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Equity Diversity Inclusion (EDI) in OCP Deepak Magar Centennial College Pharmacy Technician 5850 Prof. Christa Asselstine Assignment Due Date: 2023 Oct, 30 #1) In your own words, please explain the following terms: a) Equity: The fairness among all the people to access and practise the provincial pharmacy cares is known as equity. It helps to share one’s another opinion, attitude and thinking without any hesitation and restriction is called equity. b) Diversity: The presence of nearly 15 million people from diverse background and experiences, who have different beliefs, culture, race, colour, physical abilities, gender, and religion, who are living in Ontario is called diversity. c) Inclusion: The outcome of equity that makes every person to feel them valuable and respectful in a big atmosphere like Ontario is called inclusion. # 2) What is the mission statement of OCP when it comes to EDI? We commit to promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) with our Board and staff, in our regulatory approach and philosophy, with the profession and with pharmacy patients. Own word: This statement is a commitment to promote EDI among OCP board and staff, profession, and pharmacy patients.

#3) The Ontario College of Pharmacists recognizes the important role they play as an employer and as a regulator that serves to protect the publics interest, what are they committing to do when it comes to EDI? 1. Create a more inclusive environment for their staff, members, and the public they serve. This helps to ignore discrimination based on race, gender, disability, or other characteristics. 2. Encourage the people from diverse society to lead the organization and work actively to achieve the target. 3. Train the staffs and members on EDI. 4. Lauch anti-discrimination policies that prevent discrimination, harassment and bias within the organization and its operations. 5. Data collection of staffs and members and observe the progress. #4) What are the three different yet interrelated streams of work the OCP EDI Strategy will support? i) Cultural Skills and Training: To help pharmacists treat patients with greater respect and individual focus, OCP will train them to better understand patients from a variety of backgrounds. ii) Inclusive Guidelines and Practices: OCP will establish equitable guidelines and hiring practices to make sure that all pharmacists are treated with respect and believe included. iii) Equity in Healthcare Delivery : OCP will do its best to ensure that all individuals, no matter what financial status or place of birth, have equal opportunity for healthcare services and medications. #5) What are three reasons why EDI is important in pharmacy? i) Better Patient Care and Access: Better care can be given by pharmacists who are sensitive to the various requirements of their patients and who are culturally competent. Better health outcomes, a decrease in health inequities, and higher drug adherence are possible benefits of this.

ii) Workforce Representation : Employing a diverse and inclusive pharmacist offers a range of experiences, and ideas, reflecting the populations they serve. Better professional decision-making and more creative solutions to healthcare problems may result from this diversity. iii) Legal and Ethical Responsibilities: It is legally required as well as morally required to ensure EDI compliance. Neglecting to tackle EDI concerns may lead to legal ramifications and harm an entity's standing. #6) According to OCP, what are three EDI challenges that face pharmacy professionals? i) Health Disparities: Pharmacists are responsible for ensuring that patients have equal access to healthcare services, including pharmaceutical therapy management, and that they are informed about available treatment options and medications in a way that is culturally sensitive. ii) Diversity of the Workforce: Recruiting, keeping, and developing members from different teams in pharmacy practice and education are challenging. iii) Bias and Stereotyping : When interacting with patients and coworkers, pharmacy professionals may need to address critical biases and prejudices. These prejudices may result in incorrect diagnoses, insufficient care, or unfair treatment. #7) What is the role of a pharmacy professional when it comes to supporting EDI? By preventing disparities in healthcare, representation for EDI policies, encouraging diversity in the workforce, and providing respectful treatment, pharmacy professionals support Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI). To ultimately promote inclusive healthcare and fair access to pharmaceutical services, they must be knowledgeable of the variety of patient demands, confront biases, and take on their duties of patient advocates.

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#8) What can you do to make sure that you as a RPhT supports EDI? By decreasing health inequities, pressure for EDI policies, encouraging diversity in employees, and providing culturally competent treatment, pharmacy professionals support Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI). To ultimately promote inclusive healthcare along with equal access to pharmaceutical services, they must be conscious of the variety of patient demands, confront prejudice, and take on the role of patient advocates. References (2023, October 29). Canadian Pharmacists Association - English. https://www.pharmacists.ca/ (2023, October 2). OCPInfo.com. https://www.ocpinfo.com/