Injection certification requirements are displayed on the Saskatchewan College of Pharmacy Professionals (SCPP) training chart.

Injection Training Information

This section contains information on:

  • Advanced Method Certification (AMC)
  • Advanced Method Student Certification (AMSC)
  • Advanced Method Technician Certification (AMTC)

The training consists of four components. You are granted access to all four components when you register for injection training:

The Education Program for Immunization Competencies (EPIC) Online Course is provided by the Canadian Paediatric Society that is CCCEP accredited and is designed for all health care professionals who administer vaccines.
  • All EPIC registrations includes free access to a new module titled “Moving to Acceptance: Strategies to address concerns about vaccines” that must be completed and is required for AMC, AMSC, and AMTC certification.
  • Licensed pharmacy technicians (AMTC) only need to take modules 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 12 of the EPIC course.

Saskatchewan Specific Module: Administration of Drugs by Injection is an online module specific to administering drugs by advanced method in Saskatchewan (required for AMC, AMSC, and AMTC certification).

Upon successful completion of this module and the live workshop, you will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate appropriate infection control procedures and aseptic technique when preparing injections.
  2. Landmark appropriately the injection site for intramuscular (IM) and subcutaneous (SC) injections.
  3. Describe and perform all necessary steps needed to prepare and administer an intramuscular (IM) and subcutaneous (SC) injection.

Initial Live Injection Training Workshop includes two components:

  • A 2.5-hour hands-on training workshop where participants will learn the theory and put into practice the skills of administering subcutaneous and intramuscular injections.

Parts 1, 2, and 3 must be completed prior to attending the hands-on training workshop.

cccep-logo The training is stage two accredited by CCCEP (CCCEP Number: 1281-2024-3819-B-P, accreditation expires: July 18, 2025).

EPIC (part 1) is accredited for 22.5 CEUs and parts 2-4 are accredited for 5 CEUs for a total of 27.5 CEUs.

Upon licensure with SCPP as a pharmacist, pharmacists must attend a Live Injection Refresher Workshop through USask CPE to transition from AMSC to AMC. Pharmacists cannot administer injections after licensure until they have transitioned to AMC.

For more information, go to SCPP's website

Injection Workshop Dates

Pharmacists, students, and pharmacy technicians - see chart below for tentative dates and locations. 

   **Ensure you are registering for the correct location, date and time. You are expected to attend the session you registered for.**

City/Date Time Eligibility Fee

October 8, 2024 - Saskatoon

Register

 10:00am - 12:30pm

  • Licensed Pharmacist & PharmD 2024
  • Pharmacy Technician & PharmD 2025/2026

 Initial Training:

  • Licensed Pharmacist & PharmD 2024: $530
  • Tech & PharmD 2025/2026: $380
  • You will receive complete details for ALL parts of the training upon registration with USask CPE.

Registration for AMC, AMSC and AMTC includes the live workshop. If you require assistance, please contact USask CPE at cpe.admin@usask.ca.

Injection Refresher Workshop

This is a 1.5 hour, in-person workshop designed to provide injection certified pharmacists, technicians and students with the opportunity to refresh their injection skills. This course is accredited for 1.5 CEUs.

Workshop Prerequisites:

  • Only participants that have previously completed the Advanced Method Certification (AMC, AMTC or AMSC) course may take this training. 
  • If you are certified to inject from a difference province, reference the SCPP training chart for prerequisite information.

Workshop Date: See chart below for tentative dates and locations. 

Ensure you are registering for the correct location, date and time. You are expected to attend the session you registered for

City/Date Time Eligibility/Fee

October 8, 2024 - Saskatoon 

Register

2:00 - 3:30pm Licensed Pharmacy Professionals: $130.00

October 9, 2024 - Saskatoon 

Register

 

2:00 - 3:30pm

 

Licensed Pharmacy Professionals: $130.00

If you require assistance, please contact USask CPE at cpe.admin@usask.ca.

Saskatchewan Specific Module

Saskatchewan Specific Module: Administration of Drugs by Injection

This module is accredited for 1.0 CEUs.

*If you completed the Advanced Methods Certification(AMC) training through USask CPE, you have already completed this module. 

This module is specific to giving drugs by advanced methods in Saskatchewan. If you completed immunization and injection training from another approved provider, or in another province, you must complete this module to receive authorization to administer injections in Saskatchewan.

Please provide USask CPE with copies of the following documents:

  1. Certificates for your Immunization and Injection Training program.
  2. A signed, self-declaration stating the most recent date you administered an injection to a patient.
  3. A certificate or document showing you have current training for Standard First Aid and CPR C with AED.
  4. If you are vaccinated for Hepatitis B, please provide a signed, self-declaration along with the year you received the vaccination. Hepatitis B vaccination is not mandatory, but it is strongly recommended.

Registration Fee: $45.00 + GST

USask CPE Injection Videos

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