Lobbying Activity Report

504-26109

Organization: B.C. Pharmacy Association
Associated registration: 2214-504-28
Lobbying Activity date: 2023-05-10
Arranged a meeting: No
Posted date: 2023-05-15

In-house lobbyists who participated in the lobbying activity: Angie Gaddy
Ann Johnston
Geraldine Vance
Senior Public Office Holders who were lobbied in this activity: darryl Sturtevant, Assistant Deputy Minister
Mental Health and Addictions

Jennifer Whiteside, MLA for New Westminster
Member(s) of the BC Legislative Assembly
 
Subject Matter of the Lobbying Activity
Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications Intended Outcomes Associated Subject Matters
Advocating for pharmacists' role in Suboxone therapy and renewing opioid agonist treatments to help in B.C's response to the opioid overdose crisis.
  • Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
  • Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
 Mental Health and Addictions
Discussions around the development or amendments to pharmacy programs or policies and the role pharmacists play in primary and public health in the province.
  • Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
  • Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
 Health, Mental Health and Addictions
Meetings with the Ministry of Health and MLAs to provide updates on B.C.'s community pharmacists' work in the province on immunizations, opioid agonist treatment, COVID-19 impacts and all services provided by pharmacists.
  • Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
  • Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
 Health, Mental Health and Addictions
Promote the interests of pharmacists and pharmacies and their patients with representatives of Ministry of Health, Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions and the Premier's Office; exchange knowledge of mutual benefit.
  • Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
  • Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
 Health, Mental Health and Addictions
 
Senior officer who filed this Lobbying Activity Report: Geraldine Vance
 
The above name is that of the most senior paid officer who is responsible for filing a Lobbying Activity Report for the organization (the Designated Filer), whether that person participated in this lobbying activity or not.
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