CFP Forum on pharmacists’ value: Oct. 25

SEPTEMBER 2018—As pharmacy struggles to find its fit in a new era of healthcare, a number of initiatives underway are looking to prove the value of Canadian pharmacists and the quality of pharmacy services beyond dispensing. At the Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy’s Pharmacy Forum on October 25 this year, attendees will hear about research projects […]
Patients in Alberta value care plans

SEPTEMBER 2018—Pharmacists across the country have looked to Alberta’s scope of practice and payment schedule for pharmacy services as the gold standard in the profession. So it was fitting that researchers Christine Hughes, Terri Schindel and Rene Breault set out to determine exactly how Alberta pharmacists are providing care under this framework, and how patients […]
Pharmacists for UTI management a ‘no brainer’

SEPTEMBER 2018—When it comes to treating urinary tract infection (UTIs) as efficiently as possible, it “just makes good clinical sense” to put community pharmacists in charge, says Dr. Ross Tsuyuki, Director of the Epidemiology Coordinating and Research Centre at the University of Alberta. That’s why—with funding from the New Brunswick Pharmacists Association and CFP—he and […]