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PATRICIA.HALLIDAY.1 (SUDBURY, ON) said: A combined approach is necessary - involves us plus government payment for new role

SEAN.FUNK.1 (CLARENVILLE, NF) said: Won't happen. Government and insurers won't pay for "services" that they already get for nothing. If something has inherent value it should not require proving all the time.

JANICE.HARVEY.3 (COMOX, BC) said: I’d like to see pharmacists having their own billing number. As a CDE (diabetes educator) as well as a pharmacist, in BC the only way to bill for my assistance is if I do a med review. Not all patients qualify by having >/= 5 meds. So in the end I provide services such as insulin adjustments, etc. for nothing — services that the GP doesn’t have the time to provide. While this builds my rapport with our patients, it does nothing for the bottom line. We need to work towards all provinces having the opportunity for prescribing rights for qualified pharmacists and building up our profession so our services are valued (and paid for).

KANDIS.FARR.1 (NORTH YORK, ON) said: I think it needs to be a combination of both government action and understanding on the patients' part. That being said, I think the profession needs to be doing a better job of advocating and showing our value to government before they'll begin to pay. I also think it needs to come in a more interprofessional manner and start shifting away from all health care practitioners in community practice being so siloed.

RAJ.GUPTA.2 (TORONTO, ON) said: Pharmacist must strengthen their training in diagnosing diseases similar to a nurse practitioner- they must not be afraid of the word diagnosis- there would be two classes - Pharmacist Practioner ( Diagnose and Prescriptive Auth similar to NP ) and Pharmacist - Then new billing power can occur as well as patient management