The Assurance and Improvement in Medication Safety (AIMS) program is entering an important transition period. The Transition Year Is Here. Is Your Pharmacy Ready? While the updated AIMS requirements officially take effect on January 1, 2027, Ontario pharmacies are expected to spend 2026 preparing for these changes. This is more than a compliance exercise—it’s an […]
How Does Your Pharmacy Compare? Every pharmacy strives to provide safe, high-quality patient care. But one question has always been difficult to answer: How does our pharmacy’s medication safety performance compare with others across the province? Until now, most pharmacies could only review their own incident reports and internal trends. While this information is valuable, […]
How Alberta Pharmacies Can Maintain an Active CQI+ Program Even When There Are No Reported Incidents For many Alberta pharmacies, one common question comes up after a quiet quarter: “If we had no medication incidents or close calls, do we still need to hold a CQI meeting?” The answer is yes. Under Alberta’s CQI+ framework, […]
AIMS Isn’t About More Paperwork, It’s About Better Practice With Ontario’s Assurance and Improvement in Medication Safety (AIMS) program launching on January 1, 2027, many pharmacies are beginning to think about incident reporting, documentation, and compliance. However, the most successful pharmacies won’t treat AIMS as a once-a-year requirement or another administrative task. Instead, they’ll make […]
Why Ontario Pharmacies Should Start Preparing for AIMS Now January 1, 2027 may seem far away, but successful implementation of Ontario’s Assurance and Improvement in Medication Safety (AIMS) program will require more than selecting a reporting platform. The pharmacies that gain the greatest value from AIMS will not be the ones that simply report incidents. […]
June 1 Is Almost Here. Are You Ready for CIRCL? With only days remaining before the June 1, 2026 CIRCL implementation deadline, many British Columbia pharmacies are working through the required checklist items: While completing these requirements is important, simply “checking the boxes” is unlikely to create the culture of continuous quality improvement that CIRCL […]
