Course Content
Course Objectives
Course Objectives
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Section 1: Overview and Relevance to Canadian Healthcare Practice
1.1 Why Safe Prescribing Is Foundational in Canadian Healthcare
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1.2 The Canadian Regulatory Landscape: Prescribing as a Professional Obligation
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1.3 The Complexity of Modern Prescribing
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1.4 How Prescribing Breakdowns Occur in Clinical Practice
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1.5 The Impact of Prescribing on Patients, Practitioners, and Systems
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1.6 Why This Course Is Essential for Healthcare Professionals in Canada
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1.7 Reflective Quiz
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Section 2: Core Concepts and Definitions
2.1 What Is Safe Prescribing?
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2.2 Informed Consent in Prescribing
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2.3 Clinical Reasoning and Decision-Making in Prescribing
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2.4 Polypharmacy and Deprescribing
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2.5 Controlled Substances and Opioid Prescribing
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2.6 Antimicrobial Stewardship
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2.7 Virtual Care and Telehealth Prescribing
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2.8 Interprofessional Collaboration in Medication Management
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2.9 Cultural Safety in Prescribing
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2.10 Documentation Standards for Prescribing
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2.11 Reflective Quiz
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Section 3: Regulatory Expectations in Canada
3.1 Prescribing as a Controlled Act and Professional Responsibility
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3.2 Assessment Requirements Before Prescribing
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3.3 Expectations for Clinical Reasoning and Evidence-Based Decision-Making
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3.4 Documentation Expectations for Prescribing Decisions
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3.5 Prescribing and Cultural Safety Requirements
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3.6 Prescriber Responsibilities in Controlled Substances and Opioid Management
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3.7 Antimicrobial Stewardship and Regulatory Obligations
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3.8 Virtual Care Prescribing Standards
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3.9 Interprofessional Collaboration Expectations
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3.10 Responding to Prescribing Concerns, Audits, or Investigations
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3.11 Reflective Quiz
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Section 4: Ethical and Professional Challenges in Prescribing
4.1 Prescribing Under Time Pressure or Workload Strain
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4.2 Balancing Patient Expectations With Clinical Judgment
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4.3 Managing Uncertainty in Prescribing Decisions
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4.4 Prescribing for Vulnerable or High-Risk Populations
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4.5 Ethical Complexities in Opioid and Controlled Substance Prescribing
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4.6 Antimicrobial Prescribing and Stewardship Challenges
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4.7 Communication Challenges When Explaining Medication Risks
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4.8 Virtual Prescribing and Its Unique Ethical Risks
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4.9 Conflicts of Interest in Prescribing
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4.10 Managing Prescribing Errors and Responding Professionally
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4.11 Reflective Quiz
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Section 5: Case Studies in the Canadian Context
5.1 Case Study 1: Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescribing Due to Patient Pressure (Ontario – Primary Care)
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5.2 Case Study 2: Missed Drug Interaction Leading to Adverse Event (British Columbia – Virtual Care)
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5.3 Case Study 3: Unsafe Opioid Titration Without Monitoring (Alberta – Chronic Pain)
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5.4 Case Study 4: Polypharmacy and Failure to Deprescribe in Long-Term Care (Ontario)
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5.5 Case Study 5: Poor Communication With Pharmacist Leads to Adverse Drug Event (Québec)
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5.6 Reflective Quiz
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Section 6: Insight, Reflection, and Professional Growth
6.1 Understanding Insight as a Core Prescribing Competency
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6.2 Developing High-Quality Reflective Practice for Prescribing Decisions
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6.3 Recognising and Addressing Cognitive Biases in Prescribing
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