Creating Safer, More Respectful Spaces in Pharmacy Practice
Purpose and Commitment
The Continuing Professional Development and Practice (CPPD) team is committed to supporting pharmacy professionals in creating safer, more respectful, and equitable spaces for Indigenous clients. This page serves as a central resource for education, reflection, and action on Indigenous Cultural Safety, Cultural Humility, and Anti-Racism in pharmacy practice.
We recognize the historical and ongoing impacts of colonization, systemic racism, and health inequities experienced by Indigenous Peoples. Our goal is to foster culturally safe care environments where Indigenous clients feel respected, heard, and empowered.
Guiding Principles
- Cultural Safety: Defined by the person receiving care, cultural safety requires healthcare providers to examine power imbalances, barriers built into healthcare systems, and their own biases. It moves beyond cultural awareness and sensitivity to actively address inequities.
- Cultural Humility: A lifelong process of self-reflection and learning. Cultural humility involves recognizing one’s own limitations, being open to understanding others’ experiences, and building respectful partnerships.
- Anti-Racism: The active process of identifying and eliminating racism by changing systems, organizational structures, policies, practices, and attitudes. Anti-racism requires deliberate steps to remove obstacles to equitable care.
These principles guide our approach to continuing education and inform the development of programs and resources that support reconciliation and justice in pharmacy care.
Programs
These programs integrate Indigenous perspectives and case-based learning to support meaningful practice change.
Events
CPPD hosts events that bring together Indigenous and non-Indigenous voices to explore culturally safe care and collaborative models of practice. Webinar recordings will be available in the Canvas course following the live session.
Recommended Resources
To support ongoing learning, we encourage pharmacy professionals to explore the following resources: