The current primary care environment demands a patient centred and inter-professional model of care in addressing the needs of our community. This clinical rotation is designed to prepare the graduates for successful careers as independent practitioners of pharmaceutical care in an ambulatory care setting. It provides the pharmacy resident with training and experience to provide exemplary patient care in various aspects of chronic disease management. This may include but not limited to: diabetes, pain management, cardiovascular diseases, chronic kidney diseases, geriatrics, smoking cessation and respiratory diseases. Important philosophies that will be emphasized include patient-centeredness, evidence based practice and collaboration with other health care professionals.

Nanaimo

The primary site for clinical training is the Medical Arts Urgent and Primary Care Centre in Nanaimo. Interactions with patients are achieved via clinic and phone/virtual visits. The team is comprised of over 20 health care professionals including pharmacist, family physicians, registered nurses, nurse practitioners, social workers and mental health counsellors. It is also home to the UBC Family Medicine Residency program and provides unique learning opportunities in conjunction with them.

Parksville

The Oceanside rotation has no primary site but is instead held in five family medicine clinics. Two sites are located in Parksville, and three sites are in Qualicum Beach. Patient interactions are a mixture of virtual (phone) and in-person visits. Across the 5 clinics, the resident will help to support over 20 primary care providers (both family physicians and nurse practitioners) and an allied health team of nurses and social workers. Many of the practice sites are teaching clinics, so residents may also encounter medical students, medical residents, or nurse practitioner students.

Victoria

During this rotation, the resident will work as part of the Victoria Primary Care Network (PCN) interdisciplinary team, providing comprehensive medication management to patients attached to primary care providers across Greater Victoria.

The resident will collaborate with a variety of healthcare professionals, including family physicians, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, social workers, mental health & substance use clinicians, indigenous wellness providers, community pharmacists, dietitians, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, and respiratory therapists, as available.

The Victoria Primary Care Network offers an appointment-based clinical pharmacist consultation service for patients referred by healthcare providers throughout Greater Victoria. Referrals are accepted from family physicians, nurse practitioners, and other members of the primary care team for patients requiring comprehensive medication assessment and optimization.

Residents will participate in pharmacist consultations that may be conducted in person, virtually, or by telephone. Residents are expected to contribute medication expertise during collaborative care planning and interdisciplinary case discussions while developing skills in longitudinal medication management within the Patient Medical Home model of care.

Victoria Clinical Teaching Locations

The primary teaching site for this rotation is the Victoria Primary Care Network Allied Health Centre, located at 1025 Johnson Street, Victoria, BC.

Additional Victoria-based teaching experiences may occur at:

James Bay Urgent and Primary Care Centre – 547 Michigan Street, Victoria, BC.

Other Victoria Primary Care Network clinic locations, as assigned by the preceptor, to provide exposure to a variety of primary care practice settings and interdisciplinary teams.