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TRAINING
With a selection of training programs supporting our products, PTS trainers will prepare your team for opening day and beyond. As you grow, consulting programs can be customized to your business. From training to support, we’ve got your back!
Clear concise training that is practical and applicable to my everyday practice!
Kenneth Chan, Pharmacist & Owner University Square Pharmacy, ON
Training went so well that I have already been getting people set up with the perks rewards card. Our Trainer made things very easy and simple, and we have been getting along really well so far!
Sophie Rix, Store Manager Alberton PharmaChoice, PEI
Retail Learning Academy
Delivers a customized learning experience for your entire team, at your own pace, when it’s convenient for you.
The Retail Learning Academy is the online learning platform which provides courses and recorded webinars for our PTS software offerings. Once you’ve subscribed, our team of experts will provide access to the platform, onboard relevant stakeholders, and provide on-going virtual support.

As a PTS pharmacy, your team has full access to our suite of courses. Your Retail Learning Academy Admin can run reports to view course activity. The Retail Learning Academy provides pharmacies with a solution for all their learning and development needs leading to increased employee retention and a reduction in time and labour often associated with scheduling and delivering training.
❚ Convenient. Learn on any device, in any location.
❚ Reduced onboarding time for new team members.
❚ Lessons can be re-taken at any time. ❚ Quick access to new courses.
❚ Short learning modules. ❚ Access to learning transcripts and certificates.
Learning Consultation Services
Get the most from your software with a personal in-store consultation.
There’s much that your pharmacy management and POS systems have to offer your pharmacy. Our consulting services will help your team gain efficiency from your systems. Our consulting team of expert trainers have years of pharmacy and frontshop operations experience, and understand the complexities of your business.

COURSE Propel Rx Consultation
Propel POS Consultation DESCRIPTION
A pharmacy-experienced trainer will work with you to identify improvements to store efficiencies, optimize workflow and help grow profits using PTS dispensary solutions. Recommendations will be made and a customized training program will be created for you.
Consultants cover topics such as:
❚ Inventory best practices. ❚ Use of the right reports to improve gross margins. ❚ Workflow efficiencies, including group and batch filling. ❚ Creating custom MARs.
Get the most from your point of sale system with a personal in-store consultation. An experienced trainer will work with you and your team to observe how your team works throughout the day. Recommendations will be made, providing best practices and efficiencies using Propel POS.
Major topics include:
❚ Streamlining purchase orders and product management. ❚ Improving inventory control. ❚ Utilizing reports to manage retail operations effectively and improve gross margins. ❚ Reviewing the correct use of till transactions and reports.
Propel Rx Training Offerings
Specialists providing you training solutions when and where you need them.

