SEPTEMBER 2017 – As pharmacist/owner of the oldest operating pharmacy in Charlottetown (it opened in 1956), Rob MacLellan has experienced first-hand the trials and tribulations of transitioning to expanded services. In fact, it’s on ongoing process. He took over Sherwood Drug Mart from his father upon graduating from Dalhousie University in 1989. He now employs […]
SEPTEMBER 2017 – Three years after the launch of Nova Scotia’s pilot project called the Bloom Program, the provincial government has agreed to extend funding to grow it across the province. The Bloom Program uses community pharmacists and pharmacies to improve the well-being of people with mental illness and addictions. “When we sat down with […]
SEPTEMBER 2017 – Recent economic analyses are breaking ground to prove the positive return on investment for pharmacists’ services, yet many questions remain unanswered when it comes to converting these results into mainstream practice. At its 2017 Pharmacy Forum on November 21, entitled “Increasing Our Value to Canadians,” the Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy (CFP) and […]
SEPTEMBER 2017 – Todd and Bernadine Barrett, co-owners of Health-e Choice Pharmacy in Clarenville, NL, are the winners of the Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy’s latest Facebook contest—and as a result have received a complimentary copy of CFP’s Pharmacy Management in Canada textbook. The July contest was launched to help promote the upcoming online continuing education […]
SEPTEMBER 2017 – The Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy (CFP) continues to recognize pharmacy leaders across Canada with its Past President Award, presented to presidents of provincial and national pharmacy associations and regulatory bodies upon completion of their terms of office. “Innovation stems from leadership, which takes many forms. We feel it’s especially important to recognize […]