I am a pharmacist who has been asked to supervise a pharmacist (EA) or pharmacy technician (EA). How do I ensure they are safe to practise on their own?

As a supervising pharmacist, you should assess the EA registrant’s competence by considering their experience practising in their full scope in Ontario (or a similar jurisdiction), and by initially observing their performance in practice. Based on your assessment, you and the EA registrant should discuss and agree on the types of practice activities they may perform independently, and when and how you will be consulted about practice matters. More information about the expectations for pharmacists supervising EA registrants and the documentation requirements are on this guideline document.

If you will be supervising a pharmacist (EA), you may wish to use the PACE assessment criteria, the community pharmacist practice assessment criteria or the hospital, family health team, and long-term care pharmacist practice assessment criteria as a guide to assessing their readiness for independent practice.

If you will be supervising a pharmacy technician (EA),you may wish to use the community and hospital pharmacy technician practice assessment criteria as a guide to assessing their readiness for independent practice.