We offer a full suite of training solutions that will expand your team’s working knowledge of Propel Rx. Training sessions can be tailored to your store’s specific needs, offering a variety of Training sessions that can be tailored to your store’s specific needs, offering a variety of on-site, virtual or in-class training. ❚ Knowledgeable and productive workforce. ❚ Improved pharmacy efficiency. ❚ Increased revenue and profits. ❚ Customized Training Plans. ❚ Passionate learning educators. ❚ Flexible training offerings.
COURSE Propel Rx Fundamentals DESCRIPTION
Learn how to proficiently use Propel Rx. Gain competence in maintaining patient and doctor records, processing and managing prescriptions and setting pharmacy preferences, all while utilizing a multiple session approach. Learn how to increase efficiency and utilize key reports to optimize your business. Medication Review Learn how to complete a Medication Review with minimal paperwork, either at a workstation in your pharmacy or remotely with an iPad. Gain a better understanding of the Medication Review app to help your pharmacy staff conduct and bill medication reviews with ease.
Digital Workflow Learn a new way to manage the flow of prescriptions in your pharmacy with Digital Workflow. A consultation will determine an optimal setup whether you choose to benefit from the accuracies of stock bottle barcode scanning or eliminate excess paper with thermal printing and electronic prescription verification.
Propel Rx Training Offerings
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Inventory Control Propel Rx can be used as an efficient inventory management system. Learn how to add inventory, order and receive, set or adjust reordering points, and how to use reports to manage inventory. Using the Inventory Reconciliation module will ensure your store remains on track.
Compliance Packaging & Batch
Increase your pharmacy’s efficiency by learning how to set up compliance prescriptions in preparation for being able to process multiple prescriptions at once. Learn how to batch these prescriptions so that the system will do the filling for you, allowing staff to concentrate on other pharmacy services. Long Term Care Discover how your pharmacy can gain more clients by servicing different types of Nursing and Group Homes using Propel Rx batching and scheduling functions. Learn how to group patients, assign administration times and statuses, and enable batch processing. Leverage reports such as Medication Administrations Records and Three-Month Medication Reviews.
Automated Packaging Devices
Propel Rx can seamlessly integrate with various automated packaging devices to count and package prescriptions. Improve the overall effectiveness of pharmacy operations by learning how Propel Rx integrates with your Automation. Learning is also available for those stores that transmit prescriptions to a central filling site where billing occurs at one site and package occurs at another.
Rx/POS Integration Learn how to use Propel Rx and Propel POS together by managing prescriptions waiting for pickup, OTC stock transfers and in-house accounts receivables. Integration will provide at a glance if the prescription is waiting for pickup or delivery.
Methadone Prescription Processing Customized
Gain a better understanding of how to create methadone mixtures and fill methadone prescriptions. You’ll decrease potential errors when billing these prescriptions and ensure your pharmacy is gaining as much profit as possible Let our training specialists design a customized training program for you! Customize training can include anything from the fundamentals of the software to more advanced topics to ensure your pharmacy is utilizing the software to its fullest potential.
Propel POS Training Offerings
Specialists providing you training solutions when and where you need them.
We offer a full suite of Propel POS training that will expand your team’s working knowledge of the software. These training sessions can be tailored to your store’s specific needs.

❚ Knowledgeable and productive workforce. ❚ Increase store efficiency. ❚ Increase revenue and profits. ❚ Customized Training Plans. ❚ Passionate learning educators. ❚ Flexible training offerings.
COURSE
Propel POS Fundamentals DESCRIPTION
Gain a thorough understanding of the fundamentals of Propel POS. Learn how to navigate Propel POS to streamline your business operations. Including till management, creating customers’ accounts, monitoring inventory, maintaining product files, shelf labels and more. Review important end-of-day reports to keep track of profits and losses. Inventory Control Gain a better understanding of how to manage your store’s inventory. Managing your inventory counts and inventory reconciliation will assist you in making informed business decisions.
Loyalty Program Increase your customer service by learning how to use the software’s loyalty program. This course covers topics such as enrolling customers and collecting and redeeming points to reward your customers’ loyalty to your store.
Propel POS Training Offerings
COURSE
Reports DESCRIPTION
Learn how to generate and use a variety of reports. Our reports, tailored to your needs, will help you manage retail operations more effectively and ensure you are not losing any potential margins.
POS Mobile Mini Improve efficiencies at your store by learning how the POS Mobile Mini works. With POS software at your fingertips, learn how to create labels, purchase orders and new products. You’ll also be able to perform an inventory count quickly, allowing staff to finish tasks with ease and concentrate on customers and their needs. With Propel POS software at your fingertips, learn how to create labels, purchase orders, perform inventory counts and set min/max values.
Advanced Gift with Purchase Training Customized
Learn how your store can further reward your loyal customers with free gifts, discounts or bonus loyalty points at the point of purchase.
Let our software trainers design a customized training program to meet the needs of your store. This customize training can include anything from the fundamentals of Propel POS to more advanced topics, such as Delivery Application or Self-Checkout to ensure your store is utilizing the software to its fullest potential.
Pharmacy Technology Solutions
2300 Meadowvale Blvd. Mississauga, ON L5N 5P9
1.800.387.6093 pts@mckesson.ca
pharmacytechnologysolutions.ca