Belonging to CSHP-An Investment in Your Future and That of Hospital Pharmacy!

JCPH – Vol. 69, no 2 – mars–avril 2016 180 frequently respond to consultation requests from other organizations and the federal government on health policy; for example, we are members of a multistakeholder steering committee on drug shortages, provided input to the ProvincialTerritorial Expert Advisory Group on Physician-Assisted Dying, and prepared a formal response to the federal External Panel on Options for a Legislative Response to Carter v. Canada. In addition, we confer regularly with various directorates of Health Canada on health and drug-related policies affecting hospital pharmacists, including drug shortages, drug recalls, provision of marijuana for medical purposes in hospitals, local destruction of narcotics and controlled drugs, and management of methadone prescribing to hospital inpatients. Although CSHP’s efforts in these areas may, at first glance, seem far removed from the daily concerns of most hospital pharmacists, they arise directly from issues that affect, or could affect, hospital pharmacists’ work. These important efforts are supported by your membership. Your investment in the Society through membership is certainly an investment in the future of individual hospital pharmacy practitioners and the future of the profession. Consider these futures when you renew your membership, and encourage your hospital pharmacy colleagues to make a similar investment. Remember, “The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual” (Vince Lombardi). Get involved in the Society—your return on investment will increase markedly!