OPA, and OCP re: Technician

Regulation and Scope of Practice Link with other agencies to promote hospital pharmacy

interests. Email Directors List to advise of availability of CAHO minutes/

information; include link to website. Endorse and inform members re Blueprint for Pharmacy Keep abreast of developments with MOHLTC Pharmacy

Council

Membership and Member Services

Member recognition Develop methods to recognize members and their

contributions (deferred to National) Website

Maintain the branch website to ensure it remains current. Add improvements as required (ongoing)

Media release for awards Media release to be created by Awards Committee (consult

media relations at National). Highlight a few different awards each year; media release to

be distributed to appropriate chapter for publication in area newspaper.

Membership and Member Services

Publish winners of awards prior to AGM Awards Committee to consider posting winner names on

website prior to AGM Contact CEO’s of hospitals for award winners to advise them

of the name of the winner from their hospital.

Student recruitment initiatives Develop plan for annual job shadow program Membership committee to consider initiatives Create student positions on committees Create CSHP presence on student- friendly media

Practice Excellence through CSHP 2015

Achieve membership support by promoting the inherent benefits of participation. Education of members (build on national’s communication)

Measure and evaluate progress toward evidence-based practice excellence Develop outcome measures that as a profession belong to

CSHP. Share learnings

Provide regular updates to members Invite and share success stories - webpage, presentations Diabetes initiative Provide education aligned with CSHP 2015 objectives

Practice Excellence through CSHP 2015

Role of pharmacists in collaborative care models Provide link to IMPACT study resources on OB website Reflect ambulatory care in education programs Contact practitioners in collaborative practice models to

initiate and make connection.

Establish potential educational opportunities with certifications, presentations, etc. Partner with U of T and U of W re continuing education

(ongoing) Research workshops – provide certification if members have

attended a workshop. Partner with OPA for certification programs.

Practice Excellence through CSHP 2015

Role of Pharmacists in Interprofessional Collaborative Care Review pharmacy research and its implications for members

i.e. “Moving Forward” and “Blueprint for Pharmacy” Offer basic hospital pharmacy workshop during the AGM

Education Sessions geared towards students; springboard for mentorship programs.

Practice Excellence through CSHP 2015

Drive changes in standards of practice Maximize opportunities to influence at the provincial level -

HPRAC, OHA, OCP